Flymaskin Blog2008-08-28T13:05:50ZCecilieCopyright 2008, CecilieSPHPBLOGSummer love
Sorry for the log absence guys! I can report that all is fine and dandy in Happymeat land. :) May was filled with deadlines, and in june I took a really long and relaxing vacation away from my computer. We went to visit friends and relatives, relax at our cabin in the woods, taking long swims in the lake there, garage sale shopping, cake eating, barbecuing, eating super sweet black cherries from the trees behind my grandmothers house, and loads more. It`s good to feel the batteries filling up for winter.
We also went to the allotment gardens and "ooh" and "aah"`ed over the beautiful little houses and the fruit and veggie filled gardens. Yes, I am an old lady, ha ha. Next year I`ll fill my balcony with beans, herbs, salads and tomatoes, and hopefully I will get a nice crop by next fall.
Oh, well back to business. I have a big show coming up in september here in Oslo that I am currently working on. Details on that will be published later this week.
]]>http://www.happymeat.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080827-0927162008-08-27T00:00:00Z2008-08-27T00:00:00ZVarsko! v!4 U exhibition!
My contribution to the upcoming Varsko! U exhibition in Trondheim this sunday. The works will be printed on canvas in 95 x 97 cm size. The photographer is Øyvind Haug, and all the additional graphics are done with black and red Bic ballpoint pens. The theme of the exhibition is "U".
Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the exhibition myself, but hopefully pictures of the exhibition will be up on the Varsko! flickr site. Also be sure to check out more info on the Varsko! site here.]]>http://www.happymeat.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080520-1614482008-05-20T00:00:00Z2008-05-20T00:00:00ZNaturschauspiele Berlin exhibition
From 11th May until 14th June 2008 the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin, in cooperation with the agency Himmel & Jord, presents "NATURSCHAUSPIELE - Norwegian Graphic Design: Powered by Nature", an exhibition of Norwegian graphic design which takes its inspiration and references from elements of nature.
Commando group are very proud to have been selected to participate with seven different projects. Pictures from the exhibition is in, and it looks so nice. If you are in the neighborhood, please don`t hesitate to stop by. For more info on the exhibition, click here.
If you don`t have the opportunity to be there, you can always check out the selected projects here:
Made a little trip to Brussels a couple of weeks ago. It was heaven I`m telling you! The best summer weather, hand made chocolates, Belgian waffles, trips to Brugges, Gent and the Star Wars exhibition (Rune`s goal for the trip). So nice to just walk around looking at all the amazing architecture, medieval castles and canals. We also went back to our favorite chocolate shop in Gent that we visited seven years ago. I have been dreaming of the caramel truffles they make there for years, and finally we got to taste them again. And they were even better than I remembered! Oh, yum! They even have a glass window in the floor so that you can see down to the chocolate factory in the basement. So cool.
I even found some amazing old photos in an old postcard shop for my "found pictures" collection. I will post some of them here as soon as I get them scanned. The rest I will post on flickr.
I also found a mushroom for my mushroom collection, but it was made of chocolate (of course) and I ate it before I could take a picture. :) So therefore I`m posting the pride of my mushroom collection here as a replacement. It`s my favorite antique mushroom book that I bought in Utrect last year. I just looove this cover!
]]>http://www.happymeat.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080516-1732042008-05-16T00:00:00Z2008-05-16T00:00:00ZStockholm, we meet again!
Tomorrow I hop on a train that will take me all the way back to Stockholm again. I decided to travel with the train all the way to Stockholm this time to get to see a little of the countryside, and to get to listen to my ever growing collection of audiobooks and podcasts. I will also pack up a big box of scrumptious food, and just munch and relax.
My mission this time is to attend the Kolla! seminar and award ceremony. Since I am the only foreign jury member, my job is to stand up on stage and give away flowers and prizes to the winners together with Bosse, who will announce the winners.:)
I can`t wait to see the other jury members again, and to finally see the faces and people behind all that amazing work that was sent in.
Going to Sweden again made me think of some golden oldies I saw on TV as a kid.
Like Jätten Jorm. He is the coolest, I love his cloud hat. :) The one that always made me hide behind the sofa (yes, superscary) was Vilse i Pannkakan. I mean what is more scary than a giant potato saying "pat pat pat", dolls with one foot, and rotating pancakes, right?
It`s finally here!! Just now, a package was delivered to me, and inside was my very own porcelain tapas set from Figgjo with a fish decor that I designed for The Norwegian Exportcouncil for Fish! The line is called "Something Fishy", and will be in shops soon.
This is such a dream come true for me to design my own porcelain decor. And in addition have it produced by my absolute favorite norwegian porcelain manufacturer. Yay!
