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Monday, November 30th, 2009Just had time to sneak in the making of a Christmas present in between work today. One of my very good friends had a baby-boy not to long ago, and apparently babies can´t get enough jumpsuits (or what they´re called).
I made the main stamp with the grumpy little boy. I am really happy with his [...]
IF-entangled
Monday, November 30th, 2009“Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!”
Sir Walter Scott
This quote has been circling in my head since Illustration Friday introduced this week´s theme. And I wanted to play around with broken hearts this week…
The main picture is from “Jazz Age Beauties”.
Rosendal Christmas fair
Monday, November 30th, 2009I am now back home after a weekend in Rosendal. A christmas fair with very typical western-norwegian weather… wet and cold. Luckily we were inside!
Here is Tanja, my colleague, at our little sales-table. The pictures are mine.
Some of my aprons, and a couple of bread-bags.
Tanja with her lovely scarves in the background. Nuno-filted chinese silk [...]
Christmas exhibition at Galleri Giga
Friday, November 27th, 2009I am proud and happy to be one of the artists at Galleri Giga´s annual Christmas exhibition. The opening is the 26th of November until the end of the year. Above is a picture from when it was being installed.
There are actually lots more pictures in her shop, she simply didn´t have enough wall- space [...]
Thanksgiving and give thanks
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Thanksgiving is a wonderful tradition, that hasn´t reached Norway yet. The soul of Thanksgiving is is the name: to give thanks, to be grateful all the things we´ve got. Traditionally it was thanking God for the harvest. Now, I feel , we have so much more to be thankful for, we can´t really limit ourselves [...]
Jul i Rosendal
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009I am getting ready for a good old-fashioned Christmas fair in Rosendal. It is the first year they are arranging this event, and I am excited to see how many people will show up.
For those of you around: it´s open Thursday 6-8PM
Friday 10 AM to 6 PM
Saturday 10 AM to 6PM
I am sharing a booth with [...]
IMT: label
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009This weeks theme at Inspire me thursday is label. I just made a label last week for my apple-drink, so this week, I´ll have to show you another label i made: a personal luggage-label.
The photo is transfered by iron-on transfer paper through the printer. On the flip-side I added a feather to a fake-snakeskin fabric, [...]
Photo friday: Vehicle
Monday, November 23rd, 2009I just couldn´t resist! Strolling the suburbs of Seattle, I came across this lovely vehicle. If a car ever had soul, this one does!
Theatre-poster
Monday, November 23rd, 2009I made a new poster for Bømlo Folkehøgskules annual musical highlights-show. So if you don´t have plans already, you know where to go!
Star of the East
Monday, November 23rd, 2009I got a lovely package in the mail today, all the way from Turkey, and just have to share it with you.
Aren´t these just beautiful!?!
Esther makes these beautiful earrings with real sea urchins. She makes rings and necklaces as well, all very beautiful. Here´s a link to her site.
And here is her blog.