Lihkku beivviin!

Lahkoe biejjine!
Vuorbbe biejvijn!

Happy 6th of February all Sami people!

OPEN OFFICE

"In essence, over the course of comming-of-age evnts, rituals are believed to serve as mechanisms for the acquisition of desired personality, character, and physical traits in young women, as well as spiritually empowering them according to the beliefs of their cultures."

when 2 become 1 (pan pipes)


girl , you'll be a woman soon (karaoke)

door stopper^
*Carv your own totem pole
*Third text
*Marguerite Duras
*Kitten calendar
*National Geographic
*Juliana Spahr
*Scum manifesto

Island jumping in Troms

Last wednsday , Gerd, Ragnvald and me had a nice roadtrip around some of the islands of Troms. Gerd have been teaching me some basic techniques of woodcarving in his workshop the last week, and Ragnvald has been so sweet to supply me with some of his nice sibirian driftwood that he collect. So now its all set for the totempole I'm going to start carving.
woodcarving is hard work.. guess I'll be pretty buff soon!

And yeah, here is some pixx from the trip me and the guys had,
- I love the snowy beaches!

When I Grow Up (Lissvik remix) - Fever Ray

When I grow up, I want to be a forester

Run through the moss on high heels
That’s what I’ll do, throwing out boomerang
Waiting for it to come back to me


When I grow up, I want to live near the sea
Crab claws and bottles of rum
That’s what i’ll have staring at the seashell
Waiting for it to embrace me

Happy 6th of February!!!!!

2day is the day of the Sami people (the indiginous people of norway) We're going to celebrate here in Romsa! meanwhile I figure out how to obtain* sami blood in my veins..

Šatta varraaddi - "Become a blood donor" by Geir Tore Holm


Gula Sámi (The Saami Anthem) - Niko Valkeapää

duodji n00b

and this 1 is 4 Mikaël

May the Warm Winds of Heaven
Blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit
Bless all who enter there.
May your Mocassins
Make happy tracks
in many snows,
and may the Rainbow
Always touch your shoulder.

- things to buy, or DIY, or just get inspired by...

"sun totem"


"Trinity Totem",
colages by Denise Kupferschmidt

customized moccasins by BESS

classic beaded thunderbird moccasins by Minnetonka

native american medicine bags from beklina

beaded jewlery by Joni Stinson




"buffalo bill" handcrafted wooden purse by Timmy Woods

color-changing sunglasses and canvas bagpack,
both by Alexandra Cassaniti

chicken handbag made of rubber from spiral and circle

"stille vender tanken" sculpture by Iver Jåks





Knights Crusade (Terry Lynn vs. Crystal Castles) - Wild Life






Nanook of the north
(Robert Flaherty, 1922)