Skratov blog

Jessica

2012-01-12T07:47:00.003+01:00

DAILY DROP CAP IS A PROJECT BY DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR JESSICA HISCHE.Since September of 2009, an illustrative initial cap has been posted daily (or at least regularly), to prettify the internet and beautify your blog posts.

The choice for each letter is quite big, great, isn`t it?

Kind regards,

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DAILY DROP CAP je PROJEkT oblikovalke in ilustratorke JESSICE HISCHE.Od septembra 2009 je dodajala okrašene inicijalke in skrbela, da bi bil internet lepši prostor.

Izbor inicialk za vsako črko je precej velik, fino, ne?

Lepe pozdrave,

Even leaves wear mohair / Celo listje se je odelo v moher

2012-01-08T10:11:00.001+01:00

Regards from my workspace / Pozdravi iz delavnice

2012-01-06T08:37:00.002+01:00

Artist statement ;))

2011-12-29T07:57:00.002+01:00

For those of you who have ever tried this...

2011-11-14T21:23:00.002+01:00

yes, New Year deco is back! I am not really a fan of Santas climbing on facades but those christmas balls are just great!
...A clear glass ornament ball is tediously filled with strips of almost two pages of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Many of the strips are arranged in such a way that you can read some sentences, which is delightful indeed!...
brookish on Etsy

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Ja, novoletna dekoracija je v mestu!Nisem ravno nek fan Božičkov, ki plezajo pa fasadah trgovin, ampka tele kroglice so pa super!

...Steklena krogla je napolnjena z izrezki stavkov iz knjige Prevzetnost in pristranost (Jane Austen). Ponekod lahko prebereš cele stavke. ..

brookish na Etsy-ju

ooolala / ulala

2011-11-05T08:21:00.001+01:00

Wonder Object from Mark & Angela Walley on Vimeo.

ooolala, how charming
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ulala, kako očarljivo

Skrat`s birdhouse / Škratova ptičja hiška

2011-10-22T07:44:00.014+02:00

Skrat attended the "bird house contest" at Gorenjska banka... pick your favourite bird house and vote on Facebook

* if you would like to vote for Skrat`s birdhouse - check no. 14

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Škrat se je udeležil razpisa za ptičjo hiško pri gorenjski banki...izberi svojo najljubšo hiško in glasuj na Facebooku

* če želiš glasovati za Škratovo - si oglej št. 14

Detajli:

- hiška je nepremočljiva in ni higroskopična, saj je zunaj glazirana

- ima streho, ki preprečuje dežju, da bi namočil gnezdo, voda s strehe odteka nazaj

- glina je trden material, ki preprečuje večjim pticam (detel...) vdor v gnezdo

- hiška je dvodelna, da se odpreti (streha se sname), saj jo moramo vsako leto očistiti in odstraniti staro gnezdo (ostanki jajc, morebitni mrtvi mladiči...), kjer se zadržujejo zajedalci, osja gnezda, celo mravljišča

- velikost vhodne odprtine je zelo pomembna, ker na ta način preprečimo plenjenje in spodrivanje manjših vrst ptic, naša ima odprtino velikosti cca 28 mm. Zelo pomembna je tudi višina od dna hišice do odprtine, saj premajhna višina omogoča plenilcem lahek

dostop (detel...)

Good one / Res dober

2011-10-22T07:33:00.003+02:00

When the wind of change blows, some people build walls and others build windmills.

(Chinese proverb)

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Ko zapiha veter sprememb, nekateri postavijo zavetišče, drugi pa mline na veter.

(Kitajski pregovor)

Anselma vabi / Anselma vabi

2011-09-27T09:57:00.005+02:00

Anselma send invitation. Again. An I don`t have time again. My logistic problems (Štajerska - Ljubljana) are hilarious. Similar to those living in a Big country. But I want to go...

Next time?

I hope Izdelovalnica will be the next Big thing and another excuse to come to Ljubljana ;)

BTW patterns are just great especially little scissors!

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Anselma mi je poslala vabilo. Spet. In jaz spet ne morem. Moje logistične težave (Štajerska- Ljubljana) so prav smešne. Kot da živim v Veliki državi. Se mi pa lušta, zelo zelo...

Naslednjič?

Upam, da se bo Izdelovalnica prijela in postala še en izgovor za pot v ljubljano ;)

BTW vzorčki na vabilu so tapravi, sploh male škarjice!

