Right in the eye

Do you want to see it a little bigger?

Fred Eerdekens.

Now I will run to play with Studio Violet.

Have a good weekend. See you, if not sooner, on monday.

Let's play

"Come on! Don't be such a bore. I'll stare you out"

Guess who almost always wins.

Chiharu Shiota! A link found thanks to this blog

Water

Just to make a cup of coffee it takes 140 litres (30 gallon) of water, sounds a lot doesn't it. But for a hamburger it takes 2 400 litres (528 gallon) of water! Water footprint.

Jörg Boner

Todd Hido

(links from Madame Hervé)

Chocolate finger

Today I got myself an extra tasty chocolate from Fröknarna Kanold (dark) with seasalt, yum.

So this is my advice to you - eat good chocolate this weekend ;)

Foxy Foksy

Foksy is in town! Her name is Rudy. We made a trade but I asked Celina if it was possible to buy even if you live outside Poland. This is her answer

To buy a Foks from abroad (outside Poland) the best way is to order it via email on cel@celapiu.pl Fokses come in 8 colours (cream, grey, cobalt, cool green, red violet, ginger, plum and black) and in two different lengths. Short one costs 165 PLN (approx. 70 US dollars), long one 199 PLN (85 US dollars). Shipping across Europe is 25 PLN (approx. 10 US dollars). It's payable by international transfer only. You can also order a Foks via my e-shop, but it is in Polish only so far: http://www.celapiu.pl/html/sklep/kategoria-2-14-79.html

Note

Worked from home today. Ana's tape is good for many things, makes everything look better. The lamp is from here.

Paintings in progress (not mine :)

Big City / Stor stad

I got my own photo/screenprints from Maria today! I've made the drawing and she has screenprinted it over her photos. If you want your own go (surf) to the Port2port press shop.
I love them both, of course, but one a little bit more, which one do you think?

Buä buä

Sorry, I didn't meant it to be whining. I actually just tried to answer some of the most common questions and to give information about things you might like to know about me. I think it is when your english isn't good enough, it easily gets blunt. That's why we uses a lot of smileys :) And that's also one of the reasons why I don't write more than I do. But I admit it's been much to do lately, but it is mostly fun things so I am not complaining...yet ;)

I took the picture of Morran for Lines & Shapes, a photo of my favorite spot.

The Village petstore and Charcoal Grill by Banksy(found through Nina Corvallo's blog)

More information

The first piece here is from Lines & shapes Vol.05. The second one is hanging over at Lunar boy gallery, this is also a month in my calendar for 2009. Other printed matter where you can find my work is Café Royal issue 3. I also have some work over at ArtStar and at Junc Gallery in LA. I will have an exhibition here in Sweden, Halmstad Nya Stadsgalleri, 22 november to 3 january.
You can buy my calendar (and sometimes other items) at for example these places - MOCA, ReForm School, Twig, Rare Device, Uppercase gallery, Figment, Egg mercantile, Manos, Morkarin, Krypton, Designista. Third Drawer Down has a teatowel, a pillowcase and decals designed by me. You can use my theme over at igoogle...what more...Morran is a Danish/swedish farmdog, my camera is a Ricoh Caplio GX100, I can't help you to find the Converse shoe I designed and I can't do anything about your shoe size beeing sold out...

Fresh news ;) My collaboration with Port2port press is up.

I guess I'm not so clear as I think I am :)

This autumn Elisabeth Dunker and I moved together in a studio - Studio Violet. Studio Violet has a blog, a site and a web-shop. We have done a few products together - 2 posters, a 4-pack of "One project journals" and a 6-pack of postcards. More information about other things you might like to know on monday :)

Dimensions

It's already friday...!? How on earth did that happen? I feel totally confused, a whole week on three days.

Ana has got a new man in her house.

Magdalena Bors, link from Bientôt Demain.

I've got several e-mails where people are asking me if they can buy my calendar - yes, in my web-shop.

Lines & Shapes

Lines & shapes Vol.05 is here, it's a swedish issue with the theme of light/ljus. Maria and Lena have done a great job as usual. The participants are Karin Eriksson, Sandra Juto, Elisabeth Dunker, Albert Sjöstam and myself.

Colour fiesta

Nature is having it's last party before bedtime. Full of colours, smell and confetti. I'm invited. It's still warm but I brought my Lotte-scarf just in case.

Thank you all, for your comments and for celebrating Studio Violets shop opening with us!

Ritsuko Ozeki, found through Dear Ada and Yasu.

Hip hip Hurrah!!

Today Studio Violet is celebrating, not only is our website up and running - we have started a shop! Please take a look (and if you see anything strange, anything you think we should change, please let us know).

www.studioviolet.se

Studio Violet shop

Friday - freeday

Haven't done much useful today. Brought home some flowers though :)

The least I can do is to give you a few links, but before you disappear in the web - have a good weekend.

Philippe Gronon, found through Le Divan Fumoir Bohemien.

Mimi has done the cutest "tiny world pincushions".

Foksy, link from Living Room.

I didn't knew I needed one

And suddenly I had bought a typewriter. I always wished for one when I was young, it took a while to get one. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. It is totally different from using a keyboard, it is physical -you have to press the keys really hard. I like it. If it is anything you need to know about typewriters go to the Uppercase blog. Talking about Uppercase blog, I found a link to Grace Partridge's parking passes there.

Thank you Drömma Lotta for writing so nice about me :) Lotta has a beautiful shop here in Gothenburg, Haga. Unfortunately, for most of you, she's only writing in swedish, she writes wonderfully poetic and I have a feeling she is a superromantic and passionat woman + she is in love, you can only imaging.

Packing calendars

This is what I'm doing, packing calendars :)

Studio Violet has a sweet tooth. We have already eaten several chocolat bars (with help form Sandra and Johan).

Guillaume Ninove .
A cardboard castle over at Ann Woods.

What I brought home from the forest

Nature, nature, nature - what can I say....

I found this link to Hong Kong based Dustin Shum’s work at the wrongdistance blog. I'm in love with this photo.

(Here's my paintings at the Lunar boy gallery)

It's a busy period

It's a busy period, not only for myself, even for Studio Violet - a blog is born.

More smoke

This one is going to a show at Lunar boy gallery, along with this one and this one.

This man, maybe the last smoker, is also on one of the pages in my 2009 calendar.

The other participants are Dan May , Sergiomora and Kevin Titzer.

Red autumn

This far it has been a good autumn, the air is starting to get brisk and clear.
Today Sandra and Johan will come over to the studio and help me to pack the calendars you have ordered (thank you :)

Mara Skujeniece.
Maïssa Toulet.

Raining on roof-windows

Today was the first day I spent in the studio while it was raining. We have three big roof-windows and the sound of the rain was so nice. Morran appreciated beeing inside.

IJM, found through Tas-ka.