66/365:2013 ATC promise of spring

The sun heats so lovely, it's still cold in the shadows, but the sun promise that spring is on coming.

The card is a recycled test ATC I made back in 2008 for the artist group ZNE.

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

Medium used: iridescent, alcohol based ink, gel pen, watercolour, stamp.

Norwegian: Solen varmer så deilig, det er fortsatt kaldt i skyggene, men løfte om at våren er på tur.
Kortet er et resirkulert test ATC jeg laget tilbake i 2008 for kunstnergruppen ZNE.

64/365:2013 ATC traa

The Norwegian word for thread is "trå". Made a little spool from some left over thread, about 1 meter of each colour.

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

Medium used: thread, pattern paper, stamp and ink pad.

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"

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

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"

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

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

53/365:2013 ATC woven heart

The tradition of making woven harts accumulates at Christmas time, but I do find them charming all year.

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

Medium used: alcohol based ink, paper, stamp, embossing powder and ink.

50/365:2013 ATC Liv

I do not have many heroes / heroines. But one of the really big one is Liv Kyllingstad Godin.

I was lucky to have Liv working in the church where I grew up. She was there for a couple of years. One of the many stories she told me was how she met her husband. To be precise how he saw her for the first time. She was a missionary in Congo. She had been given the vaccine and was quite sick, but was driving home on a motorcycle. She was wearing a yellow blouse and yellow trousers. She did not feel well, yellow and green as she said. She remembered the day because she was sick, he remembered her as a yellow lightning bolt that came in full speed along the road.

Every time I see a young lady in yellow garments I think of Liv.

The girl is my self made stamp, original made for the 2011 diary project.

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

Norwegian:
Jeg har ikke mange helter/heltinner. Men en av de virkelig store i mitt liv er Liv Kyllingstad Godin.

Jeg var heldig å få ha Liv et par år i menigheten der jeg vokste opp. En av de mange historiene hun fortalte meg var om hvordan hun møtte sin mann. For å være helt presis hvordan han så henne for første gang. Hun var misjonær i Kongo. Hun hadde vært å fått vaksine og var ganske dårlig, men skulle kjøre hjem på en motorsykkel. Hun hadde på seg gul bluse og gul bukse. Hun følte seg ikke vel, gul og grønn som hun sa. Hun husket dagen fordi hun var dårlig, han husket henne som et gult lyn som kom i full fart lags veien.

Hver gang jeg ser en ung dame i gule gavanter tenker jeg på Liv.

Jenta er et selv laget stempel fra 2011 dagbok prosjekt.


Medium used: stamp, ink pad, colouring pencil and green watercolours.

36/365:2013 ATC just you and I

For this card I recycled a tag that never got claimed. I just cut it to the standard ATC size, 64 x 89 mm (2.5 by 3.5 inch), changed the colours and added some new text.

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

Medium used: embossing, stamp, vintage paper, watercolour, ink, ink pad, rub on and white gel pen.

33/365:2013 ATC looking for love

Are you looking for love or have you already found it?

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

Medium used: stamp, acrylic glaze, gesso and embossing.

27/365:2013 ATC snow in my eye

I spy in my little eye, some winter snow... It's snowing, makes all sound so soft and nice.

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

Medium used: acrylic paint, promarkers, stamp and embossing powder.

26/365:2013 ATC cracked coffee monster pink

Trying out different cracked media. This is my coffee monster stamp that I made back in 2010. This coffee monster is made with the crackling media Distress Crackle Paint from Ranger, and a bit of pink distress stickles.

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

Medium used: embossing powder, pattern paper, brad, Distress Stains(fluid water-based dyes) and permanent marker.

25/365:2013 ATC cracked coffee monster blue

Trying out different cracked media. This is my coffee monster stamp that I made back in 2010. This coffee monster is made with the crackling media Crackle Accents from Ranger, and a bit of blue distress stickles.

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

Medium used: embossing powder, pattern paper, brad, Distress Stains(fluid water-based dyes) and permanent marker.

24/365:2013 ATC cracked coffee monster green

Trying out different cracked media. This is my coffee monster stamp that I made back in 2010. This coffee monster is made with the crackling media from Panduro and a bit of green distress stickles.

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

Medium used: embossing powder, pattern paper, brad, Distress Stains(fluid water-based dyes) and permanent marker.

23/365:2013 ATC cracked coffee monster gold

Trying out different cracked media. This is my coffee monster stamp that I made back in 2010. This coffee monster is made with the crackling media Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel(UTEE) from Ranger and a bit of gold distress stickles. Just melt the UTEE on and stick it in the freezer it will crack well.

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

Medium used: embossing powder, pattern paper, brad, Distress Stains(fluid water-based dyes) and permanent marker.

14/365:2013 ATC the greatest of these

Trying out UTEE, Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel, for the first time. Just laying it on thick. The girl is a self made stamp, the writing is a quote from the Bible:

Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 13: So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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

Medium used:UTEE ink, and stamps.

