Camilla Engman

Wilma and the owl cat

2008-05-11T12:40:00.001-07:00

Not so happy - right from the shower.

Almost as beautiful as nature - Janna Syvanoja.

Taking a ride around the town

2008-05-09T08:33:00.000-07:00

I'm working on collages/drawings for the next issue of Café Royal (Craig Atkinson is the founder). See it bigger here.

Today I've seen a woman with long beautiful red hair walking against the light. Today I've seen a woman walking on crutches but still wearing really high-heels. Tomorrow I'll see my mother. On monday there will be a new issue of Lines & Shapes. Right now, here's a flying ghost from Jess, and here's a brooch made by Estela Saez.

Have a weekend ;)

The breakfast club

2008-05-08T13:36:00.000-07:00

A great start on a beautiful day, breakfast with Sandra, Johan and Elisabeth.

Today I saw a hen that had found a single green grape, all the other hen chased her in a long line. I stod there and watched them for a long time but finally I had to leave. I wonder if she ever got the opportunity to eat it.

Hanna Konola, link found through Là

Noticing

2008-05-07T05:54:00.000-07:00

Before I started a blog I had a journal where I wrote down things I noticed. I started doing that after reading a book written by Erlend Loe, I think it was "Naive, super". It helped me to notice things, to appreciate it and to see that strange and sometimes wonderful/ugly things happens. I will try to find that journal again. Taking photos helps me to see things, but it is hard to photograph a course of events or a conversation overheard at the bus.

Today I met a man when I was out walking in the park/forest, he didn't talk very good swedish but we said hello to each other and started to talk. He went to this off path place everyday. He had brought two beers and two deserts :) He had a plastic bag full of breads and walnuts, he was waiting for his friends. Everyday birds and especially squirrels came and got something to eat, they had become friends and I could see that he was happy about it. He pointed out a little mountain of walnut shells. I sat down and waited for the squirrels with him. Then two friends show up, human friends, I thought he was talking about the squirrels when he talked about his human friends. After a while I could see a squirrel jumping from one tree to another to get to teh meetingpoint. I had to leave because Morran gets crazy about squirrels. He said I was welcome back any day.

Heather Smith Jones and Alicia has this Noticing Project.
3191 is another one.
And on the Illustration Friday blog Amanda has noticed the beard trend :)

Cutting in light

2008-05-06T11:30:00.000-07:00

Remember this post? Here's the photos Elisabeth took.

The cans festival.

Paper houses

2008-05-05T04:09:00.000-07:00

I've been working on these paper collages/drawings lately. It is so much fun and there is always a big portion of suprise that I like a lot.

Nice furnitures from Giba.
Lis Sanders has, as so many others, a thing for hair.

e-mail problems

2008-05-03T16:10:00.000-07:00

I think it may be solved! But if your e-mails are bouncing use this address - acamillaengman@gmail.com

Soft green

2008-05-02T02:50:00.000-07:00

All the green is totally fresh, soft and new. The smell is fantastic, newborn birch leaves, stinging nettles and bird cherry blossom. To that you can add birds singing. It is almost like spring is overdoing it.

Steve Kim

Julienne Hsu

I've done a iGoogle Artist Theme :)

Shop update!

2008-04-30T02:17:00.000-07:00

I have updated my "shop" with three new screenprints - Mme Ochre, Mr Black and Divert (they are printed on the same paper, I'm just not a good enough photographer ;).

More pictures from the exhibition

2008-04-29T03:41:00.000-07:00

Many more (and bigger) pictures here!

manos shop is up and running.

Someone's got a crush

2008-04-28T03:35:00.000-07:00

As usuall I didn't take any photo's at the party, to busy talking :) Two of our first guests brought those lovely flowers, Cecilia and Mattias. Someone's making out with mr Black behind the curtains.

Karin. manos. (the webshop will open any day now!)

Sarah Illenberger, found through Lena.

Sunday links

2008-04-27T04:56:00.000-07:00

I'm back and I'm exhausted, but happy and content.

Here's three sunday links, watch out if you are having a hang over or an extra sensitive day ;)

The voice, the dog and the lesson.

Välkomna på vernissage

2008-04-23T11:31:00.000-07:00

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Välkomna på vernissage på manos, torsdagen den 24 april kl 16-19!
Vi bjuder på vin och choklad :)

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Show opening

2008-04-22T15:37:00.001-07:00

I'm off to Stockholm and Karin again, this time for our collaborative show Opening at thursday! More info.

Jan at Poppytalk is this weeks guest blogger over at Design*Sponge, she's done a little interview with me, here.

That's all for now. I'll be back on monday. Wish me/us luck :)

A walk in spring

2008-04-22T11:40:00.001-07:00

After a while Morran gets bored of all my photographing. Why do we have to stop all the time.

Agence eureka, found through wrongdistance.

The lazy photographer

2008-04-21T12:15:00.000-07:00

Photographs from an armchair :)

Visitations, Alex Kanevsky

Spring, exhibitions and fika

2008-04-20T01:34:00.000-07:00

Bibbi Forsman

Angela Liguori made a Roma design guide. They say if you throw a coin in Fontana di Trevi you will visit Rome again, so I did and so I will. But right now Sweden is fantastic!

The Coffee Collective

Have a nice weekend

2008-04-18T06:49:00.000-07:00

Morran is fine, it was just fat lumps :) We will celebrate with an extra long walk out in the spring day.

Bibbi's exhibition starts tomorrow.

Kim Hiorthöy.

Joshua Field.

Partly shaved

2008-04-17T08:41:00.000-07:00

We have been to the vet. to check new lumps :( Not in the brests this time which is good because it is possible to check them without operation. So that's why she is partly shaved. We will get the result already tomorrow.
I've got a new favorite bakery, they use eco-products and make good and simple bread.

Karin posted a link to Lillevi Hultman the other day, I like it. Sandra posted a link to the artwork of Jennifer Khoshbin. Another friend has finally started a blog.

Shadow and light

2008-04-16T08:26:00.000-07:00

Elephant shadow (penguin's without shadow).
Polymer clay as you've never seen it before - Meredith Dittmar.

A perfect evening

2008-04-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

Good food with nice friends, listen to some music and still be able to be home at midnight, well almost :)

Box life.
Illustrator Stuart Kolakovic.

Light and photos

2008-04-14T07:53:00.000-07:00

Last week Elisabeth photographed me. I photographed Elisabeth photographing me, I wanted to reach for my camera all the time. Especially when she was tangled to the bushes ;) She took some really amazing photos of me and Morran!

Julie Krakowski, textile designer.

The last peek

2008-04-13T14:29:00.000-07:00

Mme Ochre turning red.

More info about the show here.

Plunge

2008-04-12T01:19:00.001-07:00

First day was a beautiful spring day, the day after it was snowing... brrr. After the first day of ambivalence we just dived in to those big bowls and applied stories on them. On the inside and on the outside.

A fresh start

2008-04-11T06:35:00.000-07:00

It's a little intimidating to start working on those big beautiful bowls. I had to start with a small one. First day was mostly looking and touching.

Three links - Jaakko Pallasvuo, Paddy Molloy and last a link to Hannah van Bart.

Have a great weekend.