"Våren 1967"

Screen printed pictures on sateen, hand-colored inspired by the coloring of b/w photos from the 50´s. I wanted to manipulate the atmosphere in the photo with my use of colors, and in that way lead the viewer towards an untold story. A picture paints a thousand words, so there are always more than one story in a photo. We all get different associations, and they will affect the way we see things. Which story you want to see, is up to you.


Exhibition: Friday 22nd of May.
Strømgaten 1, Bergen - 12.00-18.00.
One day only!

Insomnia:

Sometimes when i just cant sleep, i spend hours exploring photoshop. And once in a while I end up with results I actually kind of like. Like these:




I find them a little poetic in a way.

WARHOL-INSPIRED MONO PRINT:

During a two-week long print course I decided to challenge my self to do at BIG mono print. Mono prints are painted with water colour dyes, directly on to the silk screen and then printed with a clear print paste. It can only be printed once, therefore the name "mono" print. The print is based on a photo of my mother from 1969, but I have simplified it a lot so I don´t think it looks like the photo anymore. I did a number of small tests first, trying out different styles and colours. Finally I ended up with 3 large prints; a red, a blue and the yellow one you see here:



The blue and the green print are a couple of the smaller test I did, before starting the big pieces.
The final prints are approximately 140 x 100 cm, printed on cotton.

ALMOST SPRING:

I bought the fabric a while ago from a secondhand shop. It used to be a pillow case, and I bought it because I liked the retro print. And finally I turned it into a simple a-line skirt, perfect for sunny spring days! I drafted a quick pattern from a skirt I had already, and did some final fitting as I went along.




Fabric/pillow case: 10 NOK
Zipper: 3 NOK
Sewing time: 1 hour

COLOUR IN SPACE:

This week we have been working with colours, and the last two days we got to explore colour and space. We could choose to create a pleasant or an unpleasant mood. I wanted to make the toilet more "pleasant" and friendly, and used coloured paper and light to get a warm and welcoming feeling. I also had balloons hanging from the ceiling, nice words written on the toilet paper and happy music!









The song I chose to play was "Happy up here", a new single from the Norwegian band Röyksopp. I think the music worked very well with the atmosphere in the room, and I also love the contrast between all the the red/pink and the few blue details (that are not showing in the photos because of the red light...).

MY FIRST MOLESKINE:

Today i bought my very first Moleskine sketchbook. Finally I have a sketchbook that´s small enough to carry around with me, great if I get ideas when I´m out and about. Anyone up for coffee and brainstorming?

In the background you can see the bag that I printed on Friday. The print is an illustration showing simple steps of a 1960´s boob-job.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SCREEN PRINTING:

I love old photos, and this is one of my favorites. It´s a childhood photo of my mother, her two brothers and their cousin. And of course the cow. Just look at the cow, it´s huge! Based on this photo I made my mother´s xmas present; handprinted cushions. This is my first attempt at printing rasterized photos.