This will be a virtual event via ZOOM. Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-sesG4GXROSkuBb2cwLqPQ Medieval Norwegian billedvev (literally picture-weaving) focused largely on religious images, including the Three Wise Men, The Feast of Herod, and the most-woven image, the Wise and Foolish Virgins. When medieval tapestry techniques were revived during the National Romantic period, Gerhard Munthe’s folk tale motifs caught the Norwegian imagination. In the 20th century and up to today, it’s possible to trace the thread of medieval traditions in the work of contemporary artists, in the materials, techniques, and images they choose. Sit back and relax to view inventive and surprising tapestries from 1180 to today. Our Speaker: Robbie LaFleur is a handweaver of contemporary textiles. She has followed a thread of Scandinavian weaving since she studied weaving at Valdres Husflidsskole in Fagernes, Norway in 1977, continuing her study with Scandinavian instructors at workshops in Norway and the U.S. Recent projects include interpreting Edvard Munch’s “Scream” painting into a variety of textile techniques, weaving tapestry portraits of her relatives, and weaving a series of contemporary wall hangings based on danskbrogd, a technique from the area of Kristiansand, Norway. In 2019 she traveled to Stavanger, Norway, to study the transparency technique of Frida Hansen, supported by a grant from the American Scandinavian Foundation. She was awarded the Gold Medal in Weaving from the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in 2006. Robbie teaches Norwegian tapestry techniques in three-day workshops, coordinates the Weavers Guild of Minnesota Scandinavian Weavers Study Group, and is the editor and publisher of the quarterly Norwegian Textile Letter (norwegiantextileletter.com)