I have no fireplace.
Nor a stove.
(I live in an apartment from the early seventies now.)
But I had when I grew up.
And I had in the nineties
when I lived in a white cottage
on the coast.
One can have much in life,
but not all at the same time.
I hope to have a fireplace again sometime.
Somewhere...
.
Pictures above are of faded memories from my childhood home.
When my mother wanted to make it extra cosy for us, she used to lit this lamp :-)

There is a watertower close by.

In my imagination that is

the most magnificant place

to hang art!

That is where i hope to be hanging the

portraits (photographs) I am working on.

(The pictures are photomontage - ie the photographs have yet not been hung there)

New project - Photoexhibition

Yesterday evening

I came up with the idea

of making a photoexhibition

of children

(or maybe mixed ages)

from our suburb.

So today I borrowed some children

and started the project.

Please wish me well :-)

You can click on the images to make them bigger.

Här beskriver jag projektet.

Truth

These days are interresting.

Heavy tears, uncertainity, pain, sadness...

Susan Tutles truths are worthy to read

and Christine Mason Millers little talk is also worth listening to.

Most people just say everything is fine.

Today I talked with a friend who is good to talk with -

She listens. With her you don´t always have to be "vitty and gay".

To her JOY is not the most important thing to strive for.

To her TRUTH is the most important.

No Annika! This is not at our home.

This is in the house of Engla and Rutger

where we were spending this afternoon.

Click on the pictures to enlarge!

I love ingenious, simple, cheap,
durable, inconventional solutions
I had seen the image of this writing hand
and loved it so -
I couldn´t get it of my mind.
It brought me all the joy I needed for a day!
The picture belongs to Victoria Smith in London.

The interiordesigner Michaela Scherrers homepage
is an excellent spot to explore
for anyone in need of light
in this dark time of the year.
She made this ingenious, cheap,
durable inconventional solution
of a bathroom-wall
wich is entierly in my taste!

God,
Please make me a strong, patient, fun and inspiering
tender, interrested, kind and (at most times) sweet mother!

Yours tuly,
Olga

parents I admire:
>> Joel in Portland, OR, USA
>> Alix in London, Great Brittain
>> Magdalena och Daniel in Nairobi, Kenya (but who soon will be in Stockholm)
>> Hans - my man - Noaks father,right here at home with me in Stockholm, Sweden

Nature and Architecture in harmony

Inspiering architecture: http://www.villavals.ch/

Click to enlarge pictures!

I painted this a few years ago.
(oil on canvas 40x50cm)
Now I am painting
the same theme again.

This time I work on six paintings
in the same time.
They are 20 by 20 centimeters.

The challenge is
to paint all of them as a family.
They should look harmonious together
yet each one should be a strong individual.

I already painted one family
of cups of jars.
Some of them are shown here.

And when I have finished these six ones
I will do another six.
Another family...

It is a rewarding and fun job!

It´s been a while now.
You know what I realised yesterday?
That I like this blog!
For me it is easy to be blind
to what I am doing myself.
I need some distance to be able to judge what I am doing.
If it is good or bad.
I have had some distance in time now. I am greatful to blogs!
They help me in my creating "to do better"
I guess that´s called inspiration :-)

I am talking photo and painting.

I can see - thanks to what I have seen in blogs -
that I have a LONG way to go to do the art I really desire.

I can feel for myself
I have alot more artistic capacity
than what I am using.
Much more to express!

I believe I have just started to develop as an artist.
I have started a journey!

Thank you all artists and creative people out there!!!

Dear Beautiful Susanna!

Thankyou for sending me wings!
They have carried me to take my photography more seriously than before.
That is because of YOU!
You have inspired me through your thoughts and life
although I confess I do not go around to blogs
as much as I used too.

Me and all of these girls are
celebrating you today
as our Queen!!!


Isabel at A Room of One's Own http://www.a-room-of-one-s-own.blogspot.com/
Shelagh at Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea http://www.aliceinparislovesartandtea.blogspot.com/
Robin at Bird Tweets http://robinbird.typepad.com/bird_tweets/
Relyn at Come Sit By My Fire http://comesitbymyfire.blogspot.com/
Megan at Four Ravens http://4ravens.wordpress.com/
Susan at Ilka's Attic http://www.ilkasattic.blogspot.com/
Kristin Rexter http://www.kristinrexter.blogspot.com/
LiLi M http://www.lilimsadventures.blogspot.com/
Mo'a Romig-Boyles http://moaromigboyles.typepad.com/
Madelyn at Persisting Stars http://www.persistingstars.com/blog/
Constance at Rochambeau http://rochambeau.typepad.com/
Stephanue at Rodrigvitz Style http://www.rodrigvitzstyle.typepad.com/
Shin at Shiny New Pictures http://shinynewpictures.blogspot.com/
Leslie at Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails http://snipsandsnailsandpuppydogtails-leslie.blogspot.com/
Bonnie at somepinkflowers http://somepinkflowers.typepad.com/
Christina at Soul Aperture http://www.soulaperture.blogspot.com/
Gillan at Sweet Indigo Life http://www.indigoblue.typepad.com/
Elizabeth at The World Examining Works http://worldexamingingworks.typepad.com/ewix/
Angie at Visually Oriented http://visuallyoriented.blogspot.com/
Rachel at The Metaphorical Magpie http://www.themetaphoricalmagpie.com/


Love from me
now and always!
/Olga

My father.
My dad.
He is no more in the house of my mother.
He is no more available on the phone.
His body is in town.
His soul is with God
and with old loved ones
that died before him...

His voice is within me.
His memory will stay alive.
Remembering the kindness,
the unconditional love.
Remembering when he layed beside me
telling me stories
when I was a little girl.
Remembering our little constructionprojects.
Remembering his encouragement.
His good intentions...

And it seems very, very possble
we WILL meet again.
A very fine thing to believe!

Now and then.
Click below to see the little movie from December 2005.

P A P A Y A


Please go´n enjoy youreselves here!!!!





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