embroidery

By: Claudy 22-05-2023

Studio Claudy Jongstra installed the 3.65 X 2.40-metre artwork entiteled: Mending the Future. The harmonious, earthy colours of the natural landscape fit seamlessly with the interior. "It was as if the empty white wall had been waiting for this work," says the private client with satisfaction.

  • Studio Claudy Jongstra
  • Mending the Future, 2023
  • 3.65 X 2.40 m
  • Felted wool from Drenthe Heath Sheep, embroidery, natural plant pigments
  • Galerie Fontana
By: Claudy 04-10-2016

Commissioned to hang in the new foyer of the Rechtbank Amsterdam, 'Human Pulsations' depicts rhythmic, engrossing lines that represent the collective beat of the human pulse. In an environment of constant activity and high emotion, this piece provides a moment of mental rest.  

 

  • Rechtbank, Amsterdam, NL 2016
  • corporate commission
  • Size: 6.5m x 2m
  • Material: Wool, silk, mohair, natural dyes
By: Claudy 19-11-2014

This is a large-scale textile wallcovering for the new Fries Museum. The instructions for this wallcovering in the entry hall of the new museum, to open in 2013, were to create a visualization of the Frisian landscape.

  • Fries Museum, NL, 2013
  • Frisian landscape, wallcovering
  • Bierman Henket architects
  • Size: 25 m x 6.50 m
  • Material: raw silk, Drenthe heath sheep wool, Wensleydale wool