Bibbi

Bibbi, my studio neighbor at Konstepidemin. So nice to be so close, wall to wall. Her blog.

Passing by

Weekends always passes by too fast.

I'd love to wear that forrest dress from Minä Perhonen!

New hangers

We have new hangers in the hallway.

Józefa Wilkonia Bestiarium, I especially like the bear and the cute hares in the bottom of the page. With Kasia Jackowska's help - Józefa's illustrations for the jungle book, would love to have it. Here is also a blogpost over at Animalarium.

... and the winner is ...

There was never a dull moment in the life of Scarlet Scales. Her morning horse rides were filled with encounters of all sorts. The day she met a wild rabbit waving a lasso just about to catch a bird was memorable. He said if you continue towards three white mountain tops you are sure to find the circus tent. No one has ever came out victorious making the Indian elephant crack a smile.

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Whoever is clever enough to succeed such a challenge will allow Mishap Cat who accidentally swallowed the elephant's smile a long time ago to leave the cage for once and for all and be forgiven for the incident. When Scarlet Scales asked to make the elephant smile all cat (the first prize winner mind you, of what, that is top secret) and dogs and human confused gathered around to watch it happen. Scarlet let go the longest and convincing sigh and fell to the ground. An impressionable stunt. Enough to make the elephant fall back on his rump and make his mouth curl just so lightly it counted as a smile!

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Mishap Cat, the wild rabbit and the monkeyly human left while they could. Scarlet exhausted of the fantastic feat rest in arms and fast asleep of an unwakeable sleep. She took in too much of the high altitude mountain air in her littlest lungs. Though now we are stuck with an added problem : to awaken Scarlet Scales is a challenge and task yet no one has figured out!

Isabelle from Montréal

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Thank you so very much for your fun and lovely stories!
I had a hard time choosing one, I couldn't really but I did :)
All of you that wrote a story - please e-mail me your address and I'll send you a little something :)

Isabelle, could you please e-mail me and tell me what you would like from the Studio Morran shop!
Thank you and congratulations.

camilla (at) camillaengman (dot) com

Hello there

I'm still here but I've been sick with the flu. Today is the first day out of bed with overcooked spaghetti legs :) Gratitude is the word for my week to come.

Tomorrow I will finally give you the winner story!

Part 3

Karin Eriksson and I played the whole weekend. She'd brought a load of ceramics. We chatted, drank wine and worked, what more can one ask for :) This part is planned to be ready before summer, at least. Look what we have done together before - Part 1 and part 2

Once there was a story

Two spreads from the last book with Topipittori, it is ready to be printed! C’era una volta la storia, written by Giovanna Zoboli.

Don't miss to write a story and to win a small price :) - "Tell me the story"

Gifts from Ana

Those sardines have a lot to live up to beeing contained in such a great package.
Ana's webpage.

Hero fingers :)

Visiting

Drinking coffee with Alexandra in her studio.

I would have loved to visit Gracia and Louise's show, and have a coffee with both of them would have been nice too.

Come play with me :)

Ace Camp are heading back to Göteborg, Sweden, to join Camilla Engman for the third time.
So - come play with me :)

Artists of all levels, from beginner to experienced are encouraged to participate.

Semla n:o 10

Thank you for your stories so far! I love to read them :)

Yesterday it was the Fat Tuesday, it's the day when all of Sweden eats Semla.

Sonja Hinrichsen's snow drawings
SAM3's graffiti
Both links from Colossal

Tell me the story!

Tell me the story! Before the 5th of March.
The person behind the best story will get an item from the Studio Morran shop, for free and of choice :)

Just for the fun of it :)

Weekend reading/looking

3x3 Illustration Annual No. 8, for which I had the honour to be in the jury :), and Uppercase number 12 (there is an article about Angela and her ACE Camps).

Soft

Cafées in Gothenburg

Cafées in gothenburg, a small blogpost from me over at Poppytalk.

Happy Valentines Day!

The Journal

An article about my paintings in the Journal.

The Ice palace

A book recommendation - Tarjei Vesaas novel The Ice Palace (Is-slottet).

Dan Perrin

Dan Perrin, at Galleri Thomassen.

Shoemaker

An old word for an old profession. It no longer means what it says, shoemender and keecopier would be more apropriate. At least that's how it is here in Sweden. Cold weather (with salt on the ground), rain and long walks eats my shoes. They don't live long in my company :)