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 MOVING CIRCLE I, 2018 HAND-WOVEN WOOL COTTON TAPESTRY 31.4X31.4 IN. | 80X80 CM.
 MOVING CIRCLE II, 2018 HAND-WOVEN WOOL COTTON TAPESTRY 31.4X31.4 IN. | 80X80 CM.
TORNADO IN THE FIELD II, 2016 HAND-WOVEN WOOL COTTON TAPESTRY, BASSE-LICE 78.2X94.3 IN. | 185X240 CM.

I lived in the centre of the town of Oudenaarde (Flanders They give a personal touch and familiar feeling to the
Belgium), an historic city renowned for its ancient hand whole. There are restrictions - when it comes to weaving a
woven tapestries. I was very impressed by the skills needed tapestry, however, I manage to realize my drawings as close
and the fine art behind this craft. as possible to the initial design, making use of meticulously
From this background I started searching and collecting any mastered skills.
information I could find on materials (wool, silk), the tools, The designs of Dorothea Van De Winkel are abstract. She
the colors and the patterns. I wanted to know everything realizes wall and floor tapestries, which can be wholly
about it, from design to realization. After a solid education integrated in a house (colors, form and size).
in this art-form locally and later abroad at the Ecole The realizations can be seen as living, standing-on-their-
Nationale d’Art Décoratif, Aubusson France, I since create own art objects, or as the centre point, elementary piece
my own designs and weaving cartoons in a modern style or material for interior design. Furthermore, tapestry can
according to my feelings and emotions of the moment. be used in modern buildings for muting sound transmission
Starting from a pencil sketch, in various shades of grey, and it adds a feeling of warmth. Dorothea is an independent
but often colored, the pencil lines are maintained in the textile artist – designer since 1985. She manages her own
realization of the tapestry. gallery “Galerij Theaxus” from September 1992.

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