cumbrian blues in Lidköping

Rörstrand Museum photos

English ceramic artist Paul Scott artistically researches prints on ceramics, he will open a show at Rörstrand Museum next Saturday. But before that, on Thursday, he will give a lecture and I hope you don't miss it if you are nearby. Nobody knows as much as Paul about ceramics and prints.
I must wait to see it until later, such a pity.

Website Cumbrian Blues
Pauls blog

studio tours, Carina Fihn

Carina Fihn studio, book packages with titles like "The Reality", "Silence", "The Fear"

Wow, what an intense week behind and what a sunny weekend ahead.

Thursday we had an open day (SeRum, the name a pun, can't translate, all about us staying in a former hospital) at Konstepidemin, for people who are interested in making use of artists or their work within their professional field. It turned out great!!

A mix of almost 70 people from institutions and companies came, curious and eager to experience, open to take part in talks and workshops. I think it was as inspiring for the artists, who met the interest and got new kinds of questions about their work. I'm so glad it went well!

My own studio was not open, still a mess inbetween projects and impossible to understand for a visitor. But next week things will happen!

I had hoped to take lots of photos from the open studios, but got so busy organizing small necessary things and changes, I couldn't.
Carina Fihn's studio is all for now.
Eva Lindblad is guest of the month at Carina's website, what a great idea!

Life in other studios: Interview with Smosch - Sandra Juto here, at Stephanie's blog. Look into studios and artists's work spaces here at Seth’s The Pulse

Have a weekend full of sun and rest well!

santa comes for easter too

I hope your Easter is nice, how ever you celebrate it!

This lovely parcel arrived all the way from India and Tara Publishing, just in time for Easter. Like Christmas. A beautiful hand made, fine detailed, colourful, screenprinted book with lovely creatures of Indian tribal art. Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh; taste the words and imagine the smell of paper and how the print feels to fingertips. I'm so thankful, Nina!

The prints will find frames and a place to hang; can't say which one I like the most, maybe the tree crowned deer.

See here what else they publish, art books, fiction, children's books and more.



Learn more about Indian folk art at Paintings of India.

Follow Lylou's preparations to open new shop, Nourish, in Athens, Georgia.

Happy Easter!