I can’t quite believe three whole weeks have passed since I arrived in Norway. I have had such a wonderful time at Atelier Austmarka in residency and have learned and experienced so much! I am very grateful to the inspiring artists I shared my time with - Elisa, Ale & Onè - I could not have asked for more delightful atelier-mates & also to our host Gitte for so warmly welcoming us and for her time, knowledge and energy!
I have much to report about my last few days in residency - I’ve completed several impermanent winter ice installations in both Konsvinger (this) Kommune & in neighbouring Eidskog. I have also been working on a large cut paper/mixed media work featuring beautiful bjørketrær (birch trees) which I will finish once home. Tomorrow I head back to Oslo for a bit and then up to Tromsø and Bergen before flying out of Oslo to Tokyo for my next residency in Nagano, Japan! More again very soon and as always photos via my instagram @karalynshaw ☺️