Of Music and Colour

I bought music today. An oldie I have been meaning to buy for ages, and an album I look so much forward to get to know properly. I linked to a crazy, amazing video with her (and "Buttons") about a year ago (I think by reference of Mansuetude, actually) and now she has an album out. What an album. (What a lady.) I love the album already—and we only just met. The video, unfortunately, is not availible on YouTube anymore (It was the one with the rubberband, the plastic, the clothes-pegs). I hope you came across it. Anyhoo; Sia. And her website. And a festival interview. (A while after posting, I found the video here :-) Yay)
3. L'homme est un île
4. Abyss

Of Word and Colour

While leaving word with my fellow bloggers, I enjoy the word verifications. The computer who generates them comes up with great words, like califlat and terrer, and I always fantasize that one day I will get a word that means something and is completely suitable for that very moment! :-) Has it happened to you?
1. hello
2. I seem to hear you
Anna Emilia Laitinen via Eddy and Edwina
small magazine – so much inspiration (so many bloggers)
Have yourself a peaceful weekend.

Are we there yet??

I tried to think it differently this year ("'Tis winter, and will be for a few months more"), but it caught up on me. The urge for Spring! Usually it hits me around January 2nd-January 3rd, so perhaps I should be proud that I made it all the way to the 21st this time. From now on, and to the first warm sunbeams make me hesitate with the double-double wollen sweaters, I'm all "Issit warm yet?—issit spring yet?—arethe flowers up yet?". Well—Can't help it. Can't wait!

In Black & White

I'm working on some ink illus for a project these days. I can't show you yet, but I want to show you one in the same style, that I did for a book cover last year. It's H.C Andersen—do you know him? He's our countrys National Poet (or one of them :-)
The cover turned out completely different. So now this is a drawing-in-a-drawer. (I bet there are a lot of those world-wide. I have a few myself :-).
A gem of a book. And super-cool posters.

"So this ..." part II

Have a sweet weekend :-)

* i n t e r m i s s i o n *

Music by Arielle Dombasle · Movie by me
(Technical reasons for illu not being posted as promised. Won't bore anyone with details.)

So this is what it feels like ...

to be selfemployed, I mean. It's nice. Great, actually! I've been busy these first two weeks. I feel so grateful.

Alas—the light is gone. So workspace now -- illu tomorrow. (False light is weird).
Check out Kristin Cammermeyers wonderful work (the whole thing is in Flash—you can go to portfolio). Via My Love For You.
Oh! And is this ever a treat! WAUW!
Last— well, I know it's not nice to laugh at people, but I couldn't help myself. (I don't even think they were kidding:-)
See you tomorrow.

Music and Sweet Cardamom Coffee, to stay pls.

Grinding coffee beans for a huge glass of coffee with hot milk (and—I confess—a spoon fulla sugar), I threw in 3 cardamom pods with the beans. Yum.
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The day before New Years, I came across Analogik's not-so-new album Søens Folk (roughly translates to Men of the sea). Wow. Couldn't get over it. Here's a track from the album; God Russik (~Good Russin (yes)). Analogiks website. And MySpace. Yum.
Flora Douville linked to another great artist: Emilíana Torrini. Top right on her site, you can listen to a number of tracks. Umn-Yum.
If you're up for it, please check these two Danish electronics: Hej Matematik and Spleen United.
I'm all music'ed out now:)

Good Morning '09

*H A P P Y · N E W · Y E A R*
I wish everyone a wonderful happy 2009. May you have what you wish for.

Cozy

This one snug in (whatcan you do?!)

And I have begun a vest, inspired by the "Fri hækling"-books. The book says: "Draw and cut a shape" (in my case a vest), "And make sure your design stays within the edges of this". That's it! It's a wonderful project.
Lovely collection. And here.
Rex Ray on rediscovering creative freedom.

In Between

I love inbetweens. The space in which nothing is thought, nothing is spoken and every possible possibility stand vibrant and open. Not being defined. Being only InBetween. A mere glimpse in ones consciousness; focus on it—and it'll be gone.
A similar, but different InBetween is the inbetween of projects. On the satisfaction of having concluded something, comes an ever so silent holding of breath, before deciding what to make next. It is empty and endless in the best way. Followed inevidably by a roaring river of defining new projects. Awesome!
So. The Sweater:
And the perhaps-new stuff:

Elsebeth gave me these two books (Thank you, dear friend;). I looove them. They're completely 70s-groovy. No rules or patterns—"just-crochet-away-and-see-what-happens". Great!

Composing A Day by Knick Knack.
Mac-Love this :-)

Have a sweet day

There!

Very Merry Christmas to you all. I hope you and your families will have wonderful relaxing days with love and togetherness.
It has been so long since I have posted, and since I have skip-hopped along those tangled paths of blogger-world, and I miss it so so much. But between sorting out my head, my feelings, and the sweater (haha—I am now half a sleeve and one neck short of being done), I just couldn't oversee it. Now, finally, thoughts are beginning to quiet down, and I feel almost ... myself again:)

January 1st, I am starting my own business. *Yay*. I am happy and excited and a little bit nervous. I mean —I'm on my own now. No safe pay check by the end of the month, no pension, no insurance. But it feels right! Like there is no other way. And I am experiencing so much luck. I'm being helped in every possible (and impossible) way. Syncronicity. In all its beauty. I am deeply thankful.

It's probably a small thing for Mankind, but a huuuuuge deal for me, so please forgive the drama and secretiveness:))) But there it is. The beans, I mean ;-))

Thank you for commenting—even though I was absent. See you soon. I wish you the best of the best of the best of Christmases, along with peace and calm. Happy Holidays.

