ARTish april12

Takole je bilo:
Škrata s sosedo KIČjeRAJ

Fotkat sem šla prepozno, tako je bila svetloba zelo slaba in je dosti slik neostrih. AMPAK, res je bilo fino, sosedje so bili super!

See you all at ARTish/ Se vidimo na ARTish

Š.k.r.a.t. is going to Ljubljana this Sunday on ARTish- festival of Slovene creativity - Kino Šiška, see you there!

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Š.k.r.a.t. pride v soboto v Ljubljano na ARTish -ustvarjalni festival s prodajno razstavo avtorskih del slovenskih ustvarjalcev -v Kinu Šiška, se vidimo!

Ikealand

I have to admit that this reminds me of those big farmaceutical companies that want to take over the whole process of food growing.

Ikea (who doesn`t know Ikea?) decided to enter the world of designing/building and operating entire urban neighbourhoods. Their plan is to take neglected part of the city and build Ikealand, neighbourhood for the families... The houses will be fully owned by Ikea and rented to famillies. The company wants you to be in a neat, clean, pleasant environment. And it very much wants you to have fun. Those things that normally just happen in life will be carefully managed from above. The company will keep control in terms of activities that will be held on site.

They have already made a test projest in East London. Some of the ideas are of course fascinating (trash channels under the street where properly separated garbage will be collected) but I hate the idea that I can buy washing mashine at the Petrol and I can get a house when I buy a couch.

But I guess they heard the naggers like me. Ikea keeps telling that it is not an Ikea. There will be no Poang armchair in the living room and Billy bookshelves will not be covering the walls. Houses will not be assembled with Allen keys and there will not be meatballs and salmon & dill sandwiches in the restaurants. The company insists there will not be an Ikae shop in the neighbourhood. Personally, I am not satisfied with Ikea products, I like the textile and some accesories. But my kitchen counter is falling apart and bathroom cabinets also. That is the reason I am not a fan of Ikealand idea.

I thing it`s hypocrisy to build cheap furniture which you will have to replace soon and talk about ecology and environment protection. Just to remind you Ikea is renting gigantic size Russian forests (I hope not also in Ukraine since Cernobil pollution is building up in wood). That is definitely not sustainable forrestry. But it is a sustainable Ikea visiting ;)

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Moram priznati, da me tole malo spominja na ogromne farmacevtske družbe, ki so/bodo praktično zavzele proces pridelave hrane.

Ikea (le kdo je ne pozna) se je odločila vstopiti v svet dizajniranja/gradnje in vodenja celotnih urbanih sosesk. Njihov načrt je vzeti zapostavljen kos mesta in iz njega narediti Ikealand, družinsko sosesko... Soseska bo v lasti Ikee, ki bo nepremičnine oddajala v najem. Podjetje želi urejeno, čisto, prijetno okolje. Želi tudi, da se ljudje zabavajo. To, kar se običajno v življenju zgodi samo od sebe bo v Ikealandu regulirano od zgoraj. Nadzor nad početjem v soseski bo precej reguliran.

Naredili so že poskusni projekt v vzhodnem Londonu. Nekaj idej je seveda precej dobrih (kanali za smeti, ki srkajo ločeno zbrane odpadke pod cestnim nivojem, naprimer) ampak meni gre malo na živce, da lahko na Petrolu kupiš pralni stroj in zraven dvoseda dobiš še sosesko.

Ampak verjetno so slišali tudi take nergače, kot sem jaz, saj pri Ikei zatrjujejo, da ne gre za Ikeo, V dnevni sobi ne bo čakal Poang naslonjač in knjižne police Billy ne bodo pokrivale vseh sten. Hiš se ne bo dalo sestavljati z izvijačem in v restavracijah ne bodo stregli mesnih kroglic ter lososovih sendvičev s koprom. Podjetje tudi vztraja, da nikjer v soseski ne bo Ikea trgovine.

Jaz osebno sem z Ikeinim pohištvom v povprečju zelo nezadovoljna, res všeč mi je samo tekstil in nekateri dodatki. Kuhinjski pult pa razpada, prav tako so zelo načete omarice v kopalnici ter nočna omarica, tako mi ideja Ikea hiške res ni všeč.

Hipokrizija se mi zdi izdelovati pohištvo za tako ceno, ki hitro razpade ter hkrati govoriti o ekologiji in varovanju okolja. Da o tem, da je Ikea zakupila ogromne, gigantske površine Ruskih gozdov (upam, da ne tudi Ukrajinskih, saj se Černobilsko onesnaženje nabira v lesu) sploh ne govorim. Tu vsekakor ne gre več za trajnostno rabo gozda.

Gre pa za zelo trajnostne obiske Ikee seveda ;)

Go Petra! / Naprej Petra!

Skrat`s slogan is "Gifts for happy beginnings and even happier endings!"- and I hope that slogan fits Petra`s story... I just checked her website, her blog and the patterns that she is making and I am so happy. Happy for all the optimism and taking risks and beating the fears. Petra thank you, you made my notsogreat Day.

Do not miss her travelogue to TCC market place!

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Škratov slogan je "Darila za srečen začetek in še srečnejši konec"- in upam, da bo taka tudi Petrina zgodba... Ravno sem odkrila njeno stran, blog in vzorce, ki jih dela in sem res, res vesela. Za ves optimizem, tveganja, premagane strahove. Hvala Petra, polepšala si moj neprevečkrasen dan.

Ne zamudite njega potopisa na TCC market place!

Negative side of real retro/Negativne strani pravega retra

Yes, retro and endless recycling also have a negative side and that is use of toxic materials in ceramic industry. If your favourite cup is from a flea market or grandmother`s cupboard that is not always the best... On Flammartu blog you can read some more about that with two showcases from Slovene market. BTW kadmium addition was also used for bright yellow glaze.

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Ja, tudi retro in neskončna reciklaža imata svojo negativno plat-uporabo strupenih materialov v keramični industriji. Če je tvoja najljubša skodelica z bolšjaka ali babičine omare to ni vedno najboljše... Pri Flammartu so zadevo objavili, z dvema primeroma, ki sta se prodajala tudi v Slovenskih trgovinah. Še to-kadmijevi dodatki se poleg živo rdeče uporabljajo tudi za živo rumeno glazuro.

Homework / Domača naloga

Another elegant creation signed by (probably the most famous young female) Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc...thumbs up

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Še ena elegantna stvar s podpisom (verjetno najbolj znane mlade) slovenske oblikovalke Nike Zupanc... Palce gor

We all have body / Vsi imamo telo

Smiling hand

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Roka z nasmehom

John Coplans - very, very interesting guy who obviously love The body

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John Colpans - zelo, zelo zanimiv tip, ki je očitno občudoval Telo

Jessica

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

Regards from my workspace / Pozdravi iz delavnice

Artist statement ;))

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

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

Wonder Object from Mark & Angela Walley on Vimeo.

ooolala, how charming
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ulala, kako očarljivo

Skrat`s birdhouse / Škratova ptičja hiška

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

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)