Unique tapestry: Once Upon a Time in Lapland

Title of the artwork: Once Upon a Time in Lapland

Year of completion: 2015

Size: 19.3 in x 10.2 in

Materials: Miscellaneous yarns

Technique: Tapestry weaving

Hanging: The artwork is stretched on a wooded frame. Hang like a regular painting.

I once spent a Christmas in Lapland. Northern Lights flamed and the temperature out dropped to almost -30 degrees Celsius at night. The grey sturdy timber walls of our cottage parted us from the chilling cold. A lovely warm, luminous fire blazed in a soapstone fireplace.