In green

New Pippidress!

The dress I told you about is finished! I call it my Pippi Långstrump (Longstocking) dress, I think it reminds me of her dress. This was my first dress to sew and like many other new beginner projects I've done I sure have learnt a lot. Dress nr 2 whenever that may be will be so much better. Progress progress! I bought the fabrics in small pieces for 80 kronor at Olssons tyger och stuvar. I can't believe I used my old sewing machine for this dress and got through it without having a nervous breakdown...puwhh.

Illustration Friday: Baby

I don't mind my man calling me baby, and look I'm also a total babe, right? here's a selfportrait of how I would look like if I had glasses. I always wanted glasses before but now Im not that hooked on the idea anymore. Seems like everybody's got them now for some other reason than what should be the reason.
I drew my latest scarf I've crocheted and that scarf is the most advanced crocheting I've done so far, I just have to take some photos of it before I show the result.

Lunch

Badly drawn banana or just hungry??? I think both but hey..in need of putting something up here this will do for now. I've started on a dress and maybe I'll finish it next time I'm free from work, hopefully this sunday after Shiatsu practice at school. It's fun sewing again, I've really missed it but my sewing machine is really crap, I need to buy me a new one. This one I have now is my mothers old machine from the early 80's and parts of it doesn't even work and are about to fall of, really bad!

Doodle

In that dark room at work......

Girl with bandana

Ink pencil.

Illustration Friday ( Worry)

Some thoughts are hidden underground.

Having fun with markers

Ink pencil & markers.

My black cat

The cutest ever!

Plastic bracelet

This is a bracelet I made while watching tv the other week. I made it of the same plastic beads as the coasters. It's great to combine tv and creating, because I found that I get so easily restless not crocheting/knitting/drawing or sewing while watching a show or a movie.
Today I gave mom that turquose scarf I made for her. She said she liked it very much and thought it was funny when I reminded her that that yarn was hers in the 80's. I think she even knitted a sweater or something with it....horrible horrible 80's stuff...

Orange girl

Yes, I love the colour orange.

Those lips

I've always loved the photos of David Bailey, especially those of the 60's and Swinging London like these ones of Catherine Denevue and Mick Jagger - he actually looks good here!!


One of my favourite films ever - Blow up by Michaelangelo Antonioni is actually largely based on Bailey. Here played by David Hemmings. Antonioni made a lot of other great movies like Zabriskie point. I absolutely love the desert scene with lovers rolling around in the sand which I think The Smashing Pumpkins copied for their 'Today' video.

Illustration Friday: Electricity

It's been too long ago I did a piece for Illustration Friday, so here's my interpretation of this weeks theme 'electricity'.
Ink pen and Illustrator.

Doodle

Train boredom on a monday night.
Ink on paper.

Striped bag

This I made a long time ago, well about two months ago or so really, like many other finished projects I just haven't scanned or taken photos of. I sewed it together with left over fabrics I've saved forever. It was about time I used some of my enormous pile. I even made a little pocket on the inside with my label attached and some yellow bows at the top ends. It's already becoming a spring favourite bag of mine. I think my next bag project will be in black. Black and simple. It's crazy but I don't think I even got one completely black.

Portable turntable!

Ahhhh this is soo cool!!! Jonas just bought a portable turntable to bring with to picnics this spring and summer or maybe our always half planned roadtrips. It runs with batteries or just a simple power chord. We had the most lovely spring day yesterday. Spend the whole day at söder, eating at Primo ciao ciao (best pizzas), drinking coffee at SOFOs and went shopping at Grandpa's and Pet Sounds. We bought records! It isn't very often I actually go out to buy records. I bought Elephant Candy with The Fun & Games and The Ultimate Of Jackie DeShannon. I'm always asking for The GO when I'm there but they always say no so I'm going have to buy on ebay or amazone. Their Howl On The Haunted Beat You Ride are amazing!

Cell phone photos and The Band playing on the recorder.

Girl with red ribbons

I think I was inspired by my sisters hairstyle a while ago when I did this. It was super-blond almost white and she had all different plaits placed. Anyhow I thought it was so cool. Those eyelids kinda reminds me of her too or a mix of us I guess but those lips are mine even though they only look like that when I'm trying to whistle ( it sounds awful!) Maybe I'll even colour it later.

Sleeping beauty

Inspired by a topic months ago on Illustration Friday, 'Blanket'. So I drew myself sleeping with an open mouth and my hair all over the place.

