Nordeville - The Masks

lullaby #3

Dodo, l’enfant do
L’enfant dormira bien vite
Dodo, l’enfant do

L’enfant dormira bientôt.

Une poule blanche
Est là dans la grange.

Qui va faire un petit coco*
Pour l’enfant qui va fair’ dodo.

Dodo, l’enfant do,

L’enfant dormira bien vite

Dodo, l’enfant do

L’enfant dormira bientôt.

Tout le monde est sage

Dans le voisinage

Il est l’heure d’aller dormir

Le sommeil va bientôt venir.

*Oeuf

It has been a while since I have posted the lullabies, so now
a French one.

The days seem so short to me lately, there is lots of stuff to do.
I guess a bit of time managment would be usefull. And I have to
finish things before starting new projects : /

snowy scenes #2

photo by Coert Buiting

at the studio

Working on several projects at the moment. That is also a reason why it has been so quiet up here, but I will try to keep posting more often. Practising on fabrics for an exciting new idea and I am designing a tattoo! But that will take some time, so more about that later : )

snowy scenes #1

photo by Coert Buiting

2 0 1 1

These little angels and I wish you all a great 2011 : )

cat on my window

He (I think) just sat there, on the window of my studio the other day. Does that often, but usually he's gone before I can capture him on camera.

It is freakin' cold today! Minus 5, minus 6 degrees celsius. They call it 'snijdend koud' in Dutch (meaning:cutting cold), a strange saying but you can understand where it's coming from, going outside...
Some snow as well later in the day, that's beautiful I think. Not so much when you're riding the bike though : )

then and then

Went to the 'Rijksmuseum' last week and couldn't resist the postcard of the girl. Got the postcard of the man at 'FOAM' - photography museum. Very different, though their posture is a quite similar.
There's just a couple of years in between.

postcard painting:
Isaak Luttichuys between 1616-1673

postcard photograph:
August Sander 1926

angel

Wooden angel, work in progress. The size is something like a lipstick
:-(|)

That's what it looks like in the giftbox. I have other ribbons too, mossgreen with polkadot, lightgrey with polkadot, red checkered and more.

glass

Colliers and pendants made by Anjo Brohm, more of her work here

A nice old french label : )

Ceramics on Inside Design.

Pastilles - sailors

Handmolded and -painted claytablets, 0,5 cm to 1,5/2 cm diameter. Superstrong magnets on the back, for use around the house or workingspace. No more ugly yellow sticky notes needed ; )

They come in a crisp white giftbox with a pretty ribbon wrapped around - 32 Euro per set
Please contact me on: info@gracabrohm.com if you're interested, I have a paypal account.

Soon available in my online shop - I'll keep you posted!

Set number 2, 3 and 4 are sold!

More brooches...

-12 Euro each
Contact me on: info@gracabrohm.com.

The squid is sold

Pastilles 'the brooches'

Handmolded and -painted too. These are cute tiny brooches (small about 1 cm diameter, big about 2 cm diameter)
Black and white bird is sold

-12 Euro each
See posts above...

Pastilles - sailors 'the ladies'

These 'Pastilles' (handpainted on handmolded clay tablets) are superstrong magnets, they come in a bright white giftbox sealed with a ribbon.

-32 Euro per set

Sets number 1 and 5 in this picture are sold!

For info please contact me on: info@gracabrohm.com
I have a Paypall account

black submarine

a bit closer...

top:
pencil and dried flower on paper
bottom:
pastille magnets - soon available in my shop!

All boxes contain a sailor or sailoress, boat or submarine, squid and anchor.
Close ups are coming, working on that.

lovely

Last sunday we had the mini exhibition in Amsterdam. It was great, we might do this more often in the future. Here are some pics of the exhibit space. Tomorrow I will show you the more detailed ones, on which you can actually see the work ; )

Top:
-Pastilles (in the little white boxes)
-Mini Heroes (on the branch)
-Ink drawings
made by me

Bottom:
-The masks (handdrawn, then giclee printed on matte 300 grs paper)
Made by Nordeville [Anne Walk and me]
For information visit Nordeville or join our Facebook.

Pictures of the glass works coming soon

Mini exhibition

October 31, from 3 to 7 in my studio at 'De Winkel Van Schinkel' Amsterdam. You're all welcome! Click the picture for a larger view. Nordeville and Anjo Brohm

test 1,2

Trying different brands of gouache paint. Linel, Daler Rowny, Talens and Winsor & Newton. None of them totally succesful. Maybe I'm just too demanding. The fly asked if I could (please) take his picture, well allright then.

raspberries

In my parents garden there is a raspberry bush, it still has a lot of fruit in it. And I'm not the only one that looooooves raspberries. This butterfly sat there for about twenty minutes. It didn't mind me taking pictures I guess...

Pictures of a weekend at the beach a while ago. I've been thinking of meadows and the forest. It feels so good being surrounded by nature, sometimes I miss it. Think we will have time to take a walk this weekend and soon we are going to France whoohoo!