First of all THANK YOU for all your supportive comments on my last post. Unfortunately the situation was the kind where there were no good solution to find so the best one was to find new homes for the pups and we did. Monday. After all we can a only blame ourselves for not reading the contract properly before we decided on getting puppies and we can only blame ourselves for not asking the land lady for permission before we actually brought the dogs home. Sure, I have been angry, wanting to leave and all that, but the fact is she has a dog phobia. I mean PHOBIA. She scrunches up only to the word dog and would probably die of a heart attack if she knew she had dogs next door 24/7. So, we are moving on. With crushed hearts. Life continues and we love our house and our garden. We don't really want to move so maybe we will just put this puppy thing on hold for a couple of years to see what life has to unfold. But really. Thank you so much for all kind words and shared emotions of devastation. Thank you! We are hanging in there. So, moving on. I am getting inspired by Swedish traditional folk art - kurbits. This type of decorative painting was very popular in Dalarna in the middle of Sweden during mid 1700s to mid 1800s. I have had this idea about making a Swedish folk art quilt (one of my first ideas even before I made my first quilt) and I am now collecting fabric and ideas for it. It will probably be a bit of an applique project and take forever but the plan is to have it as a piece of art hanging in the living room above our sofa. I am still far from starting this project but just indulging i fantastic pictures of kurbits makes my Swedish heart pound fast of joy. I really, truly love this type of art. The above photo is from the blog Glorious Applique. It is not really kurbits (or on second thought I guess it is kurbits...) but still a fantastic piece of art. Absolutely stunning applique work. So lets indulge in crazy kurbits! I found these at Mocklis. So cool! This cool skateboard is designed by Mattias Norström at Moustache ape. Kurbits decorated modern clogs from Åsa Westlund. Traditional Dala horses made in Nusnäs. A typical Swedish souvenir. A more modern kurbits twist on the Dala horse. Beautiful banner for a fun Swedish blog about the art of kurbits, named Kurbits. Kurbits decorated clogs from Clogs 4U. Modern kurbits art form Los Formos. Old-fashion kurbits art. I hope you enjoy this art as much as I do and I wish you all a good night. Now I am off to bed. Kärlek Annette
Vintage Scandinavian tina / tine box. Svepask or may be Norwegian. Hand made folk craft. 1960s. This is just a very sweet box that is wonderful for anyone to keep their trinkets, etc. Signed: "ST." Approximate dimensions: 5" diameter x 3.25" height. Photos and video are an important part of item description so please review carefully. Please remember this is an antique, vintage, or previously-loved item and will show some signs of use or wear. Wear appears commensurate with use and age and comparable to similar items of the same vintage. Please look - I have a quite a bit of antique and vintage Scandinavian and Nordic things - jewelry, art glass, wood carvings, Dala, Rosemaling, and more.
A little phrase often heard in Norway is “Ut på tur, aldri sur.” It rhymes in Norwegian but translates as “Out on a trip, never sour,” meaning one is always in a good mood when they are going for a walk! Share your love of Norway and hiking with this 12oz enamel mug, decorated in with the traditional Norwegian folk art known as rosemaling. Lightweight and durable, this is a must-have for every devoted camper. Use it for your favorite beverage or a hot meal, and attach it to your bag for easy access on a hike. Material: Enamel Dimensions: height 3.14″ (8 cm), diameter 3.25″ (8.5 cm) White coating with a silver rim NOT dishwasher or microwave safe Hand-wash only
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I’ve had several wonderful people ask me to paint lefse sticks so I thought I’d give them a try! Choice of 7 colors and can be personalized for free on the back! OR, if you have special colors in mind, please choose CUSTOM. Measures 23.5” long and 3/4” wide at the top. Comes with a leather strap for hanging. Hand painted in acrylics and sealed with a satin sealer.
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Hello all, I am sorry that I have not posted in a while, but sometimes things get in the way. It occurred to me during my last post ...
The idea of painting Miss Nerd’s built-in wardrobe to make it look like a Frozen-inspired cupboard had been lurking in my head for a while. So when Dulux approached me earlier this year to see if I’d be keen to work with them to create some social media content to help showcase their Dulux Colour Forecast 2022, I was keen. I always love working with Dulux and had worked with
Here are a few sketches I did last spring in class. These two are basically the same design, but with different colors. And then the m...