Todd Selby

2011-09-25T08:11:00.006+02:00

Uauu, I just found Todd Selby! If you too lived in ignorance check it out- it is all about peeping into apartments of many interesting people around the world.

Very very interesting site and full of surprises (just one of them- a surprising amount of big stuffed animals in many featured homes)

And don`t forget to check Edible selby!

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Uaaau, pravkar sem našla Todda Selbyja! Če ste kot jaz tudi vi do sedaj živeli v nevednosti, preverite, gre za kukanje v domove zelo zanimivih ljudi po svetu.

Zelo zanimiva stran, ki je polna presenečenj (eno izmed njih- presenetljiva količina nagačenih živali v dosti domovih)

In ne pozabite preveriti Jedilnega Selbyja!

Feathers for a fall / Perje za jesen

2011-09-24T08:07:00.005+02:00

I would change the nod part, but the feathers are fantastic

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Jaz bi spremenila tisti del z vozli, ampak perje je pa fantastično

Photos by Slovene photographer in Ikea / Fotke slovenske fotografinje v Ikei

2011-09-16T20:32:00.003+02:00

While I am waiting for the weather to take away the summer I found photos by Slovene photographer Tjaše Matičič among Ikae news. Moro, more, we want yet another illustrator!

BTW really nice photos on the site, I really enjoy the macros...

Way to go girl!

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Med čakanjem na fronto, ki bo naslednji teden odnesla poletje sem našla fotke slovenske fotografinje Tjaše Matičič med Ikejinimi novostmi. Še, še hočemo še kakšnega ilustratorja!

BTW res lepe fotke na njeni strani, posebno so mi všeč makroti...

Way to go girl!

City rebels / Mestni uporniki

2011-09-04T18:57:00.005+02:00

I have always had a soft spot for modern rebels, eco Che Guevaras are just the newest...

Seed bombs are available to throw or fire with a slingshot and bomb the abandoned places in the city with seeds which will make the city greener, more pleasant for the eyes and CO2 emission.

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Zgodbe o upornikih, sodobnih Che-jih so mi vedno prišle do živega... najnovejša je tale: na tržišču so Seed bombs, torej bombe s semeni, ki jih lahko odvržete, ustrelite s fračo ali kako drugače zbombardirate na zapuščene dela mesta, ki bojo tako postali zeleni, prijetni za oko in CO2 izpust.

Rats are really just tiny people / Podgane so samo mičkeni ljudje

2011-07-30T17:17:00.004+02:00

Jessica Florence has a pet, isn`t it adorable?

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Jessica Florence ima domačo živalco, ni lušna?

and another one... do not know the source, sorry

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in še ena...žal ne poznam vira

Fairytales from Poland / Poljske pravljice

2011-07-23T18:40:00.005+02:00

I have just found great great illustrator - Asia/Kavka from Poland.

Anyone needs an idea for my birthday gift? She is selling incredible prints that would look great in our living room.

...and since she has a dog named Fika I feel somehow connected ...we have a dog Fik

;))

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Pravkar sem našla čudovite ilustracije, ki so delo ilustratorke po imenu Asia/Kavka iz Poljske.

No če kdo potrebuje idejo za moje rojstnodnevno darilo, punca prodaja čudovite printe, ki bi izgledali super v naši dnevni sobi.

...no počutim pa se še posebaj povezano z Asio, ker ima kužka po imenu Fika...medtem ko je našemu ime Fik

;))

Now that is something that I need / No tole pa res potrebujem

2011-07-05T20:35:00.006+02:00

Look what I just found- Instant comfort pocket box. A little helper for tough days ;)

check Kimslittlemonsters from Utrecht in Nederlands - a lot of cute little foxes (my favourite), houses, girls ...

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Glej kaj sem našla- Instant tolažbo v majhni škatlici. Majhna pomoč za težke dni ;)

tele zverinice dela Kimslittlemonsters iz Utrechta na Nizozemskem - ogromno lušnih lisičk (moj favorit), hišk, punčk...

More free stuff.. free kitten! / Še več zastonjskih stvari...zastonj mucke

2011-07-04T20:46:00.002+02:00

OMG that one really made me laugh! Maria Killam posted it in her blog Colour me happy

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OMG tale me je res nasmejal! Maria Killam je objavila tole na svojem blogu Colour me happy

Free hugs? / Zastonjski objemi?

