Rats!

My "I will do it tomorrow" has turned in to almost a month!  I have been busy working on (and thinking about) the up and coming exhibition and workshop in Denmark in September.  I have completed a Jacob's Ladder book, based on a Shel Silverstein poem entitled "Rain".  This piece measures 4" x 6" and is done on book board.  Read more about CON-TEXT and some fantastic Nordic book artists in our wordpress blog here.

Otherwise, busy with unexpected home improvement projects.  We have had some unwelcomed guests in our home (rats!) and have had guys in tearing out ceilings and walls.   The good news is that I will be able to create a studio for myself from the ground up and have twice the space I have now.  Something to look forward to in the Fall!

May 17th

Yes, it is once again May 17th and that can only mean one thing, Norway´s Constitution Day (thanks!) and also the biggest day of the year. Being the person that I am, I do tend to do my fair share of complaining. I know, some of you are probably surprised... i like to feel a bit sorry for myself at times, living in a small country, feeling like I am sometimes in the middle of nowhere...but, on days like this, I can honestly say that I am contented here and with each year that passes, I feel like I belong here more and more. Happy Day, Norway!

i love Copenhagen

So nice that they knew i was coming...

Actually, these steel plates are all over the city, not sure what they actually stand for.  I like to think that out of all 29 letters (yes, 29), that they just randomly picked these two.  :)

I feel fortunate to have lived and travelled all over the world and have seen  a lot.  Some places tend to "stick" more than most, and Copenhagen is one of those places.  So full of life, culture and inspiration.  Even though I have been here countless times, I never get tired of it and can´t wait until my next visit.  Fortunately for me, my wonderful SIL lives here, so taking an hour flight down and staying with her, makes for a lovely weekend.  I will be returning again in 6 weeks time, this time for a work do.  Can´t wait!

Thought I would share some imagery from my weekend.

stay tuned, I have a brand new pair of beautiful purple shoes to share in my next post...

Ellen, my SIL

just as many bikes as cars.  i like.

small canvases

Been working on some larger pieces and use these little guys as my fillers. Have listed these little guys on ebay if you are interested!

still around...

Just to prove that I am still painting...

Spring is here and my time (and paychecks) have been spent in the garden rather than in the studio. I must admit, I am rather surprised that I enjoy my trips to the nursery as well as my time spent planning out the garden as growing up, I remember my Dad dragging me to look at plants and I couldn't imagine anything more boring than that. Now, I can see that I have inherited his interest in gardening and can't wait until my wisteria starts to crawl and my peonies show off their gorgeous pink blooms.

Living in western Norway, the weather is pretty hit and miss, so when we get a stretch of nice weather, we tend to spend as much time out in it as possible. Sharing some photos from Easter as well as from our time out in the nice weather.

Noah says, "Happy Easter!"

You know it is finally spring when the trampoline comes out again.

In This Garden

It's finally here! Book two from the creative world of Angela and Sarah, "In This Garden". If you have seen and/or own "In This House", you will not be disappointed, this one is fantastic.

Of course, you can get your own on Amazon by going here. I was so flattered to be asked once again to contribute. There are some returning artists from ITH as well as some new ones, so you are most definitely going to be inspired all over again.

more schtuff to sell

Ever have one of those days where everything seems to be flowing? i think that it might help that i had 4 almost uninterrupted hours in the studio today. Decided to start a larger piece and was very happy when i tried some new techniques which actually worked and produced some pretty cool results. i will share these with you when the piece is done. In between drying times, i tend to work on some smaller pieces too, and these as well as a couple more paper collages, are now listed on ebay. These are only 5 day listings as I am gone next weekend, so have a look quickly if you are interested! More later...

go to ebay listings here