Vibrant, tactile and vibrant, Rianne Aart’s fibre artwork stops you in your tracks. From big, eye-catching wall hangings to smaller, extra managed items, the gentle colors and pure flowing shapes add heat and texture to their setting. Though she’s clearly at dwelling in an inventive surroundings, Rianne, who’s Dutch, didn’t observe a standard path to her present profession. Though she beloved creating small macramé items in her spare time, she determined to maintain artwork for a passion and studied regulation on the College of Groningen, graduating in 2016.
“After getting my regulation diploma, I did a number of interviews and obtained a job supply fairly rapidly,” she explains. “It didn’t take me greater than a month or two earlier than I realised that this wasn’t the profession for me and that my ardour was artwork. Though there was definitely strain from household and pals to keep up a ‘correct job,’ I felt a powerful pull in direction of pursuing one thing that really made me blissful. I made a decision to observe my coronary heart and begin my very own artwork studio, which I referred to as ‘Teddy and Wool‘, and I haven’t regarded again since.”
Rianne creates each ‘off the shelf’ and customises items, and loves the completely different artistic processes concerned. For commissions, the method varies relying on the shopper and the mission.
“I typically begin the dialog by asking a shopper to fill out a brief questionnaire to get a normal concept of what they’re in search of.” she says. “Generally a shopper has an in depth concept from the beginning, so we focus on their imaginative and prescient completely to know expectations and preferences. For shoppers who could be vaguer about their necessities, I ask numerous open-ended questions to know their tastes and the feelings they need the piece to convey. I additionally create sketches and pattern swatches to slim down their likes and dislikes. From there, I work on designs, incorporating suggestions till we attain an idea that feels proper for each of us.”
“I experimented with a number of crafts, together with crochet and stitching my self-designed cushions, earlier than discovering macrame. The approach immediately captivated me with its intricate patterns and an nearly meditative knotting course of and I rapidly fell in love with it. It was the proper medium for combining my love of artwork with a hands-on strategy to design. I began out with little macrame plant holders and small wall hangings, however finally advanced to larger and extra fascinating artwork items.
I don’t see myself as ‘simply’ a macrame artist although! My present work extends past that. I contemplate myself a textile artist, incorporating varied strategies equivalent to dyeing, framing, and felting to create complete textile artworks. This strategy permits me to discover and push the boundaries of my creativity, mixing completely different strategies to craft distinctive and compelling artwork items.“
Rianne’s most up-to-date assortment, RE-FRAMED 2024, accommodates 10 artworks taking their inspiration from the pure world. From SUMMER GLOW with its sunset-on-the-beach vibe to the extra geometric and angular CORTADO, the gentle colors encourage a sense of calm and serenity. “After I launched the gathering, CORTADO was one in every of solely two items which didn’t get snapped up instantly, and it’s at present on show in my very own front room,” says Rianne. “I completely find it irresistible, and the threads are dyed with completely different strengths of actual espresso which is fairly cool.” (Cortado, in fact, being a Spanish espresso drink of espresso minimize with milk.)
Rianne doesn’t remorse her misplaced authorized profession for a second and has had the possibility to work with some incredible shoppers.
“My favourite fee might be one which I did for Google some years in the past. Drawing inspiration from the colourful colours of the Google brand, I crafted giant dyed circles and knotted macrame ‘nets’ to create privateness cubicles. I used to be actually happy with the completed outcome. It wasn’t plain crusing, although. I needed to get the colours proper of the brand and I needed to minimize the cords completely to get that clean spherical form, which wasn’t straightforward.
There have been additionally different challenges; one was that the highest of the items wanted to be created in an angle, as they didn’t need the cubicles to be plain straight. The opposite problem was getting the medallions to look like floating’ within the macramé nets. I attempted various things however nothing labored – the medallions hung crooked and even fell off. I lastly discovered the answer whereas strolling by the ironmongery store. I drilled holes within the body behind the medallions and used a mixture of metallic wire and hooks to maintain the circles centred and regular. It’s been one in every of my greatest fee thus far and one of many ones I’ve loved probably the most.”
So what’s subsequent for Rianne and Teddy and Wool?
“I’m at present engaged on a very cool mission for some villas within the Maldives. I can’t share an excessive amount of about it, however I did publish some work-in-progress photos on my Instagram if you wish to catch a glimpse of the art work!” she says.
To seek out out extra about Rianne and her art work, go to www.teddyandwool.com.
Principal picture reveals Rianne Aarts with the RE-FRAMED 2024 assortment. All photos (c) 2024 Rianne Aarts.
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