Sometimes I think the Swedes just invented the word 'vårvinter' (spring-winter) to make it look like it's not winter for about half a year. We've been celebrating spring with April bonfires surrounded by the last stubborn pieces of snow, and we've been surprised by snow...
February brought back the sunlight. Shimmering on the ice crystals. Shining all the way through the kitchen- and even reaching the living room now! A slightly warmer feeling, although it kept freezing all month. The warmest day was probably -5°C (23°F), and coming from -15°C that felt tropical :-) Still,...
Hi there! It's been a while. After the darkest December sinds the early 30s, January seems to be on its way to become another one of those very dark months. After storm Johannes (a regular but wild winter storm) we got a snow storm to start...
At the last minute, the Nordic swamps transformed (almost overnight) into a fairytale forest. We didn't think a frosty Christmas would be the case this year, let alone a white Christmas! But we got very lucky with Mother Nature secretly doing her magic at night,...
At the last minute, when we least expected it, the Nordic swamp transformed into a fairytale forest- almost overnight! Mother Nature secretly performed some magic tricks, dusting the landscape as if it were the most precious desert. Oh, I'm loving it! But until this morning, if I...
In order to create a series of illustrations for @tractive , we got a chance to test the Tractive smart tracker with Mogwai, Oona, and Lizzie. We’ve been following their every move, activity levels, heart rate, barking, and...
Boo! With October comes the invitation to cozy candlelights as well as some spookiness and all things pumpkin. For creatives, it's also the month of drawing challenges like Inktober. Last year, I went for the full month of illustrated prompts, but this year, I wanted to...
Back to school, back to...
More dog drawings coming soon! I got so many requests to continue the dog drawings after the 100-day project- and I admit I missed drawing dogs- that I came up with an idea for a new project. When reviewing some of my personal favourites (not the dogs,...