TEXTILE MEMORIES:

I'm part of a group exhibition called Far Out Oddity, opening on the 28th of May.
So there's lots of things to do! Planning the exhibition, sending out invitations and most importantly - making something to exhibit! This is what I'm working on at the moment, a series of "portraits" showing garments worn by strong women from my own family. I want to use surface patterns that are easy to relate to, in order to connect with the viewer and create new stories.

Just sketches so far!

UPDATE:

I finally got around to updating my website. The "sketchbook"-part is now up and running, so all that remains to finish is the shop. Stay tuned! (although, it might take some time..)

BOOK:

I have applied to go on exchange next semester! Reykjavik, Rotterdam, Groningen and Dublin are the places I might end up going to. The art academy in Reykjavik is number one on my wish-list, and I sent them a printed version of my portfolio. I had been meaning to try out book-binding for quite some time , and decided to give it ago. The portfolio is cut with a great big machine we have in printmaking. It cuts through the entire book at once, saving me a loads of work and time! Then the book is simply glued together in the spine. Easy, and gives an almost perfect result!

CONCRETE:

The course I'm taking now is called Graphic Concrete. It's so different from what I usually do, which is great! We work in groups, and are going to make proposals for outdoor art pieces. If we are lucky, it might even be realized in the end. Anyhow, this is the first test my group made for one of our ideas - the intention is to have the image digitally printed onto glass, before we cast it into concrete blocks and integrate them at the site.

MRS. PETCH:

On Friday we had an open day at the art academy, and I decided to make some prints just for fun! You might remember these sketches that I did during xmas, now I finally got the photo silkscreened onto fabric. I used two screens, one for the rasterized photo and another one for the plain colours. Still, this is just a test-print, not at all the result I'm aiming for.

MY LITTLE PONY:

Just wanted to share this iPod case that I made in December. I silkscreen printed "My little pony" in three layers (one for each colour) on white felt, and made a few of these for xmas presents.

REMEMBER THESE?

Bags by Petch are now for sale again, in one of Bergen's nicest cafés - "Muffin & Hekkel", in Skostredet.
The bags are still only 250 NOK each - made from secondhand fabrics, all one of a kind and handemade with love!