JOURNAL


Life as far as I know it


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BackgroundThe first part of my life was about building who I was, what I made, and finding my direction. I began mapping almost all of my years in themes (the beginning is a bit blurry). Just snapshots, notes and fragments. A way for future me to remember.



1991
Growing




1996 

Smiling





1998 

Learning



First day of school


1999

Reading


How my Mom found me after the performance of my lifetime.
When my teacher asked who wanted to be the storyteller in our school play, I raised my hand without thinking twice. When I got home, realising what I had done, I immediately regretted. I remembered I absolutely hated talking in front of people... and despite my dreams of becoming an author my reading and writing was terrible!

My parents also taught me to finish what I had started. So they helped me line up all my toys on my bed like they were my audience. I practiced until I had memorised the whole play.

On the day of the play I held my papers pretending to read everything, even though I knew the whole play by heart.


2000 +-

Playing


Stuffed friends
Budgeting

2002  

Gaming


iykyk →


2003

Exploring


Arizona
New York


2005 +- 

Competing


First competiton
Team: Julie, Oda, Ida, Lise and Rozita

Last competition


2008

Rolling


Life lesson
Street smart sister
Skulkeboller™

I never skipped school. Something my older sister Ane didn’t approve of. I agreed to skip a day with her, on one condition: that she helped me with my homework. She just laughed and said, “Let’s make skoleboller. That’s basically the same as being in school!”

She packed all the buns into her school backpack, we rolled down to Hvalstrand, soaked up some vitamin D, and she taught me a few life lessons they don’t teach you in school.

One day, we dream of opening a bakery called Skulkeboller™.


2009

Puzzling





2010

Doodling

 



2011

Illustrating

 


2012

Building




I carved, screen printed, painted, sewed, and built my portfolio from scrach. Inside were my case presentations, showcasing my graphic design work done at Norwegian School of Creative Studies.


2013

Observing


Something to think about
Stone face
Out of the blue

2014

Animating





Study break


Cathrine and I spent way more time than we would like to admit learning that cup routine.

Drawing the line





A bittersweet short story about how messy it can be trying to get close to someone, wanting connection, getting hurt, and trying again. And of returning back to where you started, but seeing it differently.

Graduating


Double BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan
Finito

2015

Winning


Nothing tastes better than gold


Dagens Næringsliv, 30 under 30 ↗
Hometown newspaper ↗


2016

Experimenting


3D
Coding
Distorting

2017

Melting

 



2018

Cutting

Looks fishy, linocut


2019

Bouncing


Opening shot


Bounce back 8-ball


2020

Breaking


Struck


Shattered


2021

Moving

 
Holding position
Moving off grid


2022

Trying

 
Shooting 

Coding 

Tufting 


2023

Listening

 
Silence

2024

Apprichiating


Taste
Motion
Nature

2025

Creating


Fusion  →
Porta →
Field Trip →

2026

Reflecting



As I’m turning 35 this year, it feels like the right time to close the first part. Looking back, these years where less about what happened, and more about how I let them reflect back on me.

Maybe I’ll return and do it all over, when this second part of life has been lived. If I’m lucky enough to live that long. I don’t know exactly what the future holds, but I’m planting a hopeful seed of a sketch here.


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