2011-06-26T20:06:00.005+02:00

Is there anything at all for free? Well it looks like there are some hugs left for free in japan- found on... Wendy Chan (also some great designs and illustrations)

BTW this FREE HUGS looks like great idea for a brooch / pendant ;)

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Je sploh še kaj zastonj? Izgleda imajo na Japonskem še nekaj objemčkov zastonj... najdeno na .. Wendy Chan (tudi lušne ilustracije )

BTW -tole "OBJEMI ZASTONJ" se sliši kot super ideja za broško / obesek ;)

Orcellana bike / Orcellana kolo

2011-06-25T15:20:00.004+02:00

Yes I can imagine the owner biking from the marketplace with her backpack stuffed with goodies.. and the mixture is just right, blue and white "porcalain style" decoration (which reminds me if another biking phenomena - Holland) and sporty handlebars. Custom made with a lot of feeling by Orc Cycles. I wouldn`t mind having a beauty like this one (but there are many more on their site), not al all ;)

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Kar predstavljam si lastnico, ki s tržnice prinaša dobrote v nahrbtniku na temle kolesu... zame je mešanica ravno prava, modro-bela dekoracija, ki spominja na porcelanaste poslikave še enega kolesarskega fenomena- Holandije in športna balanca. Kolesa po meri in z dosti občutka izdeluje Orc Cycles. Niti malo se ne bi branila tele lepotice ;) (čeprav so tudi ostala na njihovi strani kar za domov odpeljat)

Selfpromotion/ Samopromocija

2011-06-21T07:49:00.004+02:00

Now this is Selfpromotion (with capital S) for an artist, supercute and funny + great camera

it is for fairly unusual thing- matchstriker but anyway, I like it!

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No temu se reče Samopromocija (z velikim S ) za umetnico, superlušno in hecno + odlično posneto

res gre za nenavaden izdelek- prižigalec vžigalic, ampak meni je všeč!

Remember? / Se še spomnite?

2011-06-15T08:14:00.004+02:00

Yes elementary school was great... and there is a part "The answer you seek is in Norway"

ha ha

you can find that on etsy - sycamorestreetpress

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Ja, osnovna šola je bila super... in vmes je odgovor "Odgovor, ki ga iščeš je na Norveškem"

he he

tole najdete na etsy - sycamorestreetpress

In the garden / Na vrtu

2011-04-28T19:24:00.006+02:00

As you can tell I really like photographing flowers... maybe someday these will turn into greeting cards. Compositions are similar but they were made with greeting cards in mind ;)

Kot verjetno lahko uganete rada slikam rože... in morda se bodo nekoč tele pokazale na novih čestitkah. Nekaj kompozicij se ponavlja, ampak narejene so bile z mislijo na čestitke ;)

New designs for spring 2/ Novi motivi za pomlad 2

2011-04-28T19:03:00.004+02:00

Nothing does more harm then hurry to a cup of tea ...

Nič ne škoduje skodelici čaja bolj kot naglica...

New designs for spring / Novi motivi za pomlad

2011-04-28T18:59:00.009+02:00

Handmade stencils for a change... plus keyhangers with strong magnets!

Doma narejene šablone za spremembo... plus obešalniki za ključe z močnimi magnetki!

April, that is me / April, to sem jaz

2011-04-15T21:05:00.004+02:00

First photos from this week`s photo session

All I can say: it was wonderfull week but it was also one of the most horrible weeks ever (top 5)!

...just like april...

Prve fotografije s fotosešna tega tedna

Vse kar lahko rečem je le to: bil je čudovi teden in bil je tudi en najhujših tednov sploh (top 5)!

...aprilski pač...

Atipical Spain typo beauty / Atipična španska tipografska lepota

2011-03-28T09:27:00.004+02:00

Studio Atipo really great typo (and other) cases - check it out...

Studio Atipo super primerki tipografije (in ostalega ) - preverite...

Something freshfrom Canada / Nekaj svežega iz Kanade

2011-03-28T09:03:00.006+02:00

Something fresh from Canada... really nice colors and curves. Almost retro but so modern at the same time. The first two pieces are my favorites... Zoe Mowat

Nekaj svežega iz Kanade... res lepe barve in krivulje. Skoraj retro ampak hkrati moderno. Prva dva sta moja favorita...Zoe Mowat

Animal shelter new products / Novi izdelki za azil

2011-03-27T21:18:00.006+02:00

As promised- we designed some a few new products for our municipal animal shelter:

- birthday calendar with animal illustrations

- small bags for dog walks (treats, doggie plastic bags or just anything else). We made two kinds- one with a belt and another with a carabiner

- small cushions/toys filled with cat nip

Kot smo obljubili smo naredili nekaj novih izdelkov za azil...

