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It is time for a repost from Britt-Arnhild´s House in the Woods:
Do you know Johanna Basford´s Secret Garden Colouring Book? I know I had heard about it some months ago, but completely forgotten, untill I read an article on facebook today about colouringbooks for geownups, a rebellion agains the digital world. Several Norwegian Publishing Houses are now making colouring books, and they som varmt hvetebrød as we say in Norway, like hot wheat bread/buns. A Norwegian trendspotter say that the colouring books are a combination of mindfulness, meditation, creativity and silence
To keep sane during hard, stressful, busy, challenging periods in my life, I always have a sketch book, and a box with rainbow pencils. I am no artist, I can´t draw actually. But sitting down, playing with the colours, drawing lines, colouring, let my hand find her own way......well, it is my favorite part of the day. I have a very special book which I bought in London a few months ago which is my current art journal. And a few weeks ago I even started a very simple art journal at work, using an old notebook and some old crayons I found when tidying the drawers under my desk.
I remember I used to love colouring books as a child.
Now I have ordered Johanna Basford´s Secret Garden.
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The photos shows a drawing I made in my art journal last night.
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Here is a link to the Norwegian article
and here is Johanna Basford´s book:
Colouring has become very popular here in the U.K. In some shops there are so many (too many) books to choose from. My sister gave me one last Christmas. It is bird themed, she knows me well. Occasionally I have sat awhile and become like a child again!
Posted by: Fran | 05/06/2017 at 08:36 PM