I like to see my work as a collection of stories. I try to layer with symbolism and history, that intersects with a multitude of topics. I research fairytales, myths, historic effects and end up with a book’s worth of information that I want to translate into something new.

I am like a spider, connecting lines until one great web forms before me.

For me, the research is as much a part of the art as the final piece. The end result might convey all that information that I gathered to the viewer or it can be deceitfully simple. Different people will uncover different layers, but there is something familiar to be found for everyone. In the end, it is for others to start to wonder.

I want to connect and then show, as a museum curator, displaying archeological findings behind glass.

I try to find the material that adds to the story. A material that carries its own history and can amplify the concept of the work. When I am felting a recreation of a runestone out of wool, I will use Swedish wool. And when I try to illustrate its carvings, I will search and search until I find the correct color match to the old Swedish ochre paint they used in the bronze age. Using natural and old materials that have been used all across the world and throughout history, like wool, connects me to the long line of tradition and heritage. The old craft of felting is meditative, labor-intensive, and very rewarding. The material is also loaded with other connotations like feminism, environment-friendly clothing, and climate change. All a part of my little web, left for the viewer to connect.

When I was younger, my mother used to read me old Norse poems and old folktales. These stories filled my childhood with adventure and imagination. I found a way to go on an adventure without really going anywhere. My mind was racing, tearing through books and daydreaming about towering mountains, dark woods, and old gods. In the end, this passion brought me to art. I started telling my own stories and retelling other people’s. First with writing, then with painting and sculpting, and on and on. I worked with photography, film, wood, and textile. Whatever medium I had in reach or wanted to explore, I tried showing stories, history, and superstitions, real or my own. Now, studying at Minerva Art Academy, I am developing my storytelling. Currently obsessed with wool, but who knows what new exciting material or craft fits my next tale.