When possible Anna integrates an artistic residency into her annual planning to deepen her understanding in different areas that then translates into her knitwear collections.
C o n t o r n o s or C o n t o u r s . 2025
By observing the body and life as it is, Anna will be creating a new wearable shape for her knitting that can serve as a blank canvas for color work and textures.
A p a I s a g e m e m t r I c ô or T h e l a n d s c a p e I n k n I t t I n g . 2024
Inspired by the the rural landscape with it’s natural vibrancy and the wish to give back to it Anna applied for a a local artist in residency grant through Odemira Ciativa and received funding to do a landscape study. To study the color palette she worked together with photographer Brenno Kaschner Russo. Together they went into different landscapes in the proximity of where she lives and works. They visited the river, the ocean, the meadows and the forest landscapes. Anna used watercolor painting to study he landscape and develop closeness to its colors by observing them.
From this color study she selected colorful yarns made with local sheep wool and created wearable knitwear on her manual knitting machine. Creating a full cycle and regional collection of sweaters as the final outcome..
