my alone time is over
October 31, 2009 at 4:03 pm | Posted in nes artists, skagastrond | Leave a commentAfter only a few hours as the only artist in the village, the silence is broken by Oliver returning from Reykavik, unshaven and with a gold star still attached to his neck. I am no longer alone in Skagastrond.
one last wave
October 31, 2009 at 12:45 pm | Posted in nes artists, skagastrond, sunsets or rises | Leave a comment
the last artist in thevillage
October 31, 2009 at 12:34 pm | Posted in nes artists, skagastrond | Leave a comment
maurice bids slán
louisa + lucas head east
As Maurice heads to Reykavik and Louisa and Lucas head to Akuyeri, I am the only artist in Skagastrond for a ew hours before the next group start arriving. It is a strange isolating feeling. What should I do? so I watch bad american soaps on icelandic tv. Followed by the Icelabdic version of the view (purely an assumption on my part as it is 3 women chatting at a table in Ielandic and my limited languagability gives no clues without pictures).
one last meal for this month
October 31, 2009 at 12:23 pm | Posted in nes artists, skagastrond | Leave a comment
maurice by renata
There are only 4 of us left in Skagastrond tonight and Maurice invited us, me Louisa and Lucas, over for a last meal. It was a wonderful evening and a remarkable feast. Garlic bread for starters, followed by irish mince and potatoes and carrots and cauliflower. And then Maurice presented us with the national dish of Australia…..a pav……..pavlova to the uninitiated. A crunchy meringue base filled with whipped cream and fresh fruit. With a couple of beers, we set off home stuffed and veeeery happy.
the birds are flying south for Christmas
October 28, 2009 at 3:07 pm | Posted in nes artists | Leave a commentToday we said goodbye to Ciara, Laura and Caroline. It feels like we have all become good friends in such a short time, and for me who is staying behind for another month, it just feels like they are just going to the big town and will be back in a couple of days. I think it will really hit in a few days as the numbers thin even further to make way for a new group.
artists start to leave
October 27, 2009 at 1:03 pm | Posted in nes artists | Leave a comment
Becasue there were only 3 people needing to be bussed to Blonuós, they driver used a car. But no one had allowed for Bendel’s luggage. He was unsure as to the laundry facilities and so brought enough clothes for 4 weeks.
Renata bids a fond farewell
And as the sun peeps over the mountains and shines on our house, the first artists of tehOctober group leave Skagastrond.
renata floats iceland
October 27, 2009 at 12:36 pm | Posted in artworks, nes artists | Leave a commentRenata Padovan from Brazil stopped the town today to watch the floating/melting/icing/sinking of Iceland. It was a beautiful work/performance. With help form the local tradesmen, she had constructed a mould of the island of Iceland
Hannah prepares her halloween outfit.
October 25, 2009 at 3:20 pm | Posted in artworks, nes artists | Leave a commentHannah is going to back in her home for hlloween, and has prepared her outfit here in Iceland. So we went to Blonduos and took some fashion pics.
the art was great
October 24, 2009 at 2:50 pm | Posted in nes artists | Leave a comment
me
oliver
Laura
Ciara
louisa + lucas
hannah
maurice
renata
bendel
my art
open house
October 23, 2009 at 1:16 pm | Posted in nes artists | Leave a comment
us
We held an open house for the town and it went very well. Loads of people turned up and the reponse to all our work was great.
our studio reflects the mood of the day
October 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm | Posted in nes artists | Leave a comment
we of course are completely frozen
October 20, 2009 at 2:57 pm | Posted in aurora borealis, beauty, nes artists | Leave a comment
me
ciara
laura
oliver
tools of the trade
dinner and a movie
October 20, 2009 at 12:57 pm | Posted in nes artists | Leave a comment
The forecast for tonight was good for seeing the northern lights, so we met at Laura and Ciara’s place and filled in time with some snacks and watched Reykavik 101.
NO….we won’t get out.
October 9, 2009 at 4:06 pm | Posted in adventures, beauty, nes artists | Leave a commentIt was soooooooo warm in the pool and so cold out, we were all prepared to turn into prunes before we braved the cold again to change.
the lighthouse at the end of my world
October 9, 2009 at 12:18 pm | Posted in adventures, nes artists | Leave a comment
a meeting of minds
October 9, 2009 at 11:17 am | Posted in nes artists, skagastrond | Leave a commentToday was the day when all the artists met for the first time and we introduced ourselves and spoke about what we were hoping to acheive.
the studio
October 8, 2009 at 10:44 pm | Posted in nes artists, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
The studio is a large building bythe water. My desk looks out onto the beach and I can see the waves crash against the rocks.
On my first day here I nest. It is all so much to take in. The sheer beauty of our surroundings and the expeirnec eof the cold. I am ill equipped for it and hope that my package with my warm clothes has arrived. I will check on Monday at the Post Office. I know the package with stuff for my work has arrived but not sure if the essentials are here.
I meet most of the people, and they are a mixed bunch in all sense of the word. They come from UK, North and South Ireland, US, Canada, Brazil and France. We are more females than males, and I am neither the oldest (i think) nor the youngest (i know). We work with many media and all of us are open to the experience.
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