Kristin Kjorlaug

Month: February 2023

  • Norwegian Cupboard #2

    The desire to rosemal all my walls, doors, and ceilings prompted me to create a series of designs I can envision on cupboard doors in an old farm house in Norway. Rosemaling represents to me creativity in poverty—to meander down an old barn wall with paint strokes is an act of resistance against the darkness of that room. For this reason, Norwegian Rosemaling keeps coming out of me every time I sit with my brush. It is a gift, a sword my Norwegian grandmother gave me to fight the long nights with. 

    Watercolor and Ink. 8×12 inches.

    Norwegian Cupboard 2
    8×12 inches
    Watercolor & Ink

    If the title does not say [SOLD] then this piece is still available. I am willing to do prints of [SOLD] artwork only. Contact me if interested in Norwegian Cupboard 2.

  • Norwegian Cupboard #1 [SOLD]

    In the old Norwegian homes they painted on every door frame and cupboard, making the mundane flourish for all who lived there.

    Watercolor and Ink. 8×12 inches.

    Norwegian Cupboard #1

    If the title does not say [SOLD] then this piece is still available. I am willing to do prints of [SOLD] artwork only. Contact me if interested in Norwegian Cupboard 1.

  • Quilted Rosemaling [SOLD]

    The intertwining of two grandmothers — one Swedish seamstress & one Norwegian painter, the stitches and strokes of their lives quilted into mine.

    Displayed and sold at the Square Halo Gallery, Lancaster, PA, for the Inklings Conference “Ordinary Saints.”

    Quilted Rosemaling 7×7 inches. Watercolor & Ink

    If the title does not say [SOLD] then this piece is still available. I am willing to do prints of [SOLD] artwork only. Contact me if interested in Quilted Rosemaling.

  • Brita [SOLD]

    Brita Olsdatter was part of the farm community around Kjorlaug, Norway and one of the women in my family line that made a way for my existence. She was my great great great grandmother. Speaking her name with my art means she was not forgotten. I honor her existence and enjoyed imagining her story, gifting, and breath in Norway. —Kristin

    Brita Olsdatter 5×5 Watercolr & Ink

    If the title does not say [SOLD] then this piece is still available. I am willing to do prints of [SOLD] artwork only. Contact me if interested in Brita.