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At the Pheasantry, London, 1968

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  Birgitta Bjerke Crochet clothing | At the Pheasantry, London, 1968 Inside the Pheasantry, London, 1968 Artworks by Birgitta Bjerke The following artworks were produced by Birgitta Bjerke as a visitor to the Pheasantry, London, around 1968, at the time it was occupied by the Australian artist Martin Sharp and others, including Philippe Mora. Photographic copies of the works were taken by her in 2011 and forwarded in an email to Charlotte Martin and Mora on 26 September of that year. In that email Bjerke stated: These are the drawings of mine which Bob [Whitaker] documented at that mini reunion we had in LA....... might have been mid' 19 eigthties.???? I remember well when I MADE these drawings, probably 1968?, not sure....... I sat on the backrest, feet on the seat of a chair, to get some height on the perspective, book in my lap and just drew it all free hand !!!!!!!....  two different size Rapidograph Pens...... When I was in London 2006 I walked into the Pheasantry, no
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Crochet clothing for the counterculture

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Birgitta Bjerke Crochet clothing | At the Pheasantry, London, 1968 Hippie Royalty on the Rocks, Ibiza, 1969. Photographer: Karl Ferris. Brigitta Bjerke and others are pictured wearing her crocheted clothing and swim wear. Birgitta Bjerke is a clothing designer noted for her crochet clothing and rugs which catered to members of the 1960s and 1970s counterculture. Her brightly coloured, knitted clothing included swim wear, skirts, dresses, tops such as jumpers and suits for men, along with blankets, hats and associated works of art. Birgitta was born in Sweden and travelled to England and throughout Europe during her youth. She moved to the United States in the late 1970s and became a costume designer in the film industry, working on numerous films from 1982 through to 2015 (IMDb 2019). Below are images of some of her work, focusing on items from the earlier period when the counterculture was booming. Over recent years, and with the 50th anniversary of the Sixties being celebrated t
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