Re:design

So I mentioned a workshop that I wanted to do in previous post and time goes fast. It was today. Here's the invitation:

Grafisk Portfolio

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It's my first prezi presentation! (English version coming soon)

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Vintage (1970s) colorchanging velvet coat.
Read more about it here...

Emelie

One of my latest experiments. "Emelie" 

a more modern interpretation of the traditional story of Sleeping Beauty.

At the bottom of this post my thoughts behind it are revealed.

 

 "Emelie"  - 3d collage and paint mix. 

Detail of the painting. The evil stepmother.

Detail. Sleeping beauty awakens.

STORY

What's different between the classic story and my piece:

In the old story the princess was saved by a prince and true loves kiss. Here this is NOT the case. She founds the strength within herserlf to wake up to  reality and realize that the external world is not always the issue.  We all have an evil stepmother within us -  The attention demanding, self-demining voice inside that can control you by putting up limits, chasing empty beauty and just dreaming away instead of living the life you are meant for. This is about stepping out of expectations of what we learned as little children and see that the evil stepmother, the princess and the knight in the shining armour are ONE. They're all different battles of the mind and we can decide who we want to be by what we let motivate our hearts and minds.

MATERIALS

The base: 

Started off with a grey and a dusty pink acrylic base. Thick layers are good for when you have a lot of the same color because it gets more depth and texture. Then I added on some black nail polish (you can paint with almost anything!) Because I am one of those recycle everything kinda gal but have to walk for a bit to get to the recycling station I decided to glue on some of the things that wouldn't go in the regular garbage bin. Which was pink silk paper, broken sunshade bows, the nailpolish brush and bottle and also a few pieces of a smashed wine glass. 

The collage: 

I picked pieces that looked like flowing fabric and had a lot of motion going on. All of them in the dusty side of the color spectre. Putting the pieces together is like a puzzle with endless possibilites. I don't glue until I get the "right" feel to it. As a finishing touch brushstrokes and clolor splashes were added for blending in the cut-outs and for sharper contrast.

Note:

SOLD! If you like it check out my other artwork OR send me a request.

Yoga Logo

I'm happy to anounce that a friend of mine is opening a yoga studio in town, which I got the honor of making the logo for. So the 21st of October, tomorrow actually, there will be a grand opening of Ananda Yoga Studio.You can see the weeks schedule and learn more here. I'm very much looking forward to it and I hope to see you there!

Lookin' sharp

The cardsharps is a painting done in the end of the 15th century by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (commonly known as Caravaggio). Unfortunately one of the card players couldn't make it today which means they had to find a replacement and... well, here I am, showing off my fancy pirate hat and game skills.

 

The thing about Caravaggio is he likes to sneak himself into his paintings, so I wanted to kind of do the same thing. Found one of his sneak selfies (this one from the Martyrdom of Saint Matthew), took a photo of myself and disappeared into photoshop for a while. Put Caravaggio as a reflection in the mirror eye patch, had to do some face job (the guy behind me got a whole new eye) and my sleeves are a bit more frilly than usual.
Notice how I'm elbowing the man in the middle... is it because I know they're not playing fair game or because of where his eyes are at?

Lovify

Lovify = interpreting people Lovisa style with ink in a simplified way. Every now and then I will post a portrait of and write a little about the people who inspire me,and hopefully you will get inspired too. This here is what the portraits might look like... 

This is Anna, whom I met while I was studying textile. This old classmate got some serious taste and her sixth sense as far as I know must be photography. Anna does her thing, goes her own way and is quite the adventurer, exploring the world. Also... she's dangerous competition at volleyboll!

possibilities

This

could

be

you

GLOBAL 

POSSIBILITIES

The cover page for this fantastic presentation we (the possibility ambassadors at Globala Kronoberg) are making. Our mission is to reach out to youngsters to inform them that they have all these possibilities going aboad through different jobs, projects and student exchanges. More about that later...

Home is where the art is

 There's a lot going on right now. Working on a poster for a musical, a project with another artist, learning french, starting up with forever aloe vera, the possibility ambassadors and of course making things. So I went back to my roots at "island land" to get a break from everything. Decided I was gonna do nothing, which turned out to be quite difficult. I ended up making these neck pieces and two braclets from something called "zpaghetti" (stretch fabric) that I got at the weavers fair 2011.

