About Barbara Hogema

Trained in fashion and textile design, Barbara Hogema’s fascination with wool began in her parents’ fashion store, where she was surrounded by fabrics, texture and craftsmanship from an early age.

Her wool-based artworks explore the depth and softness of the material, layers of felted fibres that capture light, shadow and stillness. Each piece invites a sense of calm through subtle relief and texture, revealing the warmth and depth inherent in natural wool.

Today her practice extends beyond textiles into sculptural objects and wall pieces that unite wool, linen and ceramics. Each work explores the dialogue between softness and structure, light and stillness.

Woolthing remains an essential part of her work, a collection of hand-crafted lighting pieces, often crocheted from wool, where material, form and light find a quiet harmony.

A woman standing inside a barn with four sheep, wearing a long beige coat and rubber boots.

A sewing workspace with a red pincushion holding various sewing pins and safety pins, surrounded by sewing tools such as scissors and fabric rolls, on a cream-colored surface.

Person using a staple gun to attach fabric to a wooden frame on a table in a workshop or studio.

A woman with glasses and wavy hair, wearing a patterned sweater, is working on a craft project indoors, focusing on a frame or canvas.

A woman in a beige sweater with red and blue patterns is examining a bundle of fabric on a wooden table in a well-lit, cozy workspace.

Person handling white wool or fleece on a table, appearing to process or prepare it.

Hands of a person working with fibers on a piece of fabric or cloth, wearing rings and a striped sweater.

Person working on a textile art project, using various colored fibers and materials on a wooden table, with tools including scissors and a stapler nearby.

Hands folding or unfolding a decorated textile or fabric on a wooden surface. A pair of glasses and a small stapler are also on the table.