[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-silk-festival-2014-skudeneshavn-norway-part-2":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Exciting, I got another page in the \u003Cb>Haugesund Avis\u003C/b>! Apparently the headline reads, \u003Ci>Pencils in the Air\u003C/i>, which I'm afraid is a bit of a stock phrase I use to get kids' attention while we're drawing. But it looks cooler in Norwegian. (Here's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.h-avis.no/puls/med-blyantene-i-veret-1.8640035\">the whole article online\u003C/a>.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.h-avis.no/puls/med-blyantene-i-veret-1.8640035\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/haugesund_avis_zpsd55cbdab-818ed8fcc2.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd here's lovely Stuart modelling for the \u003Ca href=\"http://silkfestival.no/in-english/\">SILK Festivalen\u003C/a> Nordic Knitwear catalogue:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_stuart_skud_jumper_zpsbbf34e0c-3601f50ea0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWhile I was in Skudeneshavn in February, I had waffles at Johannes' cafe and drew his portrait in the guest book. So this time, Stuart stopped by for waffles while I was doing school visits and spotted my picture in the cafe, framed! Johannes is the best; anyone visiting Skudeneshavn absolutely \u003Ci>must\u003C/i> stop by to see him. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_johannes_zpsc5e923c2-a5db98269f.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click for more under the cut!-->\\r\nMy main festival event was a talk moderated by journalist \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GoldRosie\">Rosie Goldsmith\u003C/a>, whom I'd first met in Dubai, and then Hay-on-Wye. Here she is in the festival Green Room, wearing the beautiful new jumper commissioned from and knitted by Skudeneshavn local, \u003Cb>Silje Skaadel\u003C/b>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk_sarah_rosie_zps3186b11b-7a664ba61f.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI went to another of Rosie's events earlier in the day and drew this picture:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/rosie_goldsmith_zpse30bd5a6-48aefc1c42.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nRosie was interviewing Dutch writer and journalist, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.geertmak.nl/en/\">Geert Mak\u003C/a>, whose book \u003Ci>In Europe\u003C/i> was translated into a zillion languages and had a 35-part television series. His new book, \u003Ci>In America: Travels with John Steinbeck\u003C/i> documents the same road trip made by both men, more than 50 years apart.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_rosie_geert_zps0afd610c-e64c5fc096.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI think I need a stronger prescription of glasses, as I had a hard time making out their faces from the distance, but here's the best I could do, drawing Geert:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcintyre_GeertMak_zpsff3f6e38-703e54f933.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd we got to have dinner with him and his excellent wife that evening; I hope we get to see them again some day.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_makes_zps7cba3422-382e60ac33.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWe got to hear several good bands while we were at the SILK Festival, including a group called \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PoorEdwardDUO\">Poor Edward\u003C/a>. (The Jampire approved.) It's kind of odd hearing Norwegians singing to a Norwegian audience in English, but they did have lovely voices.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/poor_edward_zps5794155f-1243be784a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOn the way back, I managed to bash my Bakewell Tart hat on a door frame; here's Stuart being my excellent road manager and doing some surgery on it. (He managed to track down a shop selling red glitter glue surprisingly easily.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk_hatfix_zpsdf0c83c6-34fb21cc53.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOne of the school events I did was in the Sea House with about 80 16-year-olds, and I taught them a bit about comics and led them in a Comics Jam. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk_16s_comicsjam2_zps4ba86c4c-204c942cdb.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThe 16-year-olds were MUCH more shy about saying anything in English than the 11-13 year-olds I'd led the previous day. I really had to work to get them to volunteer ideas, but I think in the end that they got something out of it and, I hope, enjoyed it. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk_16s_comicsjam_zpsbc0a6aba-be1dd9789b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's a quick demo comic I made while they were jamming:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/norway_skud_mycomic_zpsb6dcc625-f34b79977c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd a few of their Comics Jams. (It's a storytelling game, in which a different person draws each panel.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/skud_comicsjam2_zpsbf337096-0a2bc135d1.