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Day one

Yesterday was fantastic!

Visitors started poring in before we opened and the stream of family, friends and wonderful people never stopped. We tried to keep track but we lost could at 250+ I can’t remember that I ever talked this much in a day. I actually think I do have some muscle ache in my jaw šŸ™‚

There are so many people I’d like to thank. But above all my family, my mother and Annica Edwall without them this would never have happened. I was so busy interacting with visitors that I forgot to take photos. I’ll have to ask for some from those who took so I can share with you.

I feel like a bird testing my wings. And you all came as the helping wind taking me away on an adventure for life.

I should also thank Joakim Kempff, Don Seegmiller, Philip Straub, Steven Stalberg and David Ehlert, Ryan Kingslien. And the on-line communities such as Conceptart, zbrushcentral, CGhub among others where crit, inspiration and knowledge flow freely to help and grow other artists.

Sculpts and prints

Sculpts and prints

What you see isn’t what you get

I heard a friend toady say that “well I don’t see the point in going since you already posted your sculpts on the blog” He couldn’t be more wrong. Well to some degree it’s true. Yes I have shown a lot of them but not all of them and there are only two final pieces in the blog. You really have to come and see the final sculpts the way they are supposed to be experienced.

I should take the opportunity to thank Daniel Viberg for beeing most supportive on this entire project and letting me use his font. Visit his awesome site dawnland – Visual Experiences

My mother Lena Wellander (one of the greatest artist and sources of inspiration) for being there, supporting and letting me use her facilities.

LEON for helping me with the prints for the visual story telling part of the exhibition.

My wife Malena for everything!

Five days to go

webinbjudning

Icing on top

Icing on top

Helmet with gold

Helmet with gold

While some sculptures are getting their final love, others still have some harsh treatment ahead of them.

Tomorrow I will do all of the burning that is left and start to take the pictures needed to tell the story.

Hope to see you all soon and I truly hope you all will experience something new.

First ones out of the second burning

I'll fix that in post

Post process

Oden Final

Oden Final

So finally it was time to find out what they wanted to look like. When working in raku you only get that much say. The elements are really at work. So go with the flow.
I did loose the head on one Sigurd sculpt and the green glaze I had doesn’t appeal to me but that’s all part of the adventure.

Second batch is now getting their first burning and will be out in a couple of days.

Do you want to help to fulfill my dream? Please spread the word about my exhibition!
Thanks everyone

Two weeks to go

Glaze is on

Glaze is on

So I had a bit of a set back when firstĀ the kids gotĀ ill and thenĀ digital work demanded a week of production time.Ā  But,Ā I got to work with the great artist Mikael Pauli and his interior design for one ofĀ  the new subway stations in Stockholm. This was a fantastic experienceĀ Ā and as always great to work with other artists and share their visions.
But now I’m back on track. Today I did theĀ glazingĀ on the first batch and they are heading into the furnace for the second burning tomorrow. Yes as you can see in the pictureĀ LokeĀ broke hisĀ anklesĀ on the way in to the first burning. So I’m making a new one.
I’ll post some more images tomorrow. Hopefully they’ll beĀ masterpieces. Might be a pile of dust.
In the end “Everything will burn” šŸ™‚

Not today anymore is it?

So it’s after midnight. And i actually thought I’d make it today šŸ™‚

Long day with meetings in Stockholm. Last days of production as the sculpts need to dry before burning I can’t go on creating new pieces until the very end. Horses are great creatures and make good practise. Here is tonight’s sculpt. Need to fix those hind legs before hitting my head unconscious against a pillow.

Horse with live model

Horse with live model

Sigurd Fafnesbane and other virtual heroes

bamseThis is the name of the exhibition. Well I feel that the word “other” craves more than the two fan art pieces that you can see in earlier post.

Actually the whole fan art part sprung from the idea that I as a illustrator have to be able to communicate art also to those who can’t relate to a tale that is 1000 years old. And I think that there are so many strong characters that will look great as raku sculpts. Well I guess we’ll all see when the day comes. Hopefully everyone can take a piece to heart.

Besides, sculpting something that is already designed is rather restful. It’s much more of a mental game to create something from within your self.

Keep your fingers crossed. First batch is still baking slowly cooling down to be examined tomorrow evening.

Yes Regin looses his head. If you come down to the gallery next month you get to see what the body is up to šŸ™‚

Regins head

Regins head

Time for a update

I’ve been away for a few days.
When kids get sick you can’t expect to be as productive as you’d like. Good thing weekend came and saved me.

I’ll probably go for a exhibition title like “Sigurd Fafnesbane and other virtual heroes”
There will be a sketch for the poster coming up in a day or so.

Lot’s of hacking ans slashing today. Sigurd has been busy chopping off Regins head and thrusting his sword into the heart of Fafner.

I felt that I wanted to make some sculpts that contemporary people can relate to. So I dived into the game industry and made a little something from their design.

Sigurd stabs Fafner from below

Sigurd stabs Fafner from below



Sigurd chops off Regins head

Sigurd chops off Regins head



Master Chief dropped a helmet

Master Chief dropped a helmet



Assasins Creed III

Assasins Creed III