Norwegian:

Prøver ut UTEE, Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel(prege pulver) for første gang. La på et tykt lag. Jenta er en selvlaget stempel, teksten er et sitat fra Bibelen :

Paulus’ første brev til korinterne, kapittel 13, vers 13: Så blir de stående, disse tre: tro, håp og kjærlighet og størst blant dem er kjærligheten.

Cards in the mail - balloon and boxes, iHanna swap 2012

The cards are in the mail! I made 13 cards, a bakers dozen. Ten to swap, one to keep, one to give away, one to sell. If you want to buy it you can find it at my Etsy shop.

This one I am selling

So the cards are on their way to:
USA: Iowa X2(the same district!), North -Carolina, California X2, Arkansas.
Canada
South Africa
Sweden X2

The illustrations are called "balloon and boxes". Illustrating a girl holding on to a yellow balloon. You however may see something completely different.

This one I'm keeping. ................. This one is on it's way to some lucky girl.

The cards are made on watercolour-paper.

The card has a light coat of varnish on to prevent smudging.

I do not recommend direct sun light as this can make the cards illustration to fade.

I also made a little stamp to go along with the cards, see the picture of the envelopes. The envelopes are embossed with the sun/star.

Medium used: stamp, gel pen, watercolour, modelling paste, ink, ink pad, string, distress stickles, vinyl paint, alcohol and varnish.

Sketch for the iHanna postcard swap

Sketch for the iHanna postcard swap, 2012 is ready. Playing around with the design. The girl, I've cut out of an eraser. The plan is to stamp her and give her a background. We'll see tomorrow how the cards turn out.

W.I.P. Wednesday 060711

So work in progress, well I am playing around with a home made stamp. I have to make them from erasers, unfortunately nothing else to get a hold of. I was luck to find some larger erasers so I am making a girl, inspired by the local festive costume, Bunad. I an super happy with the first stamp of, still more to cut but so far so happy. What are you up to?

200 blog posts!

200 blog posts! Hooray!

I started the blog in August 2007, but was unsure what to do with a blog. I knew I wanted to share part of my creative life. Then came the big question; was I blogging in English or Norwegian? The next blog post was not until the beginning of April the following year where I still was not sure about the language, but had by when decided that if I should have a blog, I just had to start. My feeling was that if I should have a blog, I had to say something, not just post pictures. After a chat with an English speaking friend, the decision came to me, it should be in English. I should at least try. The point of the blog was, after all to share, and most people in Norway are able to read English. Within a week the first real blog post was out on the net. It was an illustration, IF - save made ​​for the Illustration Friday's challenge. There have been a lot of illustrations and little education material which was the first I created and shared online through my own website www.ewian.com (who finally gets a renovation these days). The linguistic challenge is still one of the largest. It is easy to explain techniques and share in Norwegian, but when English is not a language I speak, other than the occasionally holiday use, it is difficult to learn new terms and practice them correct. Getting enough language extension and enrichment is a challenge. It should be noted that the feedback that I have received inspire me to continue blogging. So far, there have been 200 blog posts. Thanks for your support!

The illo is made for this little anniversary. Mediums used: pencil, watercolours, permanent marker, stamp and ink pad.

New coputer

On screen is a scan of a stamp I carved, just playing around with it.

I got a new computer! Jippi! I am so happy. No more hiccups and programs that hang or virtual memory that wont allow me to run 2 programs at ones. I got the computer as a wedding anniversary gift from my dear. 10 years darling, what's something. The computer is red high gloss, fun with a little different than the usual black. For the tecnical stuff it's a Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13" 0197 - Turion Neo X2 L625 1.6 GHz - 13.3" TFT, 32.2 cm x 22.8 cm x 2.5 cm only 1.7 kg.

2011 diary project

Work in progress

Some of you may remember the 2010 diary project, well there is a 2011 diary project this year.

If you have not reserved your spot do so at http://www.fantazya.ca/diary2011.html
This fantastic project run by the Lucy, where artists and designers around the world create one diary page each. Each person signs up for a different day / page, designs it in black and white. There is 208 pages, with 397 different designs in total. You have date pages, address pages, notes pages, months page, introduction page, and year pages. All put together to a great, inspiring and delightful piece of work. The 2011 diary/almanac comes in both a book for and on a CD. You'll be able to see your own piece of work along with many others - it's a great way to show off what you can do and see what others are doing too! There are spots still available so if you want to join, head over to http://www.fantazya.ca/diary2011.html and reserve your page. To design a page you need to have a web space from where you sell or promote your art, personal website, personal blog, Etsy, Flickr, etc. Participation is free.

Sketch and finished page

Here is what I made. It is based on a stamp I carved. I scanned it and traced it, voalà a page.

I am so excited to see how the pages are filled! I know there is a lot of creative people out! AND some of you read this blog :) it would be fun if you joined!