Granite

Granite, amazing patterns and colors.

One remarkable aspect of the west coast of Sweden are the old fishing villages perched on the rock. There are two places in Sweden (that I have yet experienced) where trees do not dominate the landscape…the Fjälls (the high barren mts. Of Sweden) and this West Coast rocky shoreline. At one point today I scanned the horizon for a tree—not to be found! Stark and beautiful.

From rocks to design, not such a big leap…visited the Nordic watercolor museum today and while I enjoyed the exhibit...I was more engaged by the building, the setting and a particular chair. The building sits on the rock, emerging with its sharp lines just as the village in the distance presents sharp lines of distinction between home and rock. Outside is a short bridge (wish I could have gotten a picture of the bright red jellyfish floating past underneath the bridge--a reminder of the ocean beyond!) a rocky island and small studios for artists to work. I thought about how Amelia might love to sit in one of these "cabins" and paint...

Inside, I found this chair. So maybe it appears as nothing special? I however, found it so green (on a gray day) and so simple, yet notable. I am attracted to Nordic design for so many reasons…the bold simplicity, the artful lines…but perhaps it is living with Kerry that has opened my eyes to the skill of the craftsman working with wood and metal to create such a visually stimulating ideas—the idea is “chair” (“chairness” to any of my co-hort friends that might read this, HA!) but beyond “chair” are other ideas…have I lost everyone?

Two more pictures...Swedish "Falun red" (the most typical paint to be found throughout the country) against the sea and the seashore environment of rock and poorly drained small bogs...