Call me the bird feeder

The last thing I do before I go to bed is to give the birds peanuts so they'll have something to eat when they wake up, and then I fill up at least two times more during the day. I had the birdfeeder on my bedroom window first, thinking it would be nice to wake up and look at the birds... but they are not as polite as one could wish for - screaming and banging, waking me up too early.

My friend Anna Larsson has a new website, go have a look.

Kickan & Conkers has started a webshop. Elisabeth and Anna are working on their Rym. collection.

A story about a story

Pretty soon I'm finished with yet another children's book for Topipittori!

Follow the link for some great children book illustrations - Das Puppendorf

A ray of light

I know it is silly, but that ray of light on my kitchen wall has been away for months, so seeing it makes me happy. Celebrating with my fourth Semla :)

Pia König's factory

Pia König is making a piece of art to every single room in a new big hotel here in Gothenburg. I love her sculptures and wouldn't mind one in every room in my own apartment. I think half of all artists on Konstepidemin are involved in the projectet in one way or another. The hotel, Clarion Hotel Post, has its grand opening today and tomorrow the Gothenburg Filmfestival has its opening in the hotel :)

Happy keeboard for happy people.

Collections in the mail

From Dolgor and from Kristen, thank you.

I'm sorry I haven't had time to say thank you to - Amy K, Amy R, Susan B, Petronella from Holland, Barbara, Jane C, Machteld, Kerstin S and Lisa S (I am so sorry if I missed anyone!). I am bad I know, but there is a thank you in my mind.

Sandra made these cute... I don't know what to call them... namepaperdolls.

I also wanted to link to Ulrika's blog and her fantastic horses, they are already around the web and totally worthy of the attention.

a walk

Recently I watched a documentary on tv about Francesca Woodman, well it was called the Woodmans so her artist parents were a big part of it. On the blog My love for you. I stumbled on this post about her.

My studio

My studio at Konstepidemin. I rent it (toghether with Helena Roos) when the owner (Pecka Söderberg) is out travelling around the world. Alexandra paied me a visit, she just came home from Colombia.

Marie Sjölander

Marie Sjölander at Galleri PS, Gothenburg.

Workshop 2012

Ace Camp are heading back to Goteborg, Sweden, to join Camilla Engman for the third time. To learn the art of making different backgrounds and textures and to sketch and paint. May 13 - 20, 2012

The group will be staying at Hotel Flora and will have time to explore Gothenburg together and on their own. Camilla will lead a 4 day workshop and take us to her inspirational places in Gothenburg. This Ace Camp will include an excursion to the west coast archipelago and the town of Marstand where you will collect your imagery in sketchbooks and transform them into a painting in the studio.
Artists of all levels, from beginner to experienced are encouraged to participate.

This Ace Camp includes:
* 4 day workshop with Camilla Engman
* 7 nights accommodation at Hotel Flora in Goteborg, Sweden
* 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches, snacks and final night dinner and cocktail party.
* Transportation to Marstrand

Workshop is limited to 10 people.

Click on the links to see photos from the -Workshop 2011 and the Workshop 2010.

In between

Night and day

Breakfast in pastel

Three small things

Today we had the first snow for not only this year but this winter! We also had sun the other day and everyone ran out from their homes, happy. I ran all the way to the forrest. On top of that I had a panforte, made by my sister in law Birgitta, to accompany my coffee :)

Kooky is the best!

Puzzled

Started the new year with an old jigsaw puzzle. I started without knowing what the picture of the puzzle was, I liked that. I wonder if you could do a 2000 piece puzzle without the picture? I guess it would take a while :)

I was happy to see my print on Victoria's wall!

Hello 2012

Thank you, all, for visiting my blog this past year. Thank you for everything, it definately means a lot to me to have you here! I wish we all will have a good 2012!

A cute fire

The only way to get my husband to take a break, while we are out walking in the forrest, is to let him make a fire.

Kasia Jackowska
Allison Schulnik, alwas great.

Happy Christmas!

Heart and diamonds

Tomorrow is my day for Christmas shopping.... It can be fun, it can be hell. I'll bring the ice princess along, I hope that will bring me luck! I know, I know, it would have been much smarter to do the shopping earlier. Sweden has been really dark and rainy, it's been hard to apprehend it is winter. We have a beautiful Christmas tree though, you think that should have given me a hint... ;)

"Under the pseudonym Tom Seidmann-Freud—often shortened to just "Tom"—Sigmund Freud's eccentric niece Martha illustrated a series of wonderful children's books in the early twentieth century. She killed herself in 1930 (age 37 or 38), a year after her husband killed himself. This grim ending is not reflected in her dream-like, often whimsical work." - The Rabbit Dreams of Dr. Freud's Niece - 50 watts.

Figure skating

I went to an ice show yesterday, mostly for the ice princess and the troll child in the bottom two photos.
How I would have loved to wear those dresses, still would... I can stay inside, right. Maybe when I vacuum :)

Alexandra will hold an online workshop through Camp Pikaland, read more about it here.

I am here...

...just a bit lost.

You can now find giclee prints of some of my original paintings at Sebastian Foster, Austin Texas and on the web.

Did you see the Morran mittens knitted by Lærke?

The Studio Morran 2012 calendar is sold out (I'm not printing new ones)! Napa books still has a few left.