Maja Fjæstad

Together with her husband Gustaf Fjæstad, at the turn of the century she became an active member of the Rackstad Artists Colony in Värmland.

She is remembered in particular for her many woodcuts from the 1910s, combining Nordic and Asian traditions with depictions of cherry branches or spring flowers.

After completing her school education in Landskrona, she continued her studies at the Technical College in Malmö, receiving private tuition in painting.

They later moved into their own spacious home, designed by Gustaf Fjӕstad where they encouraged cultural friends from Stockholm as well as local artists and craftsmen to visit them.

This led to the artists' colony known as the Racken Group (Rackengruppen), consisting of a number of players with varying cultural interests.