Change is coming

I haven't been very busy here lately—my mind has been preoccupied. In a huge way. Change is coming; it's exciting and breathtaking. And it is going to be wonderful. I'm sure of it. —not going to spill the beans just yet, but it won't be long:)
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Made a misteltoe. From felting-wool, scraps af yarn and wooden beads.

I wish you a wonderful weekend. Please pay a visit to Amy Atlas. Sugar Art—yum. And to Victor Dubrovski (and animals). Via Slowprogress.

Hello Ms Moon

Thank you so much for your sweet comments on the previous post. Votes for the dear deer were in favour of No 2—eight to four:))
Don't you just love these crisp mornings? I can't help taking pictures of the sky—and I'm in awe how it changes by the second. (So I run from window to window, shooting pictures - waayyy to cold outside for me to place my bare feet on the balcony ;-))

Btw -- My house-wife-account is filling up very nicely these days. I'm knitting a sweater for my husband. And it is taking me forever. I'm quite slow at it. Enjoying though:)
What are you up to?

~>O<~ (I have asked Santa for her textile print book for Christmas. Do you think I will gettit?)

Seasonal suggestions

A little happy holiday sketching. I have difficulties choosing.

Which do you prefer?

Wonderful links today: Keri Smith, Antónios drawings (and awesome webdesign), french happy store Pylones. Cool knitwear (and generousity) at Made By Myself. Last; wauw . Have a sweet Tuesday ;-)

Betsy Walton

I received this beauty in the mail yesterday. Ouuuhh, I feel so happy looking at it. I fell in love on Etsy, and now it is here, even prettier than I had hoped. The colours more vibrant, and the texture of the paper more perfect than I had dreamed. THANK YOU, Betsy Walton, for being such a stunning, talented artist. Now I will go find a good frame for my pretty print:)
Betsy also make an animation; Paper Airplane.

Fragile

One breath, and the light is gone. I chose to set all else aside this afternoon after work, grab the cam, and go for a walk. I am deeply thankful that I did.
Super cool website designers: Also. A treasure chest of cool websites—e.g. Charmingwall. Bonus: Less. Please listen #3—I want to know you.
Wauw. Lovelovelove blogging. Talent all over.
Take care. Wish you a curious Wednesday ;)

Busybusybusy

Haha. Sometimes I feel like I'm waaayy ahead of me, and I runrunrun to catch up. But I can't help laughing at it, 'cause I know it's only my ambitions running up there, turning it's head every two seconds, going C'mon, you slow twit, get moving. And I just laugh harder.
Anyhoo--feeling utterly uninspired, I took a few lazy evenings on the couch last week, and then -BAM!- was hit by a zillion ideas on Monday. (Runrunrun -- haha:-D) A few of them are here (below) and in the shop. More to come.

Very beautiful, spiritual post from Superhero Journal
Cool Castle T from Resurrection Fern (note also the awesome pillow ;-)
"I love green" Collection from Resurrection Fern's Flick'r
Great Stockholm Talents

and three little wishes for Xmas ;-)

Electronic

- urge to make a small, quick -not-much-thought-behind- electronic illo. Phew! Feel better now. Happy Monday to you.

October 17th (late)

A sweet weekend to you

Light-Dark

I shot this while preparing dinner. I wasn't really going to post it, until I saw this. :)
Coincidences. Or synchronicity. Which do you believe in?
Additionals on Flickr.
And more here here here.

Orange·a·glad'ts·autumn?Mnn

I am.
Wonderfulcolourful HappySilly. Yum!
Pickles on Food Blog.
Happy Monday.

A little preview

on some ornament sets I'm preparing. They will hit the shop come November.

Please visit Mansuetude at Tumblewords ... she's on my blog roll, and I am sure to visit her every time she posts, for the wisdom she shares. -- her latest thoughts and recommandations are breathtaking.

Slippers vol.II

(vol. I here). Wonderful weekend wishes to all :o)
More shops - isn't this pretty? + Super-cool Bristol-grafitti-artist Banksey. + Nordic light at Lumetta.

*Yum*

Thank you all for your comments on the previous post :)

October 12th/ IF:Strings

Blogging is like travelling, don't you find? Last night I went on a long and adventurous journey, and today I have lots of links.
Cool typographic image at Mike Perrys. And super cute kitchen towel at Orange You Lucky.—Then I got into an orbit of textile and softee-works; so much sweet stuff at wee wonderfuls, which led me on to good vibes at Oh Happy Days. This reminded me of super-cool Copenhagen shop; Crème de la Crème à la Edgar—she is sooo talented. And well, then I had to visit Three Potato Four—more awesome stuff. And check out this Llama at Lamadesigns.
Now I just wanna drag my sewing maschine out from the closet ;)

How is your Sunday?

Unimportant important

Sometimes, littlest things can be so big. I had so many little things today, my chest almost can't hold it. Wonderful, insignificant and overwhelming. —I looked for this song for (I'm not kidding you) 19 years, and today it found me. I listened to it, and it was no big deal, but my heart laughed. Things like this. All day.
Heard this (below) on the radio. You be the judge of its littleness/greatness :-)

I send you happiness, for the weekend to come.

October 6th

Sergio Mora website and blog.

Self Control and Rough Weather

In need for indoor shoes, she had only one request: Kitty!

Fun, and very easy to make, with leftover felt from the Tea-House. I'd like to make more, but it will have to wait a while. I have a few unfinished projects :)

Thank you all, for your sweet, encouraging words for the shop:)
Please, see these beauties from Geninne. She also has a blog.

It's rough out today. I'll stay in, try all my teas and bounce on my new chair:))

Illustration Friday: Packed

Stumbled across amazing artist Betsy Walton yesterday. I simply adore her art - her use of colours is so refreshing. She also just started a blog - can't wait to see more.