Fly! (All is well)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OwFdONKf0&w=560&h=315] "Fly!" (A song I wrote last winter) Text HERE Each one of us have our own unique set of wings. They are created from passion, from our courage to be ourselves, to love and to do the best we can...
Slow down…invite PASSION to join the journey!
"Slow down - let passion find you", print available HERE. When I want more passion in life, I know I´ll have to take the time to do things that are inviting for passion. And like a small child, passion will try to escape if I try to order it to play at a certain time...
Nourish your seeds… painting process
I would love to share the making of one recent "mixed media" painting with you: First, glue different papers to the white canvas with Golden medium glue. I use the medium gel or soft gel, and choose semi gloss or gloss. Inspiration at this stage was very basic: a...
Why visionmaps work for me and how to create your own!
I am a fan. Of creating visionmaps. Or making drawings of our visions. Of writing thank you notes for things yet to happen. Or speaking our innermost unbelievable dreams out to a trusted friend or admitting it in a journal. I´ll get to why I am a fan... For those of...
Small morning chat with myself….or how to convince a cow to paint!
This morning the house was finally emptied of sick children and other obstacles. Everything was ready for a wonderful and long-awaited painting session. Coffee poured, the stove roared nicely. Painting day, finally! (Creative quickie page, inspired by the wonderful...
Calling all creative mothers!
Are you a mother? Are you also a creative soul? And do you sometimes wonder how on earth other creative mothers manage their time and energy? How they find a good balance between motherhood and their own creative time? How they make the shift from mother to artist and...
Springlight in january
(Carrying roses, print now available in the webshop) I can feel spring! It always seem to signal it´s arrival in january, in the middle of frost and snow. I know, it is way too early to anticipate green leaves and flowers everywhere. It could easily become a very long...
French inspiration
Lately I have been working on a new series of paintings I call "French inspiration" 5 pieces now, perhaps more coming. I truly enjoyed creating these, allowing myself to add all my "Oh, I love this pattern" and "Ah, this is so pretty" into them. Anything I wanted in...
May the road rise up to meet you! Blessed 2013…
("Sunshower", original available) "May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face, And rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand." (Old Irish...
2012 review
2012 you surprised me. You showed me for real how to actively make dreams come true. Over and over you told me the story of the power of many small steps in one intended direction. You made me feel humble and sometimes not able to contain it all, and at other times so...