There must be two Dala Horses
To make playful Dala horses, I have to make another one. The first Dala Horse was a blue and sad one. The second Dala Horse will be red and full of joy. In these photos you can follow the creation … Read More
To make playful Dala horses, I have to make another one. The first Dala Horse was a blue and sad one. The second Dala Horse will be red and full of joy. In these photos you can follow the creation … Read More
What a surprise! You have no idea how happy I was when I received notification that I was one of the International Polymer Clay Award Winners. Of course I knew that I had participated in the competition with three pieces; … Read More
Now, when I was ready with the Kurbits pattern, it was time to cautiously transfer it to the body I previously had created for the depressed Dala horse. I was very careful to center the pattern over the Dala horse’s … Read More
Today I have been holding a Polymer Clay Workshop here at Mosebacke Horse Sculptures in Östra Harg, Linköping. There were a total of seven participants aged from under ten to over fifty. We started with coffee and watched videos from … Read More
Ideas on how to create my horses can come from many directions. The idea for the horse that you are about to follow the creation of came while I was watching TV, waiting for the Swedish Song Contest on a … Read More
I only work part time with my Mosebacke Horse Sculptures. That makes it more important than ever to work very structured and planned. It may seem contradictory when my work with is about creativity and originality, but in fact it … Read More
I come from a family of artists with a long history dating back to Johan Törnström in the 18th century. Among other things I have made a figure head horse in memory of him. The other day I received a … Read More
My first university education was at Linköping University where I studied chemistry for three years. I think chemistry is such an interesting subject because a person who knows a little about chemistry also understands our everyday life better. You know … Read More
Välkommen till en prova-på-kurs i polymerlera på Mosebacke i Östa Harg Under denna workshop kommer du att under ledning av EvaMarie Törnström få bekanta dig med polymerlera. Dagen börjar med en kort teorigenomgång i samband med förmiddagskaffet. Därefter börjar du … Read More
I often watch TED talks. This is an extremely inspiring TED talk from the very talented artist Dustin Yellin that… well… he makes boxes. The talk is called ”A journey through the mind of an artist”. The end – the … Read More