81/365:2013 ATC blotting paper for sorrows

"Night is the blotting paper for many sorrows" ~Lithuanian proverb


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Medium used: acrylic paint, permanent marker and colouring pencil.

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79/365:2013 ATC clear philosophical formation

The words "clear philosophical formation" are translated from Norwegian, they are random words from the book page the ATC is made on.

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Medium used: acrylic paint and permanent marker on vintage book page.

75/365:2013 ATC manic panic electric green hair

75/365:2013 ATC manic panic electric green hair

Way back in the 90's I actually had green hair. My hair was bleached 3 times to knock the natural red out of it. The red did not go away, but the hair got green anyway.

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Medium used: acrylic paint.

74/365:2013 ATC catching the moon

74/365:2013 ATC catching the moon

I have played around with this motive lots of time this time the moon balloon was cracked.
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Medium used: pen, watercolour, acrylic paint, crackling paint.

73/365:2013 ATC Miss Harmony

73/365:2013 ATC  Miss Harmony

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Medium used: acrylic paint, colouring pencil and collage.

72/365:2013 ATC St.pat hedgehog

72/365:2013 ATC St.pat hedgehog

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Medium used: acrylic paint.

70/365:2013 ATC four clover girl

70/365:2013 ATC four clover girl

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Medium used: crackling paint, acrylic paint and watercolour.

69/365:2013 ATC Pheasant

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Medium used:acrylic paint, permanent marker,

68/365:2013 ATC onyx choker

68/365:2013 ATC onyx choker

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Medium used: acrylic paint and colouring pencil.

67/365:2013 ATC Happy Women's Day

The idea behind the International Women's Day was to make a strategy to promote equal rights, including suffrage, for women. Sadly after more than 100 years being a women does not give you equal rights, nor equal worth as a man.



when the music stops...


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Medium used: button, ribbons, permanent marker, acrylic paint and gel pen.

61/365:2013 ATC Collage R

Collaging book paper, yellow and green scraps.

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Medium used: vintage paper, pattern paper and acrylic paint.

59/365:2013 ATC conversation b

Conversations follow rules of etiquette because conversations are social interactions, and therefore depend on social convention. Failure to adhere to these rules devolves, and eventually dissolves the conversation.

The Norwegian alphabets has an additional 3 letter to the English alphabet, we have the letters
æ—ø—å

This card is connected to card 58. The translation on the card would be: -"ABCDEFG" -"oh"

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Medium used: self made stamp, ink pad, acrylic paint and gel pen.

58/365:2013 ATC conversation a

Conversations are interactive, because contributions to a conversation are response reactions to what has previously been said.

The Norwegian alphabets has an additional 3 letter to the English alphabet, we have the letters
æ—ø—å

This card is connected to card 59. The translation on the card would be: -"abcdefghi" -"what"

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Medium used: self made stamp, ink pad, acrylic paint and gel pen.

57/365:2013 ATC with heart in throat

Norwegian proverb saying "med hjertet i halsen" meaning "with my heart in my throat"

That choking feeling in the throat when you feel nervous or frightened. It refers to the way you can sometimes feel tightness in the throat when you are terrified for something. It is different from having a lump in the throat which is a positive way of being almost moved to the point of tears.


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Medium used: acrylic paint and white pastel.

48/365:2013 ATC Pierette

In my childhood my mother sang about Pierrot, he would like to marry Pierette, but used so long time to find the right words.

The first verse is roughly translated as follows:
Pierrot said to the moon: "Light now white and clear, until I am finish writing this letter. It is Pierette I am writing to, she will be my wife if she wants"


Here you can listen to the melody: http://www.erlingmusic.dk/upl/26998/AuClairDe.mp3

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Medium used: White, black and a touch of red acrylic paint.

45/365:2013 ATC happy Valentine's Day

According to Legend from the 5th or 6th century, Saint Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. St.Valentine is said to have performed clandestine Christian weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. The Roman Emperor Claudius II supposedly forbade this in order to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers.

In Norway, the day is not yet an established tradition. In recent years, commercial operators, retailers and postal service has invested millions to promote the day and make it important in Norway.

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Medium used: acrylic paint, promarkers(alcohol based ink markers) and colouring pencil.

44/365:2013 ATC yearning

yearn·ing, [yur-ning]
noun
1. deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a young lady yearning to be loved.

2. an instance of such longing.


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Medium used: acrylic paint, gloss medium and a non permanent marker.

42/365: 2013 ATC Fastelavn

Fastelavn is the name for Carnival in Norway and is either the Sunday or Monday before Ash Wednesday. Fastelavn evolved from the Roman Catholic tradition of celebrating in the days before Lent, but after Denmark became a Protestant nation, the holiday became less specifically religious. This holiday occurs seven weeks before Easter Sunday and is sometimes described as a Nordic Halloween, with children dressing up in costumes and gathering treats for the Fastelavn feast. The holiday is generally considered to be a time for children's fun and family games.

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Medium used: acrylic paint, feather and ribbon.

35/365: 2013 ATC Love can not be concealed

 

Norwegian proverb says: Love and a cough can not be concealed.

The tag say Kjærlighet a Norwegian word for love.

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Medium used: watercolour, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal, staple and a tag.

34/365:2013 ATC pearl necklaces

Jewellery is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. With some exceptions, medical alert bracelets/military tag, jewellery stands out from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to look appealing. Humans have been producing and wearing it for a long time. The oldest known jewellery is 100,000 year old beads made from Nassarius shells.

Although I love jewellery and preferably unique custom made ones, I do not make jewellery myself. Have a whole box, 16 liters, with beads and ephemera but have not the fascination or patience to create jewellery.

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Medium used: pen and acrylic paint.