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FEBRUARY

Warming up

Soft and warm :)

The collage show, featuring for example Lisa De John, Deborah Hayner and David Fullarton.

Holly at Decor8 is organising a new Magazine Swap, she needs more people from out of USA.

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Shop update

Pale and Paprika

Two new crochet characters and a new print in the "shop".

Yoko Hayashi's Celtic forest

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Twigs

Talking about twigs, I wouldn't say no to this bed!

Kumi Obata, link from Cecilia.
Kimura Harumi, who's work I saw last year at the Bologna children book fair.

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Music

If you are unfamiliar with Pandora, check it out. Works great sometimes, and sometimes you'll have to listen to dreadful music

Alice Rose
I think I'll have to buy this record, Nina Simone Remix, her voice...
Morr Music Berlin
FC Kahuna

Enjoy your weekend.

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Cold and snowy

The tulips tells me spring is not that far away.

I've got a lot of glue suggestions, unfortunately I don't think I can find them in Sweden. Info about Paper Mod Podge & PVA, here is a recipe for YES glue, Letraset Studio Dry Mount Adhesive.
Thank you for your help.

Bettina Speckner found through Colour between the lines.

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El Mapador

Struggeling with my new glue. I don't want to use spray mount, so I'm trying to find a substitute that I can be sure isn't destroying the collages when they are ageing. Here I have used a flour glue that Cecilia told me about.

Two links from Ma Roulette - Do-Ho Suh and Elisabeth Lecourt.

Hossein Valamanesh a link from the Queen.

Fun Marie Antoinette dolls from The HeatherLouise Factory.

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Black, grey, brown and white

Finally I got my hands on some wooden types. I think I will go back for the whole alphabet.

Terhi Tolvanen, fun and beautiful jewellery.

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Church

...is a place I seldom visit.

Now I had a reason, listen to Karin singing in her choire. It was very beautiful.

And so was the light in the church toilet :)

Then we went to a pub and ate Fish and Chips and drank some Guiness.

okko and Loyal Loot, two links from Bientot Demain.

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Teatowel

This is my teatowel for Third Drawer Down! The light blue shapes will be embroidery. Take a look at all the other lovely work, the site is a little bit quirky but it is worth it - Third Drawer Down.

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Yoga

Trying to do some yoga :)
Yoga postures.

A new issue of Ruby Mag is out.

Illustrator Sven Palmovskij.

Patterns on Flickr.

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Love is in the air

I did this painting/collage to Platina's Valentine exhibition. Take a look at Karin's love tile here.

A Valentines message from How Do I Say This.

Morran sends some love :)
She is doing fine and the lump was the "good" ones.

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Maps

Maps are almost always inspiring.

The European digital library treasures.
Map of Cayuga County. And a lot more!

Christoph Schreiber.

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February - grey

So much easier to stand with a little sunshine :)

The weekend was very nice, dinner with some friends, wine, music, sunshine, meeting a friend at a café, beeing able to take walks with Morran again, sunday Afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and pastries. What more can you ask for.

Silkthumbs

Five and a half - from prints into journals.

How to make a paper crane.

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Painting

I'm painting a little bit more than usuall. I will probably have a show in Los Angeles this summer. I will have to paint a lot! It's very hard to not get distracted.

Paul Herbst, photography.

Three wallpaper design found through Maybe Maven.

Got to go back to painting, have a nice weekend.

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Giovannina

This will be available as a Giclée print in 2-3 weeks!!

A new paper issue of Ruby Mag is out.

The Swarm of Possible Meanings Surrounding the Ancient Pyramids - Timothy Marvel Hull.

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Paper quilt project

Paper quilt a project by Dawbis

Coral chandeliers, link from Hoping for Happy accidents.

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Sunspots - happiness

Reed Danziger.
Binh Danh (we have been there before I know).
Hiroyuki Hamada.
Lance Letscher.
All these links are from Joshua Krause.

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In the neighbourhood

All the artists and their dog breeds are up on the Wurstgallery.

Designed in Brussels.

Jasna Sokolovic, link from Poppytalk.

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Swosch, another week has passed

Morran is sooo booored! She's not allowed to take long walks until the stiches are gone (on monday). She wants me to play with her, and I do, but not enough. I have to work, but she couldn't care less. So when I try to work she sits behind me staring at me, she never gives up...

Bobi's new blog, and the old one.

Serge Seidlitz

Some moves for the weekend.

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Trying to keep it together

Thanks for the great owl links :)

February is "Create-a-thing-a-day" month. Each day participants post a daily exercise on a weekly theme they have assigned for themselves. (link from Keri)

Penelope has interviewed Katherine Dunn.

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Turn off the light the 1:st of February.

The 1st of February 2007: Please mark your calendar: People are Participating in the biggest mobilization of Citizens Against Global Warming The Alliance for the Planet [a group of environmental associations] is calling on all citizens to create 5 minutes of electrical rest for the planet. http://www.lalliance.fr

They are asking that people all over the world turn off their lights and electrical appliances on the first of February 2007, between 10.55am and 11:00am in Vancouver and on the Pacific Coast of North America,1.55 pm in New York, 1.55pm in Ottawa, 18.55 for London, and 19.55 for Paris, Bruxelles, Italy and Sweden.

February

February

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