8/365:2013 ATC Pinky

Did you know that the ghosts in Pac-Man had names? This is Pinky, he is pink - smart, speedy and good at ambushing. The rest is: Blinky, red - the fearless leader of the ghosts. Inky, blue - tends to be a little off target, but watch out if he gets close. Clyde, orange - the least intelligent ghost of the bunch. In Ms. Pac-Man Clyde is replaced by Sue, orange - the sexiest of the group.

Want to trade/swap an ATC? Read here to see how: http://ewian.blogspot.no/2012/12/atc-artist-trading-cards.html

Medium used: watercolour, watercolour paper, gel pen and permanent marker.

Art journal - my favourite flower

My favourite flower is "løytnantshjerter" translated meening the "lieutenant hearts". In English it is known as the "bleeding heart", in Latin it is "dicentra spectabilis".

The flower is perennial, meaning it survives the winter and blooms every year. We have been moving a lot and I had keep my bleeding heart in a urn taking it with me where ever we have lived. We now go our own home and this summer I hope to find a place where I can plant the hearts permanently. First it did not look like they survived the winter being in a urn can be though for the flower. I was very sad because it is really hard to get hold of these bleeding hearts. Today when I was outside doing some gardening I noticed that my hearts had survived after all. I am so glad. I wish I had more of these wonderful hearts, but I only have this one plant. I have the one that is pink/magenta.

Of course my journal entry for the day had to be the bleeding hearts. In my flower there is a girl sleeping, for me she represent the flower sleeping through the winter.

Medium used: Derwent pencil, watersoluble wax pastel and permanent marker.

Lovely Blog Award

Look what I got! (Late)Last year I got the Lovely Blog Award from Stacey at the http://artsnark.blogspot.com Stacy is among many things a mixmedia artist that let her creativity bobble to the surfaces and that share some of it through her blog, her Etsy shop and the ZNE network.



The lovely blog award is a bit like a tag, I am supposed to recommend 7 of my favourite blogs. There are so many lovely blogs out there! I reed most blogs through a RSS feed this way I don't have to spend my time to go and see if it's something new everyday the feed does that for me. This way I got to concentrate on reading the blogs, and can therefore read more. Some of the blogs that I liked and did find interesting I tagged in this post http://ewian.blogspot.com/2008/11/tagged.html

The 7 I list in this lovely blog award are supposed to link back & suggest 7 others. If any of you don't wish to "play along", that's OK. I still think your blog is lovely and you get to keep the Lovely Blog Award. BUT if you do play along I like to give you an actually tag I have made for you. See picture below. If you send the lovely blog award on it's way AND send me your snail-mail address I will send it to you.

To the ones that I am tagging, you can send your snali-mail adress to this mail; ewianblog (at) gmail. com DO NOT PUT IT IN THE COMMENT! If you don't want to share your mail address that is fine, your choice how much you want to tell other people. Just remember the tag is made for you. I hope all of you will play along!

The picture of the "One Lovely Blog Award" you can find it here: The http://flickr.com/photos/ewian/3181355410/in/photostream . I had mine included in the belly dancer picture.




Here are the seven lovely blogs, go visit and you will see what I am talking about...

Jennifer, http://thursdaydrive.com One of those cosy little blog that make me smile every time I see there is a new posting.

"She does hair", http://shedoeshair.blogspot.com and as the name say she does hair, my mother only practice three hear styles on my head: ponytail, pigtail and all hanging down, so I read this blog and have had so many great tips.

"So much yarn, so little time", http://cmeknit.blogspot.com this is primeerely a knitting blog, I started reading this only because of the headline, So much yarn, so little time. In the blog you get to see and read the way from start to finish projects.

http://specksbrain.blogspot.com This blog is a drawing/ journal blog, just love the style of the illos.

Tam, http://www.willowing.org/blog-news.html Her blog on blogger is fairly new, looks like, it is going to be a lovely one, but I have followed her on You Tube, the Purple Haze video was one of the first You Tube videos I saw.

Keron, http://thecolourguru.typepad.com A mixemedia art journal lady whit a big engagement.

http://www.badfaery.com Another sketchbook/ journal blog, there are some other post in between that is inspirational.



Medium used, belly dancer: watercolour, 3B pencil, watersoluble wax pastel, acrylic, spangles, and permanent marker. Picture is made in my art journal entry is made in the Hand Book Artist Journal from Global art materials. Inc

Medium used, tag: stamp, embossing and ribbons.

Art journal - ice skating

Ice skating, it has been many yeas since I last ice skated. I think about 15 years... Not that I suddenly started doing it again, but the roads has been slippery. First a lot of snow, then rain and then frost. It all made it in to wonderful ice skating and chair sledge days.

Medium used: permanent marker, watersoluble wax pastel, acrylic, masking fluid and watercolour. The entry is made in the brown leather journal from Rhonda Miller.

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Stacey I'll pick up the "Lovely Blog Award" just give me a little more time to get the picture I am making to go along all done.

Art journal - dancing with knitting needles

I am so happy, my order with knitting needles came today. The girl in the picture has a dress made of felted wool, just a cut of scraps from this summers felting. The flowers are green spangles and the knitting needles are made by permanent markers. Yes, the clouds are made of glitter! Other than that watercolours are used.

I have been waiting since may for these. I ordered from Michelles Garage Sale and I know they were sent shortly after I ordered but my post office lost them! Today I got a call saying they have fond them, this really made my day. This was not just ordinary knitting needles they have colours!
I can not get a hold of them here in Norway, just plain grey ones. I ordered Susan Bates silvalume double pointed knitting needles. Finding a company that would send them was also a bit of a trouble, did not wanted to be ripped off by the price of the postage. If you know a brand that make coloured knitting needles( not plastic) other than Susan Bates and if you know of company's that sends to Norway please let me know. Although I am happy with the service of Michelles Garage Sale I want to find a better selection if possible.

EDM # 5 - my bed

This is my bed. In the picture I wrote the the name on the objects, bed, sheet, mattress, pillow, bedspread, duvet. If you don't recognise the words it because they are in Norwegian and my writing is done in a hurry. Played around with some permanent markers. Some was permanent and some bleed. I used pilot, super color marker, Eberhard Faber decoro lackmarker, Uni Posca bullet tip and Uni Poscaround tip. There was a light wash over with the watercolours.



Medium used: Watercolour and permanent marker.

IF - Clique

Last minute entry for the Illustration Friday. Who is more clique birds or teenage-girls? I don't know my entry this week are some birds. The birds is of unknown species, hanging out together. Medium used: watercolour and pencil.

IF - baby

Have you seen little children pretending that their dolls are babies? Medium used: watercolour , watercolour pencil, ink for the background, vintage book page, ink mixed with acrylic for the colour of the dress, iridescent medium for the spoon.

IF - worry

This little birdy worry about who's shadow it is.



Medium used: watercolour.