Atelier Visit with a Belgian Textile Artist - Remodelista
“Weaving is all about surprises,” says Belgian textile artist Hermine van Dijck. Van Dijck first began her studies at the School of the Arts in Ghent, Belgium, in 2009 with a class in textile design. A self-proclaimed collector, van Dijck, who has a masters in textile design, cultivates an anarchic mix of well-loved objects and furniture in her work and living spaces (“every piece needs to have a soul,” she says). A sewing table and inspiration wall, where, as van Dijck says, she “collects images, colors, things that remind me what I’m working on at that moment.” Detail of two embroidered pieces tacked on the wall. An antique wooden desk and chair sourced at a local flea market and an orange ombré seat cushion. Three wooden picks with colored circle accents hold the avocado pits at the surface of the water; read more about van Dijck’s project at An Artist’s Avocado Project in Belgium. The experiment begins to germinate. Hand-crocheted pot holders that inspired seat cushions. Crocheted seat cushions covers, before the cotton pillow stuffing is added. A piece from the Textile Letter project that van Dijck sent to UK-based artist Louise Mills. The reflection of a weaving by Mae Engeleer set against towering apartment buildings.