Ink pen and Illustrator.

Orange blossom

Having fun with illustrator.
Other than this, I've made a bracelet the other day of plastic beads, the same as I used with the coasters. I'll show it to you later.

Portrait

This is a self-portrait I did a long time ago (above) with ink. I drew it from a photo Niklas took of me in Thailand.
I later rearranged it in Illustrator (above) and I'm not sure which I like best.

Doodle - Quiet not quite

This is a new girl I saw at work, we haven't actually talked that much yet but something about her is so mysterious. She looks like an fairy or a mermaid with that pale complexion and red hair. And I've noticed she's quite quiet. See misspelling on doodle.

Ink pencil on paper.

New graphic books!

My newly arrived graphic books I ordered last week are here! Saurrrrr seemed exited as well, she was up there smelling them! They are Bob Fingerman's 'Beg the question' - which I started reading yesterday (he draws really good shadows), Jessica Abel's 'Mirror Window' and Kim Deitch's Shadowland. They are all from Fantagraphics Books. Whenever I'm at their site I see tons of books I want, I just can't get enough of graphic novels and comic books, I'm such a geek I know!

Profile

Ink pencil.

Doodle

A quick doodle of Jonas.
Ink pencil on paper.

Recycled yarn - Crocheted scarf

I crocheted a scarf with this turquoise yarn I found at my parents attic a long time ago and completely forgot all about it until some months ago. My mum used to knit sweaters back in the 80's when everybody did (so I've heard). Anyway I picked up the yarn and now that it's finished I'm giving it to my mum. She will look gorgeous in this colour.

Illustration Friday: Save

Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave. Save the ocean!

Ink pen on paper.

Bead coasters

These bead coasters is actually from last year but in need of putting something up here on my little blog, here you go! I have lots of beads left so I'm planning on doing some more.

Cute in every word

I guess I was inspired by some kind of cuteness here? My hand is getting better too, that's a relief. I'm writing in my journal again! I got a little more inspired when I saw Geninne's beautiful journals. I even tried a little crocheting on a scarf I started with before the operation, not to much though, I think I'll give it two weeks for it to be ready.

Ink and photostudio.

Inspirational book

New book! It covers all from origins and history to colour plates and biographies of artists.
I love the landscapes of Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige.
I first got interested in Japanese art when I saw an exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. There was all sorts of beautiful little prints of flowers and birds and also featured the art of Chinese Huang Yongyu.

"We live only for the moment, in which we admire the splendour of the moonlight, the snow, the cherry blossom and the colours of the maple-leaves. We enjoy the day, warmed by wine, without allowing the poverty which stares us in the face to restore our sobriety. In this drifting - like a pumpkin carried along by the current of the river - we do not allow ourselves to be discourages for a moment. This is what is called the floating, fleeting world."

Illustration Friday: Homage

This is an oldie but I think it suits the theme quite well.

Afternoon flowers

I started painting with acrylics (again with my left hand) but thought I could blend some ink and markers on to it. This is what I first came up with, very clean.


And I ended up with this painting(the rest was made with my weak poor right hand, I cant wait till It's back to normal again!) As I said before, I LOVE to cover a sheet of paper or this case canvas with lines and curves. My favourite thing!

Left hand painting 2

I quite like this last painting I did, looks a bit Japanese inspired.
Acrylic on canvas sheet.

I see you...

I dug out my old acrylic paint, some of them were so dry I had to throw them away. I painted this with my left hand with clear blue acrylic paint. I actually find it easier painting with my left hand than writing, it look so bad! as can be viewed above with my signing.
Sausau has taken a bite right up in the left corner, she does that sometimes.

Oh.. just some crocheted things...

This crocheted cap and scarf was made in February but haven't had the time to put them up here until now. After I was finished with the scarf I thought I might as well do a cap with the leftover yarn. They're both of the same green mohair yarn. I really miss crocheting, I can't wait until my right hand heals enough for me to be as crafty as I usually is. Anyway..I can't just sit and watch tv and I'm reading 3 books whereas one is worth mentioning - Black Hole by Charles Burns - a graphic novel, so I have painted a lot. Oh yes PAINTED, I don't very often do that you see..but late last night when everybody else was sleeping and today right out of bed I did some acrylic painting! It was really fun working with a new material, felt good so there is no stopping me painting with my left hand now!

Left hand drawing 2

Ink pen on paper.