Time flies and December is here again. The children are getting excited and we want to help them to count down to christmas. I dont know exactly when it started but in Europe we have made advent calendars for our children for at least 100 years. When my daughter was three, I made this advent… Read More
Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving, with friends and family. Happy Thanksgiving!
Decorations I have did a fun DIY project that I would love to share with you. All I did was to gather some scrap, some old magazine and then I made a collage. (lots of old stuff I already had around the house.) And this is my best tip for cheap and easy homemade Christmas… Read More
How to Draw & Paint with Ink and Watercolour. Coffee is my thing, but once in a while there’s something magical about having a cup of tea …… in a beauuuuuutiful antique tea cup. Being an artist, my home can get a little messy. Even still, I’m not afraid to bring you in to my home studio. Moments like… Read More
What to do in Oslo? Walking by the riverside is inspiring in itself and like most of us, I get a thrill from kicking through the lovely crisp dry colourful autumn leaves, so that is what I did, and I strolled around Oslo. I’m really enjoying being back again in the place I lived for 20 years. I went to the Hipster’ neighbourhood Grünerløkka which is the place to be if you like to… Read More
Scandinavian vibes It’s quite cold and gray outside today and it is typical for this time of year in Norway. November is here and it is time to take some time off and travel to get some inspiration. So I spent last weekend in Oslo to see my best friends from my student days. We… Read More
My new Art journal. I found a treasure in a second hand shop. I fell in love with this beautiful blue notebook that is decorated with gold leaf. I love that it is written Norwegian, French and English and that it has the most beautiful hand writing. It is written in different colours of… Read More
Sometimes I have to save my ideas, that I don’t have time for. By recording them somewhere safe, you know that you have them for a “rainy day” (we get lots and lots of rainy days in Norway). Create a secret store of creativity. No idea is a bad idea. Maybe it won’t work for one project, but it might be… Read More
Photo: Jeanette Nilssen CREATIVITY TIP OF THE WEEK- How to get focused. Sometimes we find we have no ideas, and other times we find that we have too many. And having too many can be just as much of a problem as not having any at all. In this article I will talk about why it is important to select a few good ideas at a time. Focusing… Read More
Having fun and being free about your art work is not something you can control. It just happens if you are open, and we have to embrace it and take advantage when it occurs. The artist in The Artists Organisation in Rogaland has just celebrated its 80 years anniversary . I was lucky to participate in a book about the artists in the region. The book is an overview of the local professional artists. One thing I love about… Read More
DIY- Mini magic Creativity cards CREATIVITY TIP OF THE WEEK – Give your Creativity an Art Energy Snack. Imagine kneeling beside a mountain stream and cuping your hands to drink the fresh, cold, clear water, standing under a waterfall or plunging into a pool or lake. Any one of these will make you feel wonderful. My… Read More
Here is my todays drawing, I had some fun out in the sunshine making an ink drawing. You can subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email, or follow on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Hundreds of vintage silk scarfs. As you know I have a collection of hundreds of vintage silk scarfs. I can’t seem to resist a beautiful silk scarf when I find them for a couple of dollars in a charity store. I have absolutely no idea how to make it look great around my neck, it always seems to be to much So I… Read More
Do something different and have some fun at the same time. One of the things that can stop you being creative is being afraid to make mistakes. Another is not knowing how to break outside the usual things you do. You can often set rules for yourself that are smothering your creativity and you don’t even know it.… Read More
Put a memory in a box What do you give to a very good friend? Someone you have known for years? Someone, you have a very close relationship with? It is not to easy. You look in the gift shops and on-line and you find good ideas, but a great idea? Something personal? and if you… Read More
Make some new perfect and brilliant summer towels. Enjoying the summer? Any fun summer plans? Mine is turning out to be rather creative and magical but I’m seriously wishing I had a warm lovely summer like last year… I just upgraded my beach towel and added a secret little pocket. Away with the old boring towel and welcome cool, new exotic… Read More
Here’s a couple of my sketchbook drawings from this weekend. I got some flowers and a pineapple at the supermarket. The flowers where on sale, they were going a bit sad, but I think it makes them more interesting to draw! I rarely draw studies for my paintings, but I sketch a lot, in fact, anything that is placed in front… Read More
I am very proud to have be nomination for 3 Awards!!!! I have been awarded, nominated and now I will give a big Thank You to the two great and wonderful artists Carolina Russo And Mihaela Georgescu for some wonderful awards. Mihaela nominated me for the Creative Blogger Award. Carolina nominated me for The Starlight Blogger award and The Sisterhood of the World. Carolina has shown me what good blogging is and what blog networks can do and… Read More
You have probably noticed the new colouring trend already. You fill in colours in a black and white drawing. And as you do it, you relax have a wonderful meditation and it is a great anti stress for most of us. It seems like every one is enchanted by its mindfulness. This also goes for those who can’t paint or draw. I guess this is for it… Read More