Ulrica hydman vallien skål

With motifs from the innermost corners of human life, she has created a narrative glass art form with feminist and Biblical touches, alongside her utility glass. Tulips and snakes gure repeatedly in her own Paradise works. Assertive, controversial, beloved. With glass, everything is possible.

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I use it to paint on and tell tales. I have no rules, and I allow my instinctive feelings to take me wherever they want. She paints her striking and humorous designs straight onto the glass with free and unrestrained energy. After graduating from the University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Ulrica took several trips to Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain to continue her studies.

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She also spent an extended period in the US and Mexico, where she studied more and honed her skills in ceramics. When Bertil took a job as a designer at the Åfors glassworks in , the Hydman-Vallien family settled down near the studio. Ulrica continued to work with ceramics and established her own ceramics workshop. However, several years would pass before she had the opportunity to work with glass at the studio in Åfors — which she had remarked upon aloud for quite some time. You can design a romantic series! Because as a man, Bertil is incapable of it.

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The optical effects made the glass shimmer, and the ample designs made the series an immediate success. Next, the glassworks wanted to expand the collection with a product that would be suitable to present as an exclusive gift. This idea was miles away from her more radical view of acclaim. And her response — a glass bowl decorated with big, black rats — was promptly rejected by management. In addition to utility glass, she designed unique art glass pieces infused with stories, personal experiences, and feminine and biblical elements. The tulip and the snake make regular appearances in her efforts to depict paradise. Because of the stories, she is much discussed, incredibly popular — and continues to be viewed as contentious. Ulrica enjoyed problem-solving to fulfil special wishes. The series Open Minds is a success for Kosta Boda.