Hello all, Today I will continue to talk about Norwegian costumes, or Bunads, referencing in particular the most common version of the costume of West Telemark. This is the Bunad which I have, and on which I did the embroidery. The photo above is from a workshop on Norwegian dance which took place here in Omaha. The two people on the left and the man on the far right are wearing East Telemark Bunads, The woman on the left is Karin Brennesvik, a world famous teacher of Norwegian dance She was teaching a workshop with the help of the young man next to her. I am in the center with a friend of mine wearing West Telemark Bunads. You can see the typical Telemark style embroidery on the costumes. Here is a map showing the location of the province of Telemark within Norway. Here is a map showing the local regions of Telemark. There are basically three geographic variations of the Telemark costume, East Telemark, West Telemark, and Tinn, in the northeast corner. I will cover one version of the West Telemark Bunad today. This most commonly seen version today is a revival of the costume from the early 1800's, before 1850 or so. Some form of the Telemark Bunad continued to be worn until about 1915, about when Norwegians began to take an interest in their costume tradition. Thus Telemark, unlike many places in Norway has a rich costume heritage which is well attested. Other such areas are Hordaland, including Hardanger, Setesdal, Hallingdal, and Gudbrandsdal. The costume of West Telemark is much more typical of Norwegian costumes or indeed of Scandinavian costumes in general than is that of Hallingdal, which I covered in my last posting. It consists of a bodice, Liv, which in this case is attached to the skirt, Stakk. Over the skirt is worn an apron, Forkle, fastened with a sash, Belte, Hanging from the sash is worn the purse, or pocket, Løslomme. Underneath is worn a linen shirt, Skjorte, which was originally a full chemise, but today is usually worn as two pieces, a shirt and a linen shift. There is a wool underskirt, understakk, worn over the chemise or linen slip. There is a jacket, Troye, red for women and natural white for men. Several pieces of costume silver, Bunadssølv, are worn with this costume, as is true for most Norwegian Bunads. There are a couple different headdresses, and often a cape is worn with this costume. The skjorte, the shirt, is made of linen, with a rather unusual cut, a rectangular shoulder piece is inserted into an opening made with a T shaped cut the sides of which are then turned 90 degrees. The collar and cuffs are embroidered. The range of embroidery designs, while not as great as in East Telemark, is still quite wide. One option is white counted-thread embroidery such as is found all over Norway, and indeed, over most of Europe. Here are a couple of examples. If there is embroidery on the men;s shirt, it is most commonly of this type. Another option is colored counted thread embroidery, often of cross stitch. What is most commonly seen, however, is Telemark style 'Rosemaling' embroidery in cotton. This may be in a variety of colors, as it is on the wool parts of the costume, purely in shades of red, or in a combination of red and blue. Rosemaling [rose painting] is a type of folk painting which is common all over Norway in various styles. That found in Telemark tends to be in subtle, subdued colors which have a quiet beauty. This has carried over into the embroidery which is loosely based on the painting style. Here is a piece done in traditional Telemark Rosemaling. The embroidery style is actually called rosesaum or rosesøm, [rose stitching]. Here is a closeup of the embroidery which I did on my vest. I ordered a kit from Norway, and spent about a year doing the embroidery. This image is shown larger than actual size. Here is another example. Under the skjorte is worn a shift, or slip of linen or cotton. Because the Bunad itself is made of heavy wool, in Norwegian called Wadmal, this makes the outfit more comfortable, keeps the wool from needing to be cleaned, and gives shape to the ensemble. Here are a couple of girls showing us what they look like. Underskirts of wool are worn over the shifts. They are commonly brightly colored, often red, so as to flash when moving or dancing. It is likely that the belief that red flannel protects the wearer was also found in Norway. Here are a couple of examples. The underskirt may have a flounce. The bodice and skirt are made of wool, most commonly in dark blue, but also in black or red. They are attached in this costume. The bodice is laced up the front with a silver chain. There may be panels which hold the loops for the chain, or not. The bodice may be the same color as the skirt or not. There is a contrasting band sewn onto the hem of the skirt. There may be embroidery above this band as well. The cut of the back of the bodice is unique to West Telemark, and is very attractive. This schematic is copied from an original