input from pictures, objekts…
The pile of irregular tote bags have grown big, so we were thinking of something to do with them. Maybe turn them into pillow cases? But then we thought of an old print idea that has been in the drawer (or sketch book) for many years.
We have collected small marks for “irregular quality” during the years. The first one’s were found on […]
It started as a play with bike parts and tools, but then we saw him – Stålfarfar! It made us very happy because we have read a lot about Stålfarfar and his story has been a great inspiration to us. Of course we had to make a screen print!
Wikipedia says:
In 1951, at 66 years of age, Håkansson rode his bicycle emulating the so-called Sverigeloppet from Haparanda to
We started the summer with a fantastic trip to the Finnish countryside. In a way, a journey through time as well, a trip to the days before running water and electricity (not totally, now and then we were able to borrow electricity and network, so some pictures from there are on instagram). What a feeling it is to carry wood and lighting a fire to get hot water and sauna or to fish up the lunch from the lake. We came home with a lot […]
After a winter in the barn Anders Nilsson’s cows finally came out (“kosläpp” in swedish). Some hesitated but once they stepped out into the green it was impossible to miss the joy, and we enjoyed watching them!
At the Hietaniemi Graveyard in Helsinki. Sometimes you find inspiration at unexpected places. Here are some mobile camera photos taken while getting our son to sleep. And the last picture shows a hard-to-read hospital sign.
The Cone is a favorite among our prints for the kids, so we had to print it on a tote bag as well! A piece of the beautiful forest, plain and simple.
Organic cotton for the sake of the planet.
Konstfacks Christmas fair was great, lots of nice visitors (some of our prints are now out of stock) and many nice pieces, for exampel this hyacint who is staying with us now!
“As a symbol for the strenght and power of the natur the flower is explosively growing up through the surface of the clay.”
says Karin Frankenstein and Anton Alvarez.
After two days in Helsinki we spent the rest of the week in a cottage without electricity and running water. We really enjoyed the contrast!
Right now we are very much into annual rings and to our delight the neighbors had cut down some forest, so we spent some time taking pictures and fighting the mosquitoes.