my world is white

Some move freely, some move as they are told and some doesn't move at all.

This is very far from spring, but I'm happy for the winter even if out of rythm. Off to the studio, shall open the kiln and see what's hiding inside. Wish you all a good week!

Ingrid Bathe hand build and pinches such nice porcellain pots. She was kind to put me in her list of ceramic links, I'm honored, with artists I really like:
Meredith Knapp Brickell
Kirsten Kieffer

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!

like a little factory

New slips are mixed, I was out of bluish black (for the leaves, looks iron red when unfired). I've been productive this week :) A kiln full of bisque ware is cooling, and maybe I will do some glazing one of the Easter days.

Douglas Florian, painter who inspires me
via, also inspiring, Sarajo world blog /webpage Sarajo Frieden

Waiting for more snow to come Ping Mag Snowglobes

season backlash

Yesterday was the coldest day this year, mean icy wind. Winter at Konstepidemin, neighbor Per's stone blocks dressed in snow. I didn't want to go outside. Poor flowers.

About the Denmark trip; I wish we could make one together, sit and chat in the cafeteria or even better if it's a summer day, up on deck. Watch the mix of people on board, truck drivers, families on their way to holidays with wild kids newly released from car belts, backpackers trying to look as if above the common crowd, elderly ladies with nice hairdo.

And all of a sudden be in another country, similar but yet so different.

Stephan Färber's photography
at Behance Network, platform for networking, portfolios and collaboration.

Swedish school Kulturverkstan:
2-årig kulturprojektledarutbildning, dags att söka till nästa läsår.
Kontakt: info@kulturverkstan.net

slow boat

A very short shopping day trip to Denmark. Best of all; plenty of talk time with old friend while being transported.

I'm off for the studio, it's snowing outside today!
Wish your week a good start!

For inspiration:
Vanna Bowles, performance, sculpture, drawings
Linnéa Jörpeland, sculpture, click "Arbeten" to see more photos

animal park is back

Do you remember Erik Langert's animal park from February? The show is back in Göteborg and opens at the Maritime Museum today.
Erik's website.

Worrying: what happens in Tibet.
Radio Free Asia reports here.
Students for a free Tibet here.
Let's hope for a peaceful ending.

Wish you a weekend full of fun!

stairs to climb down

The other day was such a beautiful morning, suddenly I started seeing so many towers stretching upwards.

Up in the sky; Cloud appreciation society
search "Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds" or just enjoy the amazing variety in something we see every day (at least here on the west coast)
via Wrong distance

Jacob Löber Buchmann, ceramic figures, click Werkübersicht