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where do I get inspiration – library books!

From some of my latest stack. These are on Swedish artist Carl Larsson.

22 thoughts on “where do I get inspiration – library books!

  1. Too cute! I have a vintage Hans Christian Anderson book of fairy tales tucked away…I should pull it out and look at the illustrations again!

  2. Do you know you can link to items in http://www.worldcat.org and your readers can find them in their own local library? It’s very cool!

  3. I love Carl Larsson, he represent a very Swedish style which I love (meaning I am Swedish) but I remember doing my project work on him in arts a long time ago, and I painted the one with Karin by a lake. It’s my favourite 🙂 have it in there?

  4. I looooooooooooooooooooooooooove Carl Larsson!
    I have all of his books…
    I also find lots of inspiration in my books! Unfortunatelly, here in Brazil there are almost no neighborhood libraries, and when there is one, it’s no good at all… =/

  5. Carl Larsson is one of my absolute favorite artists! I would so love to live in his home, especially if I could have that awesome cupboard bed from one of his pictures.

  6. I want that bedroom to be MINE! What fabulous books and pictures.

  7. carl larsson is my inspiration too! wasn’t he just so ahead of himself??? The colors are my favorite. I just wish I had wooden shoes sometimes;)

  8. Oh my goodness, yes. My mother had a beautiful book of Carl Larsson paintings on our shelf when I was growing up and I used to stare at it for hours. I think it permanently affected my aesthetic. For the better, of course.

  9. What a great idea! Never would have thought of that. I’m doing it!

  10. Yup, my mum had Carl Larsson books too, and I too am besotted. There was a great exhibition of his (and his wife’s) work at the V&A about 10 years ago, and I have the catalogue of that. love it. Karin Larsson was a very innovative textile designer who’s reputation is somewhat overshadowed by her husband’s!

  11. aww, i love carl larsson. our friends used to send christmascards with his pics. they were so cosy and cute

  12. Beautiful illustrations.

  13. See you were holding out on us! LOL!
    I love the picks so quaint! And
    brings us back to a easier time.
    It makes me want to see that kitchen
    for real!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Lovely!
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  14. I saw that exhibition at the V&A too with my mum (we’re both fans) when I still lived in England. Must track down more books about them myself.

  15. Man those pictures look so cute – looks like I need to get to the library!

  16. That’s it! I will have to start a Flickr group for my daughter’s vintage wear. She’s four and wearing all the smocked gingham bishop dresses my grandmother made for me about 30 years ago. I repair and let down hems as we go…but I love the old fashioned look. And always with eyelet bordered bloomer panties!

  17. Am I an idiot or what? That vintage dress comment was supposed to be in the post about Phoebe’s new table cloth dress. Oops.

  18. i love carl and karin larsson. i would love, love, love to one day see their home – endless inspiration! and rare to see a pair of famous artists (i guess she less than he?) who were so happy in their family life.

  19. I have loved Carl Larssons work for a long time. I hope to visit his home. Perhaps next summer.

  20. Ooooh! I *love* Larsson! In my mind, I live in his paintings. 🙂

  21. hi :: any chance there is a pattern, a PDF for those wonderful “flying nuns” you made ? :: hope so ::
    i love the joy embodied in your work ! 🙂 eileen

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