care for a cuppa?

This is what I'm doing now - cups cups and more cups. And saucers. It's for my next exhibition at Aniara Gallery, which I have named Java (which is an island in Indonesia where I lived 2 years during my childhood, but it's also Swedish slang for 'coffee' (!).

But tomorrow my girls and I are leaving for Gothenburg. They have a week off from school and are going off to see friends. I'm planning to see some exhibitions, meet with friends and bring back the remainders of my exhibition at Rum för Papper.

needlework

 A day off to go to my colleague Ebba for an embroidery workshop with some other fellow Kaleido members. Pure pleasure!

we started off by drawing each other without looking at the paper

then we chose an interesting detail

on my way...

Christinas stitches

coffeebreak after hard work :)

homeward bound, happy!

exhibition walk

Take a walk with me and see Resor utan mål / Travels without destination at Rum för Papper.Very nice photos of the exhibition over at beautiful blog trendenser.se - thank you very much Frida!

last minute prep

Last minute preparations; books for the shop and a quick combing of dog before leaving her to the dog trimmer. Too long haired as usual. These journals/sketchbooks will be for sale at Rum för Papper during my exhibition. The covers are of different materials; paper (with illustrations on the endpages), book cloth and leather. The sheets inside are acid-free, white, suitable for writing or drawing. Lousy lighting, not very flattering photos.

Tomorrow morning I'll catch a train at 7.40 am for Gothenburg. Now a walk with Asta - back from the trimmer with a crew-cut, and then to bed. Good night!

books in the making

Febrile activity in my studio making journals & sketchbooks for dear life. Leaving as I am for Gothenburg Thursday morning, to attend the small exhibition, Resor utan mål (i.e. Travels without destination) at the paper shop Rum för Papper. I'm exhibiting a selection of paper art objects, and in a corner there will be my handmade paper goods. Aside from my stuff, the shop is full of paper in all sizes, textures and colors. Feel the need for something to doodle in or to jot down your genius ideas in? This is the place to find it.

featured and proud!

It's arrived! Wonderful surprise in the mailbox last Friday - The New Artisans, by Olivier Dupon (Dossier37). More than 70 artists/artisans/designers are featured, and I'm one of them!




Below are a couple of spreads - it was so hard to choose, all are gorgeous - to give a hint of what the rest of the book looks like. It's full of inspiring images (850 of them!). I can hardly put it down :)




(my copy was quite roughly beaten up by the postal service - hence the dented corners...)

see through red edge

I've finally created a link list to other paper artists. Each one is truly amazing, check some of them out. Endless creativity and inspiration.

I need to make a correction on my previous post: this coming weekend is not the last chance to see my exhibition - it runs until the 25th of September!

In October there will be a chance to see my paper art in Göteborg at the paper shop Rum för Papper. Details about that later on :)



Just one thin layer of paper.




Colored red edges.

paper pools

More photos from my exhibition at Österbybruk. This coming weekend is the last chance to see it - hurry hurry :)


Heart of darkness



In search of lost time



Dream interpretation

Size: 60 cm ø (23.6 inches)
The titles are from books I have read, at least the first two). But the paper comes from other books.

koloni closeups

Koloni is the name of the 21 paper bowls in my show. I haven't given them individual names since they are part of a larger piece.

This one is made of book pages that have aged beautifully. The paper has turned brown in the edges and brittle.





I let coffee stain the rim of this bowl.

sadelmakarlängan art show opening

Pics from Saturdays art show opening at Sadelmakarlängan in Österbybruk.
Ulf Johnsson stone sculpture and myself paper objects. Beautiful day, beautiful setting!

Even though our work methods and materials are very far from each other, the pieces communicated well together, and so did we. Ulfs work is quite unique, his bowls of stone are extremely thin. In their smooth surface lay many hours of grinding and polishing. My photos don't do them justice, but give you a hint I hope.

The show is on until September 28. Open Wed-Fri 12 am-6 pm and Sat-Sun 10 am-4 pm. Welcome!

Koloni; 21 paper bowls




Ulf Johnsson (back to camera), and myself (far right), gallery/shop owner Katarina Persson (in pink top) she herself is a ceramist and lives and works in Österbybruk.