NEW LOOK:

Finally, my BY PETCH blog has a new layout!
Clean, simple and with room for bigger images - hope you enjoy it!

(I'm too lazy to edit all the posts from way back, so if you have a look
through the archive please excuse the small and misplaced photos.)

I'M BACK, STILL SKETCHING:

I'm finally back with a new post! The last weeks of the semester was very busy, I practically lived in the workshop. Now I'm ready to start another semester, and I'm still working on the portrait of my great grandmother Julie. Before xmas I got to do loads of testing, but there is still plenty to research and develop before I know where the project is going.

Sometimes it's really important to take a break from what you are working with, then come back to it and see it with new eyes. That's why I also have several other projects at the same time, like the one you see here. This is a sketch for something I might want to silkscreen print in layers. It's a different way of using photography in my work, by combining elements from several images to one composition.

PINK/RED:

I've knitted a new hat to keep my head warm and dry for the next few months. And I had forgotten how fun (and easy) it is to make pom-pom's!

STILL SKETCHING:

Testing colour combinations, for the big piece I want to make.

I'M SKETCHING:

A couple of hints from a project I've just started on,
showing details from some of my sketches.
To see the whole sketch, click here!

BLANKET MAGAZINE:

A while back I sent a photo to Blanket Magazine and forgot all about it. And today I got an email from the editor, saying that they used my work! It is actually a self-portrait (to the left). This issues theme is Black&White, you can buy the web-magazine for 2 USD here! It's a great source of inspiration, showing work from artists/designers all over the world.

PREVIEW:

At the moment I'm working on a photographic project based on vintage underwear. I want to emphasize the beautiful details we hide underneath our everyday clothes. So to those of you who have bras, underskirts, corsets etc. with lace and other decorative features -
I will be very grateful for both donations and loans ♥