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A few sketches done

with reference photos.

S K E T C H E S

First time trying still life

sketching and colouring. I

found the best way to fo it

was to use watercolour paint

first to get some rough

shapes, then I went over

with a marker and

afterwards tried making

shadows. The idea was to

experiment with watercolour

and markers and further I

would like to make them

more realistic, to make them

look more real. But I still like

the cartoon-ish look they

give.

S K E T C H E S

The idea behind this was to draw without

looking and get an abstract looking man, a

picasso feeling to it. The challenge about this

was to transfer the sketch to the fabric and I

spent a lot of time trying different things

before I finally got it right. I used see-through

paper and drew over, then poked holes in the

see-through. Put it over the fabric and used a

marker to get the design on the fabric. Went

over it with a marker to get better lines and

then started to hand sew with a black thread.

B L I N D D R A W I N G Original sketch

See-trough paper with holes

One line of marker on the fabric

Design drawn on the fabric

Original sketch

Final piece

I really enjoyed working on

this and it would be fun to

experiment this further

and make something bigger

and add some colour

I knitted two squares with

multicoloured yarn and

used them as canvas.

Experimented with

different colours and

styles. Freehand sewn.

E M B R O I D E R

Before

After

After

First project was to make ice

hands that could hold candles.

This was inspired by the cold

weather in Norway, and I wanted

to make some decorations to put

outside. I Filled latex gloves with

water and put them over bowls to

make them bend. Left them

overnight in the freezer.The

challenge was after they had

frozen, and to get the latex off.

The first glove fell in the sink after

I had removed the latex, and all

the fingers broke off. But the

second glove was better, and only

one finger broke off due to too thin

ice around the edges.

I C E S C U L P T U R E S

Hand with candle

Hands in the snow

The second project of ice sculpting was

mostly just to experiment with ice and

design. Used a small board and poured

some water in it, put it in the freezer and

waited an hour. Then I put the design

over it, which was a napkin, a little bit

more water and put it back in the

freezer. The next day we put it out in the

snow.

I C E S C U L P T U R E S

The finished

product

This decoration was inspired

by e technique we learned at

school and I wanted to make

something bigger. Placed a

napkin on the outside of the jar

and applied albumen to it to

make it stick. The challenge

was to not rip the napkin, but

since I used a small brush it

only teared a couple of times,

and it was easy to fix.

D E C O R A T I V E W I T H C A N D L E 1 2

3

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With this photo I wanted to edit it

so that the focus was more on her

face and her expression rather

than all the mess in the

background. I added more contrast

and clarity to make the attention go

straight to her face. This was a

RAW photo and made it easier to

adjust and experiment with.

P H O T O G R A P H Y

This photo comes from a series of photographs we took

in an old house. The idea was to make it a bit strange, to

make her stand out but at the same time blend in. I’ve

experimented a bit with some of them in a similar way as

this and it made a nice collection of photographs at the

end. I have cropped it to make her stand out more and

added more contrast. This was a JPG photo and harder

to work with in Photoshop.

P H O T O G R A P H Y

Some of the other photos in the same series

A collection of photographs

I have taken and edited.

P H O T O G R A P H Y

I am so glad you’re alive

He drives too fast,

alone in the dark.

The car crashes in,

like the brightest star.

Bones crushing and

lungs collapse

a beautiful fatality

perhaps.

P O E M S

Phone in one hand

cigarette in the other,

shaking as I wait

for him to wake up.

Living would be misery,

death would be restful.

But the pain will pass,

I promise my friend.

The moon

The dark settles

over the sky.

I feel so lost

and I don’t know why

In the middle of the night

the moon shines through.

She tells me whats right,

and what to do.

Depression

I feel numb as I go against and put a smile on my face,

as the nights are short and I’m trapped in a maze.

And the people around me are thinking ‘what the fuck,

what did I ever do to make her day suck?’.

With my curly hair and dirty clothes,

with my wonderful life and a family home.

I feel lost with a brick in my head,

and sometimes I wonder how it’ll be when I’m dead.

P O E M S