Slice of Life - Beautiful Designs & Lovely Memories

Last week a family friend mentioned that his mother, Birgitta Olsen, had designed the logo for the independent bookstore that I visit multiple times a month. He mentioned that there is also a tapestry of hers at the city hall. I knew it would be something special to see.

A few days later, I stopped by city hall and asked when it was possible to see inside the council chambers. Generally it's not open to the public outside of council meetings or events, but someone had a moment and took me over to see this lovely piece of art. Our community is surrounded by farmland, wetlands, and mountains in the distance so this really seems a perfect fit. I've seen many of her tapestries and we even have one in our home that I love to look at. Almost all of the pieces that I've seen have nature involved. Here's a link to an exhibit with more of her artwork. I still remember seeing work on her loom in their home years ago. It was so nice to see this one that I hadn't known of before. I could hear her voice and see her smile as I stood looking at this view. 

And while writing this post, I was happy to find a video about her work along with that of her husband Helge Olsen.

Since I had a little time, I also rode over to the bookstore to look at her logo. I'm so glad that now I can think of her when visiting the store. I've also discovered that there may be another tapestry in one of the halls at the university so it looks like I have at least one more place to visit.