- koledarček rojstnih dni z živalskimi ilustracijami

- majhne torbice za sprehode (za pasje piškotke, plastične vrečke ali kaj drugega). Naredili smo dve obliki- eno s pasom in zaponko in drugo s karabinom

- majhne blazinice/igračke polnjene z mačjo meto, ki jo muce obožujejo

What`s new? / Kaj je novega?

2011-03-27T21:10:00.010+02:00

What`s new?

Skrat is working on a new project- new mould for ceramics hopefully ;)

Of course faze no. 1 is some daydreaming, doodling and sketching on a paper... I would like to make a jar for storing coffee, sugar or something like that. My plan is simple form with a nice curve and interesting lid (or maybe few different lids).

When the image in your head is done, I pourred plaster cylinder (appropriate size for my form). I pourred it onto some kind of adapter for my lathe (so that the cylinder could be clamped into my lathe. After a few days (cca 2) I clamped the cylinder and started turning. Plaster is wonderful material for turning. Anybody who tried wheel turning should try lathe - it is even better because you can see the form the whole time (no bird`s eye view). There are some problems with mould making but more about that next time.

Few pictures of how it all started...

Kaj je novega?

Škrat dela nov projekt- nov kalup za vlivanje keramike, upajmo ;)

Seveda je prva faza malo sanjarjenja, čečkanja in skiciranja na papir. Jaz bi za začetek rada naredila posodo za kavo, sladkor ali kaj podobnega. Tako čimbolj preprosto obliko, z lepo krivuljo in zanimivim pokrovom (hmm morda tudi z več različnimi pokrovi).

Ko je slika v glavi vsaj približno gotova, vliješ valj iz mavca primerne velikosti (vliješ ga na držalo, ki ga lahko vpneš na stružnico). Čez nekaj dni (cca 2) ga vpneš na stružnico in centriraš, nato pa sledi čarovnija. Mavec se namreč čudovito struži in je res super. Kdor je kdaj poskusil lončariti mu priporočam tudi struženje- je v bistvu še boljše, saj je izdelek cel čas viden (ne gledaš iz ptičje perspektive...) in struži se zares čudovito. Seveda je nekaj težav pri kalupih ampak o tem kdaj drugič.

Sledi nekaj slikic kako se je tole začelo...

Procrastination / Obotavljanje

2011-03-25T07:57:00.001+01:00

“ We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us“

— Joseph Campbell

I am contemplating procrastination lately ;(

Any opinion on that matter?

"Biti moramo pripravljeni odreči se načrtovanemu življenju, da bi imeli življenje, ki nas čaka.“

— Joseph Campbell

Zadnje čase se ukvarjam z obotavljanjem ;(

Kaj pa vi pravite?

Beauty of simplicity / Lepota preprostosti

2011-03-23T21:38:00.002+01:00

Let`s say you need a bookshelf (there is always room for a bookshelf and before you have it you did not know you need one :) Yep, you can just go outside (if you are lucky to live near a forrest) and pick one. Beauty of/in simplicity... by Michael Leung.

Recimo, da potrebujete polico za knjige (no, za poličko se vedno najde prostor in preden jo imate sploh ne veste, da jo potrebujete :). Ja, prav zares, lahko greste v gozd in si izberete eno. Lepota (v) preprostosti... Michael Leung

Writing on water/ Pisanje po vodi

2011-03-08T11:04:00.002+01:00

Wonderful calligrapher who also makes very inspirational videos. And I am already in searching mode- I am looking for an "older guy" - a pen ( preferably fountain pen ) with flexi nib max 70 years old...

If you are new to calligraphy- check Leigh`s blog and check her youtube videos... and I already have a job for my new pen- new series of Skrat greeting cards!!

Čudovita kaligrafka, ki ima tudi zelo inspirativne videospote. In že brskam za novim peresom- iščem fleksibilno (najraje nalivno ) pero, staro do 70 let ;) zanj pa imam tudi že službo- izdelava novih škratovih čestitk!!

No če ste novi v kaligrafiji, Leigh Reyes ima odličen blog in super spote na youtube.

Science + jewellery = Really beautiful couple / Znanost + nakit = Zares čeden par

2011-01-22T10:47:00.002+01:00

OMG what a great combination- Architect/Biologist + Mathematician! You can read more about the Nervoussystem on their site. All I can say is: dendrites, algorithm, 3d print and unselfish share of applets they wrote and use...

