My class this summer was in the Gudbrandsdal style of rosemaling. It's based on wood carvings of the acanthus leaf. The acanathus doesn't grow in Norway but its use as a motif in art came north through Europe till it got to Norway--about as far as it could go.
The acanthus leaf has many lobes and folds, so these flowers and leaves have more depth than other types of rosemaling. It's fun to paint.
These are the practice boards I painted. Now I have to paint some plates.
I finally finished the oval box I was painting to match the mitten box. Here it is.
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The hat is finished, and as you can see, it's reversible. It was fun to do and now that I know what I'm doing (I think) I'll knit another one, hopefully with fewer mistakes.
The next one will be red and gold.
After finishing the little black plate, I decided to paint a little red plate. As usual, I started with the plump "watermelon" leave. Now I'll work on the flowers.
I decided to upgrade my knitting skills, so I took a class is "brioche" knitting. After a one-hour lesson, several views on Youtube, reading the directions numerous times, another trip to the knit shop for refresher instructions and restarting the project six times, I think I finally got the hang of it. Let's hope so. This is a winter hat. Can I finish it by summer?
I just finished this little plate. I found a picture of the yellow flower in an old Norwegian Rosemaling book, so I thought I'd give it a try. It doesn't look much like the picture, but I like it anyway.
Here's the completed box. Now I have a place for my mittens, but I don't have a place for the box.
Here I am on the last day of class. This has been a great week with lots of painting and lots of learning. The mitten bowl will be finished after I get home, and then it's on to other projects.
