Vårvinter. Spring winter. Thats what we call February/March in Tornevalley. Lots of snow but also lots of clear blue sky and sunshine.
When the spring wind starts to blow we hang salted reindeer meat to airdry under our roof ledge. Most put chicken wire around to keep birds out.
pic of Alberta +10°c

Anyone knows who designed this poster? I tried to find out but no luck.

The art gallery of Alberta is showing the movie now during black history month and I posted about it on Camrose Arts Society's social media.
I shared the poster today and asked our artists to do their own portrait

It is the year of the Wood Snake and a Tornedalian cat lady is finding her voice on the northern prairies of Turtle Island.

She's starting small:

2 reasons I like bluesky.
The butterfly icon is cute when I have a notification, and the alt text makes sure content is accessible for everyone.

Epic dream life: When you get to work with art, other artists and geek out about all of it + techstuff with your co-worker 😁 and have funny conversations.

I finished the poster for our upcoming event is done, and is Jess getting details figured out - it's going to be so awesome!

Making the graphic for my pewter bracelets that my grandmother's sister taught me how to make had me thinking of home. It wasn't the only reason

www.sparkleongraphics.ca

Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤

Before moving to Canada from Sweden I knew very little about Canada and its history. In school the main focus was the US and its history. Even now after almost a decade in Canada I know very little about black history in Canada and Alberta.

It's time to change that. I will share what I learn

I've been tinkering with my website, trying to make it my homebase rather than meta apps. I like my blog setup now.

www.sparkleongraphics.ca
All sales from my shop goes to fund my trip home to Sweden. I haven't been since 2016 and got notice the storage needs to be emptied.

Growing up in northern Sweden my mom put me on skiis as soon as I could walk. Winter is my favourite season!
I now live in Canada and today my kiddo did their first ski race, only the 4th time skiing but did so good! Went around the 1.5km with a big grin & shouted "good job" to everyone that passed

How is learning chinese going?
Tried to say the weather is warmer, google translate the subtitles told me my pronunciation needs work lol 😂😬🙈

It's-32 outside, -38 with windchill. It's funny I have experienced more -40 weather in central Alberta, Canada than living in northern Sweden by the arctic circle 😬 Inferno is upset that I'm not letting her outside.
I love winter but today I'll stay indoors and finish this leather hat.

I made these as my graduating project at the shoemaker education in Sweden in January 2016 and now 2025 i have been in Canada 9 years and wore these 3 seasons out of 4. They're a bit too warm in summer.

I have found my way back to leatherwork and I'm working on making these shoes here.

I belong to a minority population in Sweden called Tornedalians (swe: tornedaling), we have our own language, meänkieli, and flag. In Norway we are known as kven (swe: kvän)

My thoughts on why I am leaving Meta, and opting for #bluesky and alternatives.
#privacy #digitalCommunity #community

Too funny! A welcome to red note video went viral on TikTok 430k likes or something like that and everyone thought he was the CEO of red note. Turns out he was not

#xiaohongshu #rednote

Unsolicited writing advice, #17171617:
Don't just write. Read books. Watch films. Look at paintings and sculpture. Play games. Go to plays. Listen to music. Think about how these things make you feel.
Making art is a two-way stream. To make art, you have to consume art.

I co-hosted Camrose Sketch club today - it was such a great afternoon with all kinds of art related conversations. I love when I get to Nerd out about things I love 😁

The walk there was so pretty, I love the look of the older houses

As an elder millennial, fb and IG have been my go-to.
I'm an artist and disabled and just starting to build my business because I can't find a job that works for my body. But how do I do this without fb and ig?
This is what I have so far
youtube.com/shorts/IoSlt...

How do you tell a story where everyone and everything are Main Characters?

Digital drawing photoshop & wacom tablet