
Tina, this is a really tough one for me … because I’m not at all creative just now and haven’t been during the last 5 months. Very little motivated … and have no interest at all. Not that I suffer … Continue reading
Tina, this is a really tough one for me … because I’m not at all creative just now and haven’t been during the last 5 months. Very little motivated … and have no interest at all. Not that I suffer … Continue reading
… but some are just a little better than others. A quote by Jeff Garthwaite. That how I can sum up my day with A-C (Ann Christine) at Wanås Castle. Not only a little better … A LOT BETTER!!! She … Continue reading
Narrow … this week did I have to dig deep in my files. It seems I like to take to the wide streets and paths. “The higher the truck the closer to God Unknown Chicago!!! I don’t have a clue … Continue reading
Trees!!! This week it’s all about one tree … and it’s to be found at Wanås Castle here in the southern part of Sweden. Circumference: 760 cm and over 500 years old. It’s called the Snapphaneeken (Snapphane oak) “This oak … Continue reading
Fantasy???!!! “Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it.” Lloyd Alexander As a child, I had a very lively imagination. I was very lonely as a child and I always made up fantasy stories … … Continue reading
Anything can be turned into art, I think. Somebody has said “It is all in the viewer’s eyes” and how true isn’t that. Every piece of art has a story to tell … mostly about the artist behind it. “Train … Continue reading
“A large oak tree is just a little nut that refused to give up.” David McGee This oak was already found when Wanås castle began to build in the 1400s. During the 1500s and 1600s, Sweden’s and Denmark’s war had … Continue reading
In the park and deep in the forest will you find exciting and interesting … weird and wonderful art at Wanås. There is a total of 70 pieces spread over the castle’s ground, all stationary. Then they put out 10-15 extra … Continue reading
“Sheep don’t need the shepherd to be what they are. The shepherd needs sheep to be what he is.” Ljupka Cvetanova The summer’s great exhibition in the sculpture park Wanås in northern Skåne (Scania), Sweden is about movement. The six … Continue reading
In one of the original cow sheds (barns) – Wanås shows “Lignum”, 2002 by Anna Hamilton a 5-floor exhibition made of materials like paper, cloth, wood, string plus four Leslie speakers & sound. A very interesting and not the easiest to capture with … Continue reading
Beautiful surroundings, interesting art, great food and close to nature and the open landscape. What more can we wish for a FAB day out? So I have been back to Wanås Castle…. were there under Sue’s visit but I hadn’t got … Continue reading
“Sometimes the soul takes pictures of things it has wished for, but never seen.” Anne Sexton A collage of wishes hanging in 14 wish apple trees at Wanås Castle, in Southern Sweden …. when in 2011 Yoko Ono had her … Continue reading