weaver
Weaver or Weavers may refer to:
Activities
* A person who engages in weaving fabric
Animals
* Various birds of the family Ploceidae
* Crevice weaver spider family
* Orb-weaver spider family
* Weever (or weever-fish)
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and textile artist. Since the 1970s, she has specialized in weaving paper yarn to produce brightly coloured floor rugs, runners and carpets but more recently has used wool for her rugs. From 1983 to 2006, she was editor-in-chief of the Danish arts and crafts journal ''Dansk Kunsthåndværk'' and from 2011 to 2017 served as chair of the Danish designers' association Danske Kunsthåndværkere & Designere.
Biography
Born on 26 January 1949 in
Randers
Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is List of cities and towns in Denmark, Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 64,511 ().Hadsten in Central Jutland. She learnt to weave at home from an early age and acquired her own loom when she was 16. From 1966 to 1970, she studied handicrafts under at the
Jutland Art Academy
Jutland Art Academy (, abbreviated DJK), is a state recognized institute for higher education in Aarhus, Denmark, offering a 5-year programme in contemporary art. The academy has no departments and focuses on conceptually driven practices and tra ...
in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
, specializing in weaving under Anna Thommesen.
In 1969, she married the painter Erik Laurent (born 1942) and moved to Thy with whom she had two children. When the marriage was dissolved in 1977, she moved with her children to a collective community in
Djursland
Djursland () is a 1,417 km2 hilly lowland peninsula in Denmark at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe. Djursland protrudes into the Kattegat sea, as part of the larger peninsula of Jutland, which its ...
. There she met her second husband, the editor and publisher Martin Kristen Schultz (born 1950) with whom she later had two children. From 1985, at exhibitions throughout Denmark, she presented her rugs which typically were decorated with geometric designs in clear but pale colours.
In the early 1980s, Erbou Laurent joined the Danish handicrafts association Danske Kunsthåndværkere. From 1983 she began to contribute to the association's journal ''Dansk Kunsthåndværk'', becoming editor in 1986. Under her influence, its scope was extended to cover a wide range of interests, including textiles, ceramics, jewellery and their combinations. From 2011 to 2017 she chaired the Danish designers' association Danske Kunsthåndværkere & Designere.