Ginger Erickson-Johnsen

Starting in 2013, after closing my business as a textile manufacturer, I happily found textile surface design through various classes taught by Jane Dunnewold. I am at home with fabrics. I absorb all things Jane Dunnewold teaches either through her books, on-line education, and her YouTube channel. It is through her class, Creative Strength Training, that I was introduced to archetypes. Storms Never Last was inspired by the Wounded Child archetype.

In all aspects of my creative self, symbolism is where I find myself most comfortable. It is a natural fit.

In Storms Never Last, the tornado represents a child abandoned, abused, and neglected. When the tornado leaves our lives, (crosses the riverbank) our lives continue to be replaced with light and hope as found in the use of warm and cool colors.

Storms Never Last was created on cotton fabric with textile paints, Shiva oil paints and water.

Storms Never Last 2022 12.5” x 10” Mixed Media Art 600. ginger@thestitchncompanies.com