Coverlet c. 1938

Therkel Anderson made this coverlet sometime in the 20th century, and it’s a riot of blues, reds, and greens, all woven together in these tight little patterns, kinda like pixels in a really old video game. I’m picturing Anderson at their loom, totally absorbed, pushing and pulling the threads, each pass building up this crazy quilt of symbols and shapes. What's especially interesting is how the artist plays with symmetry and repetition, creating these hypnotic rhythms that pull you in. It reminds me of some of those early computer-generated patterns, but with way more soul. The texture must be amazing too, right? You can almost feel the warp and weft, the way the colors blend and vibrate against each other. It’s like Anderson was having a conversation with the fabric, a call and response between tradition and personal expression. It's a reminder that all us artists are in an ongoing chat across time, riffing off each other’s ideas, and turning old stuff into something totally new. It’s about embracing the messiness and uncertainty of it all, letting the materials guide you and allowing for a million different ways of seeing and feeling.