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/skud_comicsjam3_zps6836b5ad-90ca2a8b1e.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/skud_comicsjam1_zpsde1b0fa2-88998aa53b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThanks to the enthusiastic teachers who took part!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/norwaysilk_skud_teachers_zpsd205ca6c-ec75f96b59.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI did a second Comics Jam session at Skudeneshavn Primary School with this gang:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/norwaysilk_skudschool4_zpsd7043816-682b97e016.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI led them in designing characters inspired by Jampires, but which had their own food obsessions. (So they came up with Pizzapires, Chickenpires, Noodlepires, etc.) I was struck by how many Norwegian kids LOVE tacos. Apparently it used to be pizza, but now they're taco crazy. It's a think people there eat particularly on Friday nights. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/norwaysilk_skudschool2_zps300b803f-3c49434754.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nBack in the festival Green Room, here's musician \u003Ca href=\"http://instagram.com/MariaToresen\">Maria Toresen\u003C/a>, who taught me a new Shark song to use with kids when I present my Shark book. So now I have two shark songs! Thanks, Maria! :D \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_MariaToresen_zpse3fa5089-fa71abdc71.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd I made a new friend! Here's Helga Rullestad with Danish fantasy and crime writer \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lene_Kaaberb%C3%B8l\">Lene Kaaberbøl\u003C/a>. I had a good long natter with Lene and Rosie in their cottage and they're ace. I really want to read Lene's \u003Ci>The Shamer Chronicles\u003C/i> books.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_helga_lene_zps3b802fa8-16e23ac28c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWe had a reception for the festival sponsors and got to listen to \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moddi\">Moddi\u003C/a> perform, good stuff. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_moddi_zps8d7afb82-94f5ea49da.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd here's culture minister Jan Arve and his wife. (I drew his portrait on my last visit.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_janarve_zps5c3d9d4d-1756b85db2.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThis time in Skudenshavn, I made a foray into a fishing shop, which turned out also to have salvage stuff from old ships, including these two, rather odd, crystal deities. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_fishingshop_zps175cbe51-62f91078c0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nBefore we left, we got to go on a wonderful beach walk with our fab friends John and Helga Rullestad, who are a big part in running the festival. They have so much energy, it's incredible.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_john_helga2_zps44ea2392-51b99d9893.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThis is near where Helga likes to go swimming. It's been a warm summer in Skudeneshavn and she'd been swimming until two weeks ago.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_shed2_zps2e3174ce-68507e42b8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nSome more landscape photos:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_harbour_zps0845cf3f-615e69ef24.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_pots_zps6b505000-aa1eea228b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_shed_zps94f3f943-c02d2c982c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_tractor2_zpsa5d41f06-45371c352c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_tractor_zpsa1edcbd5-aba3f42752.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_cottage_zpsf76cbdde-6d2ea447ab.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_potatocellar_zps7a66991d-dbf16c1dfc.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_postboxes2_zps791eb5fa-63ef36656c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_bluewhite_boathouse_zps28a47ba3-cd2f8cc9d7.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_houserock_zps3db8da0a-24f68df30d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silkwalk_postboxes_zps944168e5-9f8e0ec47b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's Stuart with Silje, who knitted Rosie's jumper:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/silk14_silje_stuart_zps7a7f0914-11950dcc1d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd Helga and John, wearing a fine fascinator. Thanks so much for inviting Stuart and me to be a part of the festival! We had a brilliant time, and I hope the events went down well! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/norway_helgajohn_hat_zps38969fe2-606a817ea2.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ci>(Read \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/670224.html\">Part 1 here\u003C/a>.)\u003C/i>","2014-11-03T21:56:00.000Z","silk-festival-2014-skudeneshavn-norway-part-2",[],"SILK festival 2014, skudeneshavn, norway, part 2",1776628726965]