Ine van Son

For this earth-flower I used the fibers of sheep wool of my neighbors' sheep, spun on my own spinning wheel.

I felt the need to go back to the source of our textile fibers. So I started working with the wool from the sheep nextdoor, staying close to the natural source. The colour and the rough fibers make the material look as if it comes directly from the earth (which actually is the case too...).

I used the technique of lace-knitting, using a pattern from the 19th century. From the 'earth-flower' grow peduncles: as if the earth-flower whishes to outgrow its connection to the ground. Like I myself whish to outgrow the traditional textile techniques and create a new interpretation by going back to the origin: the amimals that provides the fibers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_A0R5yd_Ys