harvest day; much better

The kiln turned out fine, now I have all pieces ready to start the mosaic work (lotus fruits, chrysanthemums and clouds, original skethes here). Today was a much more focused day than yesterday. But like you say, Alexandra, bad days are needed too.

Workshop "Taking parts" is going on at Konstepidemin (have a new look at the web page, I took over updating recently and refreshed the English section last weekend. Still work to do but major improvement if I may say so myself :))

12 Swedish jewellery artists work with Karin Seufert, German exhibitor at Hnoss, staying on a Iaspis grant in one of the guest studios.

Saturday night they will show the result and Sunday afternoon is a seminar with Karin,
Anders Jacobsen (Radikalslöjd, Lagombra) and
Hans Stofer from RCA, London.
Read more in Swedish here, English here.

not my day

Buildings in Luleå (looking through old pictures). Weird but nice mix, they are standing next to each other.

Been behind the computer all day without achieving much. No yoga class today —either. Kiln not cool enough to open, must wait until tomorrow. One quarrel at work and one at home (both later reasonably resolved). My handbag camera has lost the flash function.

But Andrea finished her work! and describes the feeling so well. Congratulations!
And Studio Violet shop is opened, congratulations and best wishes!

And here is amazing paper cut work Kako Ueda

Hope for a better tomorrow.

autumn leafs

Leafs from last weeks. Now the wind struggles to take all the colors off.

I'm off to glaze lotuses and chrysanthemums.

Ana Ventura is papercutting
Elsita too, thanks for the link Celia

Margon Lindberg and Petter Hellsing show at KHVC Galleri, Örebro here

more millenium - finally final summer

Things were so hectic after this summer, I totally forgot to post final photos from the USA trip. The fountain in Stockholm reminded me something was missing.

Cooling water in glass sculpture Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa, Millenium Park, Chicago:

Reason for the whole USA trip was my favorite soccer team Azalea BK girls 15, taking part in one of the world's major soccer tournament: USA CUP (and they won their group!). One reason this blog was so silent this summer was the other blog I was managing Football in my heart. The blog started in Swedish but later turned into English, so that our new American friends could follow.

Didn't know I had it in me, but now I feel like Soccer Mom Pro. Seems like focus turns more towards the younger the older I get. Very rewarding. And the trip was one of the most fun and fantastic I've made, ever. Being on a sight seeing tour with 24 teenagers is like discovering the world anew.

Before we left I read about a banana fly study; they live longer the more they hang around with younger flies. Human beings and banana flies are close genetically, so this summer must have made my life at least some years longer. At least it felt so.

Good luck with your week!
Only one link, so much to see:
Kristof Kintera, via Eddy and Edwina
The electric potato man is fine.

Stockholm lights

Top photo of the fountain outside Stockholm Fair, by Mikael Pauli and Dag Birkeland. Just wonderful smoke, sound and light show.
More and better photos here, video here.

Stockholm subway stations are amazing, like being inside of treasure caves of art. Kungsträdgården, by Ulrik Samuelsson is a favorite. I haven't seen the newer suburb stations in real life yet, they seem worth the trip.

Here a slide show with some of the almost 100 stations.
Here is a slide show with the full subway art history (in Swedish).
Stockholm by pixels, blog

Yesterday was the annual Kulturnatta, Culture night, here in Göteborg. I was too full, stayed content at home and read Jenny Diski On trying to keep still. I kept still though I know I missed plenty. Wish you a peaceful weekend.

lotus progress

Finished making all clay pieces for the mosaics, now just waiting for them to dry before firing. They will shrink and I want to know how much before I start cutting the mosaic around.

Days are lovely, sunny, warm enough to sit outside for coffee.

New blog in my list: Textile Swatches
thanks to An Indian Summer

inspiration trip

Yesterday a trip to Stockholm, earlyearly rise and back late at night. Well worth the ride, to a day seminar at the Swedish Inheritance Fund, Allmänna Arvsfonden. I've never seen as many engaged persons at the same time, working hard to make life better for kids and young people. With art and culture for tools; how good. Touched to tears by the music and theatre performances quite a few times.

Kids tell pros how to do-project here
Article (in Swedish) about a land art project with refugee kids here
Young culture ambassadors here

The fund's money comes from when someone dies heirless without a will. Money is distributed to non profit organizations work with children. Wish to be very rich when I die so they can have plenty to give away. We where invited because of the teenage summer job project at Konstepidemin.