Camilla was here working with clay in the green house. Time flies when Camilla comes to visit and I sometimes wonder - was she really here? It’s good to have photographic proof.
I’m off skiing for a week and when I come back I hope spring is here for good! Ciao.
30 Mar 2009 @ 09:39 ; Comments (4) ;
I’ve been making flowerpots lately and in between, little thick rimmed bowls and plates of various size and I am enjoying immensely what Camilla is doing with them! She is coming for a “blixtvisit” to Stockholm tomorrow, perhaps we can sit outside in the snow (yes, again) and have a coffee…
Here’s one of the finished flower pots. It’s made in a coarse stoneware clay that peeles my skin when I throw in it. This is so worth it though, as I love the matt charcoal coloured clay that goes so nicely with a green plant.
23 Mar 2009 @ 23:42 ; Comments (1) ;
Waiting to be planted. Bigger.
Today is a breathtakingly sunny day here in Stockholm, the snow is all gone! I’m doing a new display at manos and the theme is “The Undisturbed Garden of Harmony". It’ll be winding rose garlands, plant pots with awakening seedlings, lots of low wide bowls filled with water and porcelain pebbles…
Detail of a cup handle. Bigger.
Jena at modish has interviewed me for Modish Biz Tips. If you haven’t yet visited the biz tips - do! It’s the kind of inspirational business information that really gets me going - both for those of you thinking about starting a business as well as those whose come a little longer with their businesses. Go read and get inspired!
PS manos has one Hairy Lady Tea towel left!
18 Mar 2009 @ 08:41 ; Comments (5) ;
Paper pot maker, available at manos. Bigger.
Here’s a wonderful little tool, called a “potter". I bought one for myself last year and made hundereds of pots and planted hundereds of seeds. Here’s some. Now I’ve bought it for manos, so you can also make your own paper plant pots!
More manos news is the hand silk screened pine cone t-shirt and baby bodies. The print is a take on Philippe Starck’s Juicy Salif.
Otherwise, I’m making lots of rose covered cups and planting all the little cutting plants I’ve collected lately. And I’m getting ready to get some cuttings from a beautiful geranium that is thriving in my greenhouse.
16 Mar 2009 @ 17:39 ; Comments (5) ;
Apple blossom (almost) in front of Ana’s beautiful white paper doll. Bigger.
I was under the impression spring was on its way and then I woke up this morning to a white Stockholm - and it hasn’t stopped snowing all day!!
This week I have lots of company in the workshop: Josephine is doing a work placement with me and Fanny is here for just one week doing PRAO as part of her second year at gymnasium. I wanted to show them Överjärva Gård so we trudged through the snow. The newborn lambs (now 28 of them!) were delirious about the snow - they kept running and jumping around in it, looking absolutely adorable! They melted my snowy heart.
10 Mar 2009 @ 19:48 ; Comments (4) ;
manos turned one year yesterday! hipp hipp hurray! I can’t believe it was one year ago I was making cucumber nibbles and nervously waiting to see how many would turn up for the opening evening… We celebrated yesterday with a delicious kladdkaka that Josephine had made for the occasion.
Thank you all for writing about, shopping from and in general being so encouraging about manos!
A small token of my appreciation: during the rest of the month, all orders from manos above USD 25 will receive a porcelain pebble with a small or a big butterfly.
07 Mar 2009 @ 16:03 ; Comments (4) ;
Yellow Something Old Something New Bag. Bigger here.
Last week was the last of Nicoles six month work placement with me, so now I’m all alone… At least for one day, because tomorrow comes Josephine who will be with me for up to a year! I’ve been so lucky with my assistants. They make my days at the studio so much more easy and companionable! And I make new friends 
Last week was also delivery time at manos, I received lots of new beautiful things of which most are now available in the webshop, but for some items you have to visit me at Överjärva… Thursday-Sunday 11-3 pm.
Linen towels with classic red, blue or beige stripes. Bigger here.
Rustic natural linen towels. See the whole picture bigger here.
Recycled plastic baskets from Handed By! Only available in the brick n’mortar shop…
02 Mar 2009 @ 15:31 ; Comments (3) ;
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