“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Word! My favorite quote by Steve Jobs.

 

My heart and intuition tells me to draw. Actually my HOLE body is vibrating when I draw or paint. This is my truth.

Let's REBEL!

Yesterday I was at Creative Morning in Oslo. Creative Mornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee!
Yesterday the event was held at Westerdals, the speaker was Erik Heisholt from Anti and the theme was creativity 3.0; REBEL. Here's some of my notes from the event:

- A brand need a hell lot of energy!
- Create a culture of making things - do something!
- Storytelling! Often without words.
- Experiment! All the time.
- The final product is no longer the only goal.
- The before and after part of the idea become more and more important.
- Take a role in people's life - creatives are scriptwriters.
-Try to create fans and buddies instead of clients. You do cool things together. Involve the client at all times - no surprises.
- No rules. No boxes - only innovative ideas.
- Pay attention.
- Show your personality - what is your lifestyle? What are you passionate about?
- Do something extraordinary - speak up!
- You have to push over longer time.
- Collaborate with the best. Not only your friends.

This speak was really inspiring and made me wanna go crazy making stuff so now I'm off to experimenting - big time! :D


Have a wonderful and inspiring day! 

Multitasking a bit today; working on a feature in a New York based magazine:D

Needlework & Technology Conference

Yesterday I was at a really interesting conference here in Oslo called Needlework & Technology where Fashion and Design met Business and Technology, focusing on designing for the future, revitalizing craft and new retail.

So many interesting speakers that really inspired. For example Michael Schagger, Founder and Director of The Sustainable Fashion Academy, said that we needed to shift our focus from selling sustainability to selling experiences and services that encourage sustainable behavior and make it natural and enjoyable. I love that! Right up my alley.

Then there was this other guy called Michael Lind who really was a great inspiration and a pure delight to listen to. He is Founding partner and Head of Sustainability at Uniforms for the Dedicated and not the least; he is a nature child, surfer and a big dreamer. He is just that kind of person that believes everything is possible and therefore go out and just do exactly what makes him excited and inspired. He said that if you're really good at something you don't have to talk - people will talk for you. You just have to make yourself relevant. And then he asked if you want to be in a pioneering company that push the world forward or do you want to stagger in an old one paving around in old habits?
He also talked about garments that becomes trash - what do you do with them when you don't want them anymore? This is a challenge that goes back to the designer; how can designers make it easier for the consumer to dispose a garment in a way that protects Mother Earth?

Jens Dyvik, a Norwegian designer specialized in global collaboration and local manufacturing talked about his 2 year research world tour where he worked at open collaborative workspaces in all corners of the world. He showed us how he had designed a chair and then shared it with this workspace (called FabLabs) network around the world where people can just download it and make their own chair. So fascinating how people from different places had adapted the design of the chair for their needs and used local inspiration. As he said it's all about Making - Living - Sharing. He raised a really important and relevant question to the designers of today: Why is it so dangerous to share? You get so much back from sharing! This made my heart jump because this is exactly what I want to do with my concept of Zero-Waste design; I want to SHARE it. I want to share it with everyone that is interested to learn; everyone that is interested in taking part in a Zero Waste DIY Movement. Yep. Still in the idea process, but stay tuned for updates!

There's so much more I could have said about interesting topics that came up, but I'll save some for later:)

Alive in Berlin

So I'm going to this amazing conference in Berlin in the end of May. My beautiful and inspirational friend Marthe (www.thefreedomexperiment.com) is hosting it together with 4 others. The event will gather change-makers from around the world and the core themes that will be explored is Work & Money, Relationships & Sex, Community & Spirituality, Health, Food & Fitness, Adventure & Aspiration. There are some great speakers on the menu and you will surround yourself with likeminded change-makers and most likely walk away with nurtured dreams and ambitions.

Their quote is:
“Together we’ll explore the common threads that connect us and make us come alive.”

So come and join us! I think it will be pretty awesome!:D 
Use this link for early bird tickets ending on February 14. :
http://aliveinberlin2014.eventbrite.com/?aff=earlybirdticket&afu=58472672463

Birthday card

I love making small birthday cards for family and friends. Made this little watercolor for my beautiful friend Elise the other day.

Egon Shiele

One of my favorite artists and a big inspiration is Egon Shiele. I'm in love with his raw pen and how he uses color - it's minimalistic, but yet so powerful.