Have to sit down for a bit now, I`m feeling all light headed, ha ha.]]>http://www.happymeat.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080404-1129402008-04-04T00:00:00Z2008-04-04T00:00:00ZSpringtime set
I can`t wait for spring to come! The sun makes me want to sit on my balcony and soak up all the sun and listen to the tiny birds singing and fluttering about.
To boost my springtime feeling I pull out this vintage set of cups that I thrifted some time ago and make some warming tea. I just love this set, the decor is so perfect, and my faves are the tiny chubby ladybugs on the sides. For more detail, check out my flickr. The set is not marked, so I have not been able to find out who has produced it unfortunately.]]>http://www.happymeat.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080319-0821092008-03-19T00:00:00Z2008-03-19T00:00:00ZThe family jewels
Little by little our appartment are coming together. Allthough there is some months since we moved everything in, there has been so much to do. But during my easter holiday now, I hope every thing will finally be in it`s place. The images above is from my bedroom dresser.
One of my most favorite thrifted pieces is the teak pictureframe and the little porcelain dog. I love the kitchy text "The family jewels" and the badly cut an glued pictures. I imagine some husband in the 50s having this on his desk at work gazing at it and dreaming of coming home after a long days work.
Links of the day:
Beautiful pictures of Marie Grini. Fantastic work and shop of the wonderful Labpartners. And I can`t wait for Heidi`s new yummy breakfast series to come to Kidrobot! ]]>http://www.happymeat.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080316-0839392008-03-16T00:00:00Z2008-03-16T00:00:00ZSthlm
Ah, I`m back! What a wonderful and inspiering trip! The jury work was so interesting, and it is so wonderful to get to know and discuss illustration with such talented and nice people. It was also so inspireing and fun to see all the great illustration work that had been sent in.
I also got to see some of the city aswell, but the more I explored, the more I realized that I had to go back again sometime soon and show it all to Rune, and explore some more. I found so many nice vintage shops and nice areas, and I will share some of it here just in case any of you plan to visit Stockholm some day.
First off is the shop where I found the beautiful rings and brooches in the picture above called Baccus Antik. The shop was packed with stunning mid century scandinavian porcelain, pottery, lighting and furniture. Although it was too pricey for my budget, it is well worth a visit.
Baccus Antik Upplandsgatan 46 113 28 Stockholm Sweden
Upplandsgatan is a really nice street with lots of wonderful vintage and antique shops. Most of the shops here are somewhat pricey, but bargains can be made if you have the patience to look though everything. Other very nice shops on the same street are:
Artifex Antik Upplandsgatan 46 113 28 Stockholm Sweden (also mid cent. items)
Antique & Curiosashopen Upplandsgatan 44 113 28 Stockholm Sweden (more romatic anticue items and art deco)
Evensen Antik Upplandsgatan 48 113 28 Stockholm Sweden www.evensenantik.se (more shabby chic kind if items)
Old Touch Upplandsgatan 43 113 28 Stockholm Sweden www.oldtouch.se (very nice store woth vintage clothing, jewelry, porcelain, paper, buttons and everythig a girl would want)
And then there were the most incredible store of them all, called Epok. When I entered the store there was a postcard put up on the door that said: "I don`t want a pension, I want passion!". This sounds good I thought to myself, and went in. The store was filled with so many nice things! Vintage clotes, lace, gloves, figurines, jewelry, glass and porcelain. And of course the lovely owner herself Agneta swirling around. I just wanted to pull up a chair and sit there all day. When I asked for a card (I am so bad at remembering addresses and locations), she said she did not have any, but she made me one. And when she gave it to me, she said: "I`m on youtube aswell, go check it out." And I just love this lady, go see for yourself. Isn`t she amazing? The store is located at:
Epok Odensgatan 83 Stockholm Sweden
For more pictures on my trip to Sweden, go visit my flickr.]]>http://www.happymeat.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080302-1311232008-03-02T00:00:00Z2008-03-02T00:00:00ZKolla! Stockholm!
Early early tomorrow morning I`ll get up, take a walk, then get on a train, then a plane, then another train, and then take a walk again, and then I`ll be at my hotel. Feeling all gittery and exited. I have cleaned out my purse, have my passport ready (eventough I don`t need it to bring it), and have all the places to visit written down on my map.
I leave tomorrow to got to Stockholm to be a jury member at Sweden`s annual competition Kolla! for graphic design, illustration and screen based design. I will be in the illustration jury together with Bo Lundberg, Pija Lindenbaum, Kenneth Karlsson and Helena Halvardsson. I`m so exited to be in a jury with so talented people! I`ve been a fan of Bo and Pija`s work for a long time, and it will be so nice to finally meet them, and to meet and get to know the other jury members aswell.