 

Shoulderloaded little black

When I went to India I fell in love with a roll of sequin decorations that very much looked like the eyes of peacock feathers... in gold! I stitched them on by hand onto this dress I made, one by one. This is no longer just any little black dress with shoulder puffiness overload! (Shoulderload?) 

 You should atleast once in your life atleast sew something by hand. It will help you put things in perspective. In India alot of things handmade and it's so cheap it makes me want to puke. Still people keep on dickering because they just don't get how much work is behind it all. Please, show some respect for the crafts.

Waves of space

What stormy ocean 

is not the industry in the fabric of life?

What came from our hands

has gone out of our hands

to consume us completely.

 The thread of destiny never seams to end

Still it can be broken at any moment

Bare monday

Bare monday - Just thought this day could use a bit more nakedness.

SiDEKiCK!

When I found the small brass hangers (commonly used for hanging up decorative embroidery pieces on the wall) on second hand it gave me a smashing idea and after hanging out with the brother (my sewing machine) for a while it was complete - An adorable little purse just waiting to accompany you to the next party! The outside is a fabric I have woven in a pattern called "goose eye" and the bright fabric on the inside are supposed to make it easier finding things in your purse even when you don't have the right light. Still what I like the most about it (besides the pocket inside) is that you can put your ring and middle finger through the two bigger holes in the hangers to make brass knuckles so (if you need to) you can defend yourself.

What if

What if I called in sick

saying I can't come to whatever it is they want me to do today

because I'm not sure if I believe in all of this

getting up and doing the same thing every day in their order and way

Yes, I can see the point in it

Sure, I can understand

but... what if I just don't feel like it?

RUN! YouAreLateFor

oh no... what was it? I forgot 

but I remember 

that it was SO VERY IMPORTANT.

Sit! Listen! Talk... BARK!

 Grow up. No, you grew too much.

  Y o u      m u s t

find           your        inner        child       again

You HAVE TO  HAVE FUN!

Don't forget to smile. Show them your best sides

And you know exactly what sides that they want to see.

well what if...

 You just can't bring yourself to put clothes on

because they are not you

AND THEN

you can't walk out the house 

for you know

 they could actually SEE you. 

 yes

 and

Then what?

String of imagination

 

Lamp project: I wanted to knit one but I didn't have enough yarn for it (yeah, usually never have enough of the materials commonly used for making things. You poor student, you.)

 When I was about to give up on the idea my eyes fell onto the giant roll of super thin paper. The lightbulb in my head went on. I cut the paper into long strips, glued them together making them even longer and twisted those strips into yarn. Paper yarn. Just so the paper won't touch the bulb I made this steel wire thing inside of the lamp which also helps it maintain it's beehive like form.

 

Deer & skinny Lady

Papier maché is seriously underrated! Fell in love with the technique a couple of years ago when me and my twin sister did masks for a film she's making. The lenses of an old pair of sunshades made splendid eyes. Painted the thing with a sponge and acrylics.The only real problem I'm having is connecting the horns (a pair of sticks painted in white). How do I do that? I've tried a few ways but I haven't found a long lasting solution. If anyone got any ideas it would make me very happy if you shared them with me!
(just send an email to: trololovisa@gmail.com)

This here is fine Miss Lush - a fragile lady who loves to wear hats. I actually made her as a hat stand for the fancy pirate hat project... which there will be more about later. She's also good for surprising people. One time my dad put her by the window so when I was looking in through it (as I always do when I come back home) I was for a second sure I was staring death in the face. AAAH!

A space mission

Mission: Take some old clothes 

and design something new from it. 

You got one week. 

GO!

I slaughtered 4 knitted tops and a scarf 

to make this cozy space dress 

as a tribute to the designer Sandra Backlund.

Photography: Cecilia Sandhu

Unusual coffee break

 

"KONSTPAUS I KAFFET"

I thought I didn't have a lot of paints... but I was wrong because anything can be paint.
This time I used soy sauce, red wine, hot chocolate, coffee and tea. Not the usual coffee break.