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17 december 202117 december 2021

Flower Field Wallhanging

Keramiek Juliette (ceramist, Terneuzen) and Ilse Philips (textile artist, Zoetermeer) joined hands together to create a unique wallhanging.
Ilse wove the base cloth in a deflected double weave pattern, and ceramist Juliette created the different flowers.

So when the plan for a collaboration had come up, we started with a designplan. What was the feeling we would like to capture in our artwork?

With the designplan in mind we created the cloth and the ceramic flowers. Ilse wove the cloth by hand in a deflected double weave structure and Juliette started building up the flowers with an earthenware clay which had a slightly rough appearance matching Ilse’s weaving.

The flowers were made quite thin though so that they wouldn’t be too heavy for the weaving.

Part of the flowers were created with separate petals. Others were built up from a circular form. They all got their own fine details. The heart of each flower was made in such a way that Ilse could make different patterns with colours from the weaving.

After firing the pieces for the first time, Juliette added some subtle colouring. Then she finished them off with glossy and matte transparent glazes and fired them again.

Ilse finished the artwork by sewing by hand all the delicate ceramic flowers.

Size : 37 x 60 cm (without fringes).
Prize : 380 euro

Interested to display our artwork in your gallery or magazine? Want to collaborate with us? Or are you interested in buying this artwork? Just mail Ilse or Juliette

19 juni 202128 juni 2021

Wallhanging Autumn Leaves

A new handwoven wallhanging “Autumn Leaves” for my Botanical Collection. Handwoven in cotton and bamboo. The wallhanging has gradient colours in shades of brown. Hand crochet white leaves in different shapes and sizes accentuate the onset of winter.
Made in a limited single number.

Size : 54 x 100 cm (including fringes)
Prize : 680 euro
For sale at Masters & Crafters

Handwoven wallhanging Autumn Leaves - Botanical Collection Ilse Philips — Handwoven wallhanging Autumn Leaves – Botanical Collection Ilse Philips

Handwoven wallhanging Autumn Leaves - Botanical Collection Ilse Philips - Detail — Handwoven wallhanging Autumn Leaves – Botanical Collection Ilse Philips – Detail

20 april 202120 april 2021

Botanical Collection – Part 1

Whoehoe !!! I’m over the moon
Look what came in today. My brand-new collection “Summer Flower” tea towels. This is part 1 of my Botanical collection. I’m making a collection of industrial woven, handwoven, luxury woven home/personal accessoires and handmade art. These towels are for sale via PM and soon in my shop. Designed by me, woven by the famous Ekelund Weavers (Sweden). A big thank you Ekelund.

Summer Flower – Design IlsePhilips | Woven by Ekelund Weavers (S)

7 april 20218 april 2021

Weaving and Ceramics

Weaving and ceramics go together perfectly. So besides following colleague weavers, I love to be inspired by what other artisanal workers do. Becoming friends with Juliette happened at the right moment. Keramiek Juliette makes gorgeous ceramics. You definitely should check her website.
A few months ago, our mutual friend Ronald brought us into contact with each other. We had a lovely inspiring chat and found out that we both would love to try out a collaboration. Neither one of us has done this before, so we had to set a few goals for ourselves. That’s why we decided to make a wallhanging.
A double weaving and ceramics. Both handwoven and handformed of course.
If you are curious about what we’ve accomplished, just stay in touch and check out our websites to see the final result !

We are so excited that we can’t wait to give a small sneak peek ….
In a later post we will share more details and info about our collaboration and the process. More of my weavings can be found here and here. More of Juliette’s ceramics can be found here and here.