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Today's window is not so much a window as the shadow of a window on an Altar Tablet in the Stykkishólmur Kirkja( church) in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.
The artist is Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir. Click here to hear and see an interview with her aired in 2011 on an Icelandic show named Kastljós. It is in Icelandic, but well worth a look for the images...and you can hear what my Mother language sounds like.
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My cousin Elinros is a fabulous painter and is giving me pointers in using oil paint.
Here is an example of the type of painting that she does. This style of painting is called Alla Prima.
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Today I am showing you a window from the new Reykholt Church in Iceland...it was built in in the years of 1988-1996 and was consecrated on St. Olaf's Day in summer 1996. Here is a web site for the history of Reykholt and the old church and Snorri Sturluson the writer of the Eddas.
They are made of a special glass that changes color according to the outside light. See more images and color changes here.
The artist is Valgerðar Bergsdóttur. I am sorry to say that I could not find a web site for her and more of her amazing work.
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They live there in the corner of our woods,
beyond the juniper bush, in the thicket of the laurels
under the tall pine.
She raises her young within the sound of our voices...our very quiet neighbor the White Tailed Deer.
On occasion we see them munching, on the carefully selected ornamentals in our Japanese style garden or munching on something delectable in our front gardens.
They are so used to us that they will pose instead of running away...
...Or is it in their nature, to stand still like statues?
She has three young...it seems that it has been a very good year with plentiful growth.
We often see them in our neighbors yards...where there are no doubt many delectable delights.
We forgive them that the munch on our plants and bushes, that we so carefully select to beautify our land and that Ken had Lime Disease.
They are after all just doing what is natural to them and they are probably just as bothered by the ticks as we are. How can you not forgive a face like this?
All the deer photos were taken by Ken a couple of days ago.
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I have a friend who gardens by the sea.
The last time I visited her magnificent garden, I took a photo of this beautiful Lillie, to share with you.
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A couple of weeks ago we spent a few days in New Bedford, Ma and Newport, RI. Ken is researching his ancestry.
His second great-grandfather was a whaling captain
We saw the log book from a three year voyage to Hawaii and the North West coast, that started in 1843.
Here are a couple of pages from Captain Topham's log book that shows the whales sighted that day.
This is photo of New Bedford fishing boats.
In Newport, RI, we saw the home of Ken's sixth great-grandfather, Col. John Topham.
A perfect little cottage garden on the other side of the house.
It is great fun to read the history of Ken's ancestors and to go to places where they lived and worked. I see more trips to New England in our future.
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Passionflower in a friends garden. It can cure just about anything that ails you.
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A windows should have a great view and fantastic hardware.
We sat next to this window when we had afternoon tea at Butchart Gardens.
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Welcome. My name is Mo'a. Here on this blog I give you a glimpse into my life. My art, travel and other passions. I am from Iceland and live on the east coast of the United States.
If you are so inclined you can read more in the, About Me, up there under the banner.
I enjoy meeting new people and love comments.