Hello Whip Up World
Hello, my name is Hanne, I’m a new writer here, but you might recognize my designs from December and January’s “gifts and decorations” and February’s “recycled” Whip Lash…
I´m a Danish artist, crafter, teacher and blogger. I live as a single mum with my two teenage girls in the countryside south of Aarhus where I´m educated both at the Academy of Fine Arts and at the College of Education. I´m lucky to have my studio at home but I also have a part time out-of-the-house-job as a teacher at a nearby secondary school in order to keep my economy above the waterline and because I like teaching and communicating…
My art involves a broad field of mixed media materials and techniques. Especially I love recycling projects and ideas and most often I try to incorporate second-hand material in my creations. It can be everything from old postcards to bus tickets, press cuttings, extracts from photo albums, vintage fabric, etc. etc. I find that the scrapped, faded, wry and uneven pieces have invaluable significance in the proper context by simply adding personality and authenticity to my designs. Moreover it’s great fun to hunt scrap and to put it into new “settings” and create something new out of something old.
My plan for this forum is to write different articles on mixed-media, recycled fabric, redesign, arts and crafts in general and whatever I find interesting along the way. I have a lot of ideas but, please, bear with my language as you’ve probably realized way back - English is not exactly my mother tongue. Hope I’ll be able to convey the message though.
March 28th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
(delurking!) Saying a hello, glad to see you “on board” at whipup and am enjoying the link to your wonderful blog. I think artists/crafters convey communications more through their work than language - yours is wonderful, really wonderful!
March 28th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Hello-welcome. Your English is very good and easy to read so please don’t feel self conscious about how you write. I just read your great blog and looked at your flickr photos too. It looks as though you are having a wonderful creative life! Can’t wait to read your contributions.
Cheers, Julia.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Hi Hanne, Welcome! Im excited to hear you are on board, Its a nice introduction you have written the English is very good! Im going to check your blog now! Good luck, and see you soon!
Caroline
March 28th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Welcome Hanne! So good to have you on the team :)
…looking forward very much to your posts!! x
March 29th, 2007 at 1:06 am
Hi, I’m so glad you are here! I stop by your blog from time to time, and I have enjoyed the work that you share.
March 29th, 2007 at 5:32 am
How wonderful to meet you Hanne! I am glad you are here and enjoy your blog already -
Best wishes!
March 30th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your whipup posts!
March 30th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Welcome, Hanne! I´m glad you are here:-)
March 31st, 2007 at 12:14 am
cool, hanne! nice to meet you. i have visited your blog and loved photos + writing.
welcome!
April 5th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Hej Hanne,
utroligt hvad man kan finde ude i verdenen! En dansker der blogger på engelsk, der er vist ikke så mange af os ;o)
Er super glad for at have fundet din blog - du er vildt inspirerende!