bodice from the 1830's when the fashion was for the empire waist. They are now worn at the natural waistline. There is boning in the back side seams to keep the point standing upright. The apron is rectangular, with contrasting wool strips along the borders, and Rosesaum along the bottom, and softly gathered at the top. Attached to the apron is a narrow inkle-woven band, which wraps around and is tied or buckled in front with the ends hanging down. It finishes the waistline like a sash, and has a design woven into it. Similar sashes are woven and worn by many of the peoples of Northern Europe. Hanging from this band is the purse or 'loose pocket', Løslomme. The silver fittings for these are specifically designed by jewelry makers of each region, and are considered to be part of the 'Bunad Silver'. Rosesaum is found on the pocket, apron, skirt, bodice and man's vest. Since many Bunads are reconstructions, it is not uncommon for there to be only one correct embroidery design. Thankfully in Telemark this is not the case; there is much material in existence, and the style is well enough defined that new designs are easy to make. The embroidery is based on stem stitch and satin stitch with a few french knots here and there. The main color is generally red in various subdued shades with accents in yellow, green and blue to round out the palette. Here are some more examples of the embroidery. The motifs are generally quite fine, and embroidered with very thin strands of wool. Girls wear a headdress of two cords wrapped with the same inkle woven bands as are used for the apron ties. I strongly suspect that originally the bands were wrapped around two braids of the hair itself, as is still seen in other places. The ends hang down in back. You can see that they are wearing this in some of the images above. The headdress for married women consists of a halo type padded base of wicker or some other light material attached around the head with a kerchief tied over it. The kerchief can be black silk or white linen. The white kerchiefs are often embroidered. You will sometimes see the kerchief worn without the frame, wrapped around the back of the neck and tied on top to imitate the shape of the frame. A red jacket which is open in front, the Rundtroye may be worn at need. Brocade capes are worn with the Bunad at need. These may be in almost any color. The costume is not complete without the silver, the sølv. In Telemark this is often gilded, and in a particular filligree style. The jewelry includes the neckpin, which holds the collar of the shirt closed. In most of Norway it is round, but in Telemark is often square. The fist one shown is for a man, the second may be for either a man or a woman, and the third, with the dangles, is generally for a woman. cufflinks hold the cuffs closed, and are worn by both sexes. Buttons on the man's vest may be made of this same filligree. The woman generally wears one or two large brooches in the front. The eyelets on the bodice, the purse fittings, the optional buckle for the 'sash', and the silver buckles on the shoes are also part of the Bunad Silver. The men may wear a knife with silver fittings hanging from the waist, or a watch chain. I will close with a few more images of this costume. Thank you for reading. I hope that you have found this interesting and inspiring. This type of embroidery is well suited to many types of projects. I encourage you to design and create a cushion or other to bring some beauty from Norwegian culture into your life. Norwegian costumes are readily available, there are numerous businesses which will gladly make one for you, or send you a kit so that you can sew them yourself. These are known generally as Husflid. Here is the website of one such company. http://www.norskflid.no/bunad/bunader/ Here is another, this first link is for the woman's bunad. http://www.almankas.no/Bunadene-v%C3%A5re/Dame/Vest-Telemark And this is for the mens' http://www.almankas.no/Bunadene-v%C3%A5re/Herre/Vest-Telemark/Med-kvit-lang-jakke Feel free to contact me with requests for research. I hope to eventually cover all of Europe and the Former Russian Empire/Soviet Union. I also gratefully accept tips on source materials which i may not have. I also accept commissions to research/design, sew, and/or embroider costumes or other items for groups or individuals. I also choreograph and teach folk dance. Roman K. [email protected] Source Material: Magnhild Gaastjønn, 'Bunaden i Vest-Telemark Gjennom 200 År', 2003, Norgesforgelaget Publisher Kjersti Skavhaug et al, 'Norwegian Bunads', Oslo, 1991 Heidi Fossnes, 'Norges Bunader og Samiske Folkedrakter', Oslo, 1993 Ellen Scheel et al, 'Bunad-Brodering', Oslo, 1997 Janice Stewart, 'The Folk Arts of Norway', University of Wisconsin, 1953 Guvnor Traetteberg, 'Folk Costumes of Norway', Oslo, 1966, 1976 Thorbjorg Ugland, 'A Sampler of Norway's Folk Costumes', Oslo, 1996
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