...and they live in a house by a stream in a forest in Western Massachusetts (check the pics with animals)

;) Fairytale

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Krasno -kakšna kombinacija arhitekte/biologinje + matematika (da ne omenjam kako težko bi bilo tole študirati v Sloveniji). Več lahko preberete na njuni spletni strani. Vse kar lahko rečem je: dendriti, algoritmi, 3d print in nesebična objava aplikacij, ki jih uporabljata pri delu...

...pa še to- živita v gozdni hiši ob potoku v Zahodnem Massachusettsu (poglej slike z zverinicami)

;) pravljica

Silver stories / Srebrne zgodbe

2011-01-16T10:40:00.006+01:00

Nataša Grandovec is a designer of wonderful jewellery from Maribor, storyteller of enchanting silver tales...

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Nataša Grandovec je oblikovalka čudovitega nakita iz Maribora, pripovedovalka očarljivih srebrnih zgodb...

Rainbow warrior / Mavrični bojevnik

2011-01-03T21:11:00.002+01:00

Oh, another romantic soul who fights general depression in an unusual way. This one is pouring paint over the building fronts... in rainbow colors CLICK ON FACEBOOK

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Oh, še ena romantična duša, ki se proti splošni depresiji bojuje na nenavaden način. Tale naprimer poliva barvo po fasadah... in to v mavričnih barvah. KLIK NA FB

Yann Martel: Life of Pi / Yann Martel: Pijevo življenje

2011-01-03T17:08:00.004+01:00

"...tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he's not careful.
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"...kravata je zanka, ki neprevidnega človeka mimogrede zadavi, čeprav na videz prosto visi."

prevod: Luka Senica

Soapopera "What we did in 2010?" Part 3 / Tretji del žajfnice "Kaj smo počeli v 2010?"

2011-01-02T18:41:00.011+01:00

More pictures of products and illustrations made for Animal shelter in Maribor.

You can order those products from their web site (just write to Contacts and they will send them to you). Our cooperation is far from being over, we promise to make new things soon!

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Še nekaj slikic izdelkov in ilustracij, ki so bile narejene za Mariborski azil.

Če bi jim radi pomagali in hkrati dobili še lušne izdelke, se obrnite na Mariborski azil. Pišite jim, naročite in vam jih bodo poslali. Našega sodelovanja še ni konec, obljubimo, da bomo hitro naredili še kaj novega!

What we did in 2010? Part2 / Kaj smo počeli v 2010? 2 del

2011-01-02T18:13:00.005+01:00

We designed web page for friends on Tota salsa. It is great dancing school which guarantees great fun

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Oblikovali smo tudi spletno stran za prijatelje na Toti salsi. ki je super plesna šola z zagotovljeno zabavo

What we did in 2010? /// Kaj smo počeli v 2010?

2011-01-02T17:49:00.007+01:00

We did many things... for example we developed a few new products for Animal shelter in Maribor. We made 10 animal characters and put them on t-shirts, cups, shopping bags, reliefs, badges...

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Počeli smo marsikaj... med drugim smo razvili nekaj novih izdelkov, naprimer te za Mariborsko društvo za varstvo in zaščito živali. Oblikovali smo 10 živalskih karakterjev in naredili majčke, broške, lončke, torbe, reliefe...

1st of January THE FIRST POST ON SKRAT`S BLOG / 1.1.2011 PRVO SPOROČILO V ŠKRATOVEM BLOGU

2011-01-02T00:04:00.003+01:00

This is a good day for a start. So this is the official "first post" on Skrat`s blog:

the blog is born, Skrat`s blog

nothing pretentious and highflying, just a way to find out a little bit more about Skrat.

I am writing this at 0:02 of 2nd of Jan so technically it is the 2nd but for me the day ends when I go to sleep, so it `s the 1st of January

;)

oh and forgive my English please

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Danes je dober dan za začetek. Tole je torej je uradno "prvo sporočilo" na ŠKRATOVEM BLOGU:

rodil se je blog, Škratov blog.

Nič pretencioznega in visokoletečega, samo način kako lahko kaj malega izveste o življenju nekega Škrata.

No, da bo stvar hecna, tole pišem v bistvu 0:02, na dan drugega januarja, torej tehnično ni ravno začetek leta, ampak življenjsko se moj dan konča šele ko grem spat, torej je zame še vedno 1. januar
;)