Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Northern lights!
Atlantic Leather
We made a day trip to Sauðárkrókur yesterday and the lovely people at Atlantic Leather agreed to give us a tour of the factory. At first I was slightly horrified because of all the sheep skins and fish skins laying around but the factory itself is really interesting. Apparently fish skin is used to make high fashion shoes and purses. And the industry is very important to the Icelandic economy. It's funny to see nasty fish skins that will end up as shoes in posh boutiques.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Skagaströnd is so visually interesting! Today was not so cold so I walked the perimeter of the town. The houses blend into the landscape nicely but they are painted beautiful bright colors so they pop out of the side of the mountain. Some of the yards have miniature houses in them that we think are for the "little people" that most Icelanders believe coexist with humans. The houses I like best are the ones that are low to the ground, little bungalow style homes with flat roofs. These homes are mysterious and intriguing to me because in such a quiet place all the action seems to happen behind closed doors. Hopefully soon I will be invited in.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Special Delivery!
It's been an exciting day at Nes. We were all hard at work when we noticed some strange men with red caps outside the studio carrying a large poster board. We let them in to find that they were delivering a giant postcard to Oliver. At first I was confused and thought this was a normal Icelandic thing to do but as it turns out the three men were artists! One from New york and the other two from Copenhagen. They have been driving around Iceland in a truck delivering giant postcards to people in different towns. The postcards are parodies of real Icelandic tourist spots, some are even a bit raunchy. And the messages on the back although some are written in Icelandic, were pretty funny. The last person they delivered to was a man called "Shrimp Dick." Or at least that is the name they were told to look for. When they found out where he was they realized he was a school teacher. Haha. We chatted with the "postmen" for a bit and then they drove off to make another delivery. What a funny place this is.
Monday, November 2, 2009
They walk their cats in Iceland
On my way back from the grocery store I came across a man walking his cat. This made me very excited! I asked him if I could take a photo and he replied "Rraa." Which I assumed meant yes! Then I proceeded to tell him that I have a cat that I walk on a leash just like a dog too, to which he replied "Rraa." He seemed to understand me but he did not want to converse, so I petted the cat, said thanks and went on my merry way. When I saw Olivia back at the studio I told her about my encounter with the man and how people at home think I am crazy for walking my cat. She then told me that people think he's crazy too. Ha! oh well. Me and the cat man...kindred spirits.
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