Textile Pattern

This pattern originated from my Norwegian heritage. The background consists of a textile design from a present day Norwegian designer. The Norwegian shield represents the strength and honor of the Norwegians. The circular flower design is a plate decorated with rosemaling, a Norwegian type of painting.

Concept Statement:

Although I am many cultures, the only cultural practice my family participates in comes from our Norwegian heritage. This design portrays the Norwegian  culture because throughout my whole life, my family and I make a dinner called lefse. We do this every year on Christmas Eve and eat it together as a big happy family just as our Norwegian ancestors would do. The Norwegian Rosemaling on the plate shows the culture of the people and what handcrafted arts they worked on and was a good focal point of the design. The shield was a good element to connect the multiple tiles together which gave the over design its form when all elements were combined. Norwegians specialize in a unique type of painting called “rosemaling,” or rose painting. It is decorative folk art that originated in Norway that displays flowers on wood  ornamentation in geometric flowing patterns. Connected to the rosemaling are the Norwegian crests which are coat of arms with a golden lion holding an axe, a blade, and crowned on top. Textile designs were also a strong aspect of Norwegian art. For the background, displayed in the yellow and gray textile is a design done by Norway’s Sari Syväluoma that is eye catching and has changed the idea of textile designs forever.