Lyda Rump

With the course in textiles taken in Den Helder, Lyda laid the foundation for her later work as textile artist. Her education was especially determined by the numerous lessons taken from Frans Megens, Kari Cavén, Philip O’Reilly and Cha Young Soon among others.

Born in 1950 on the former island of Wieringen, Lyda grew up surrounded by nature. Regular visits to sheep farms marked the beginning of her fascination with wool. That fascination goes deep: Lyda tested the felt capacity of all 68 thoroughbred sheep breeds still being raised in the Netherlands.

Lyda sometimes uses felt traditionally: clothes, shoes and the occasional nomadic tent. Pure craftsmanship! But above all, Lyda is in search of other means of expressing herself with felt.

Lyda incorporates materials like silk, viscose and polyester in her work, and also applies pieces of wool, stone and glass which give her felted material the pastoral allure of a Dutch landscape.

It’s the electrifying personal impulse that gives Lyda’s work its unique(ness) (felty flavor of a summer shower.)

Whatever occupies her becomes visible in her work.

Lyda participated in the following symposia:

2010 Silkeborg Denmark

2010 Ruhrgebied Germany

2008 Licciana Nardi Italy (teacher)

2007 Nals Italy (teacher)

2006 Nals Italy (teacher)

2005 Nals Italy (teacher)

2004 Lakitelek Hungary

2001 Exceter England (teacher)

2000 Haslach Austria (teacher)

2000 Bergen Norway

1999 Petåjåvesi Finland

1997 Lenzen Germany

1996 Landquart Switzerland

1995 Kecskemét Hungary

1994 Tilburg Netherlands

1994 Goucester England