Happy Holidays!

How about starting 2009 with a brand new wallpaper for your computer? You can download my illustration "the forrest" (without elf, snow and greeting in swedish) at IllustrateYourself.com.
With this I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New creative Year!

turning of leaves

Tomorrow is the last day of the term at school, and this year is soon over. Though I haven't spent as much time at the studio as I would have liked to, I'm so pleased with the processes I have gone through. Projects I have started there, that I don't think I even would have thought of in the studio at home. Summing it up: I've done around 22 self portraits, started my Cellula project, my People I never knew I knew project and last week, the Leaf project (maybe I'll think of another name). Here are the first two. And the latest portrait.

bald and hairy

Two new friends, one with- and one without hair.

twins

For this weeks Illustration Friday (it's been a while...), the topic this time: similar.

tattoo and interview

I have been immortalized – behind an ear! Well, not me of course, but one of my drawings; worry bird. I know nothing of what it feels like, I have no tattoos myself, but I'm sure it must have hurt a lot...

There's an interview with me over at Designtavern, if you feel the need to know more about me ;)

the way out (vägen ut)

Third and last piece of art on book covers (I still have a fourth cover, don't know what to do on it yet...).
Exhibited at my solo show at Galleri Hedengrens Trappa in Stockholm in August, blogged here, here and here.
Fine liner, water color and sewing thread.

the simple and the difficult (det enkla och det svåra)

More art on book covers.
This is the second one. Exhibited at Galleri Hedengrens Trappa in August (blogged here), but forgot to photograph them then.
Fine liner, water color, sewing thread.

travels without destiny (resor utan mål)

Art on book covers.
I found a series of books by Swedish author Harry Martinsson. The covers were perfect to draw on. This is the first one of three. I exhibited them at Galleri Hedengrens Trappa (blogged here) in August, but forgot to photograph them then.
Fine liner, water color, sewing thread.

black and white world

- soft - silent - flakes

time to workshop

Last week I was at Nyckelviksskolan, teaching simple bookbinding techniques for 3 days. It's fun and intense, so I'm usually exhausted afterwards.






We all sat around one big table – nice, cosy and sticky.


Nice paper for covers; sewing patterns.

memories

first snow!

View of the Lake Mälaren from Kulturgården Gallery.

It snowed yesterday – great, giant snowflakes!

For a while the ground was covered, but it's still too warm out, so it all melted away after a while...

I'm involved in a local gallery, Kulturgården, here in Sigtuna. Before the gallery started in 1995, the beautiful old building once housed the tinsmith. There are two floors and a little shop that sells handicraft products, many of them locally made. The gallery's only open on weekends and we take turns guarding the exhibitions.

Drop by if you're in the neighbourhood :)






I just discovered Stephanie Levy's blog. I really enjoyed reading the interviews she does with artists who blog – inspiring! Through Stephanies links I went to Lisa Solomons blog. Just can't get enough of her drawings/embroidery.

inspiring on a Saturday

Yesterday we went to Edsvik Konsthall, to see "Höstsalongen"; the Fall Exhibition, featuring works selected by a jury. Here are some of the art works that I found especially inspiring.


A whole bunch of wonderful little "art-pillows"! Unfortunately I forgot to notice the name of the artist. Maybe someone knows and can enlighten me?


Tin-art made from food and beverage cans, by Catarina Sandberg.


Beautiful prints (etchings) by Joze Strazar Kiyohara.

All in all a really nice and beautiful exhibition.

valkyrie in green wellingtons

Here's the self portrait I did yesterday. With sturdy green rubber boots and gretchen-braids I felt like something out of a Wagner opera! Took a photo before I started with the shadowing. Comparing them now I'm not sure which one I prefer. It's not relevant to me if there's 100% likeness or not. Which one is more interesting? What's your opinion? I'd love to hear!

There's an interview with my husband Mattias here, take a look!

And have a pleasant weekend.

illustration friday: wise

Wise cat and zebra crossing is my contribution to this weeks Illustration Friday.

Running a bit late, but I managed before the deadline at least. Now off to bed, yaaawn. Good night.

life in low gear

Usually I go by bicycle, but today I took the car to the studio... luckily. Outside it's the dark ages; cold, wet and dark, the photos are taken at 3.30 pm (!), can you believe it? And we still haven't reached the darkest day of the year; Winter solstice occurs on December 22nd.

I wish I could hibernate until spring.



Another self portrait today at the studio, and I started on some new drawings.
At home I'm working on an update of my web site. Hope to have it up and running by next week.