textile tapestry
mixed media



Lace tapestry, 2023 (work in progress)
mixed media
200 x 150 cm

working on a lace tapestry
using lace handmade by women decades ago
to pass the time at home
and craft something that would last
in this tapestry, it will last
into the future












apron tapestry - cups and spoons (2023)
mixed media
67 x 53 cm






apron tapestry - mackerel, pots and pans(2023)
mixed media
67 x 53 cm







         

        Laced head sculpture, 2022
        50 x 40 cm, textile collage









design icons, an ode to the broom, 2021
mixed media
150 x 100 cm

The broom is a simple tool made and shaped by many different cultures and generations of people around the world. Its archetypal form is universal and stayed the same throughout its evolution. It is a unique piece of design, created by humanity.

And while it is an ordinary everyday object, it holds spiritual reference to the mystic and the sacret in cultures of all continents. It is believed to not only clean the home of dust, but to cleanse it from evil spirit and sin. It can even serve as a getaway for women to fly away from their domestic tasks, resulting in her image as a witch. 

design icons, an ode to the broom places the age-old broom as a design icon on the wall. It is a universal symbol for simplicity, craft, tactility, spirituality, meaning and our shared human experience.  






                 
         
Ode to the spoon, 2023
30 x 25 cm, textile collage 







series of textile collages
        including removable broom

        from the series:
        design icons, an ode to the broom
        2021

        mixed media, textile
        150 x 60 cm








    

    Broom tapestry miniatures
    24 x 19 cm, textile collage








                                          



                                                                                 

           


          


           






          

          mini apron tapestry - Matisse’s coffee table (2023)
          mixed media
          26 x 24 cm







     

      apron tapestry - mackerel, pots and pans(2023)
      mixed media, 67 x 53 cm





             

            apron tapestry - the beauty of fuction (2023)
            mixed media
            67 x 53 cm








             

   
             































  

Miniature #16 Marteau et Bloc, 2023
24 x 19 cm, textile collage







        

        
















      









   

  Design Icons, an ode to the broom     
  Booklet, 2021


© Marthe Koetsier