Christmas Sale / Jul Rea

I'm having christmas sale in my Etsy shop until the 15th of December. Everything is 10% off if you use the coupon code JULREA (Swedish for christmas sale). After that the shop will hibernate for a few weeks but it will open again in early 2011. www.etsy.com/shop/verkligheten

Little Paper Planes

My animal pocket mirrors are now available to purchase from Little Paper Planes online shop!

They also sell the Strike Up The Band wallet I designed for Tinymeat.

Hund Parad - Dog Parade

Gallery Södra Esplanaden in Lund, Sweden, is having a Dog Parade in there window. This is my contribution, the sausage dog Pablo (he's dressed for the Swedish winter).

Private View at Project Slogan

The exhibition "They are not yours, they are not mine, they are someone else's most of the time" opened on Monday at Gallery Project Slogan in Aberdeen. I couldn't be there myself (I wish that I had) but I must say I think it looks pretty great! The exhibition is open until the 31st of December so if you're in the area pop in and have a look!

The artwork in the two last photos is by Sarah J Stanley.

All photos by Project Slogan.

A Holiday Gift Guide with Poppytalk

I thought it was kind of strange when my Pink Passport Case went from 50 to 350 page views over night, it turned out it had been featured Poppytalk's Holiday Gift Guide!

1. Spring Obsession by Sfgirlbybay 2. Good Luck Acorn Badges by Oh My Cavalier 3. Beautiful Pillow by All the Luck in the World 4. Paper Planes Passport Case by Karen Soderquist of Verkligheten 5. Pink Handmade Reindeer Christmas Stocking by Gingiber

THEY ARE NOT YOURS, THEY ARE NOT MINE, THEY ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S MOST OF THE TIME

A few of my 3D pieces will be part of the upcoming exhibition THEY ARE NOT YOURS, THEY ARE NOT MINE, THEY ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S MOST OF THE TIME at Projec Slogan in Aberdeen. The show runs between the 29th of November and the 31st of December. They will also have a shop where you'll be able to buy all sorts of nice things!

So watch out Scotland, Napoleon is coming to town!

Art For Animals

I've donated one of my cat magnets sets to Art For Animals. It's a charity sale raising money for animal shelters in Israel. The sale takes place on there facebook page.

Passport Cases

It's been a long wait (for me) but these passport cases are finally available from my Etsy shop!

iPhone Wallpapers

Two more iPhone wallpapers, The Accordion Player and The Tuba Player, available to download (for free) over at poolga.com

Paper boats and Strike up the band Wallets!

I designed these wallets for Tinymeat awhile back and I finally have some for sale in my Etsy shop!

Beautiful gift my friend Yee Ting got me from Hong Kong <3

Trash Market...again!

On Saturday I will once again have a stall at Trash Market. This time Yee Ting Lau will be joining me. I will be selling some new stuff, including the passport cases above.

So if you're looking for a nice day out come down to The Phoenix this weekend, the market is open from 1pm!

Trash Market at The Phoenix
Windsor Walk
SE5 8BB London

By train: Denmark Hill Station
By Bus: 12 & 176 from Central London, 185 from Victoria

I am Your Leader - New Video from Tikkle me!

Check out this beautiful new video from Tikkle me!

Vote for me in the Saatchi SHOWDOWN

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/

Shop Update!

I've added some nice new items to my Etsy shop!

Cat Magnets

Tiger Postcards

Polar Bear Band A3 Poster

Pocket Mirrors

I've just updated my Etsy shop with these pocket mirrors, more stuff to come soon!
www.etsy.com/shop/verkligheten

Trash Market pt.2

A few photos from yesterdays Trash Market.

Trash Market!

Saturday the 25th of September the first ever Trash Market will take place at The Phoenix, Denmark Hill. Me and my friends Åsa Wikman and Anna Suwalowska will be there selling all sorts of wierd and wonderful things! I hope I'll see you there!

Trash Market at The Phoenix
Windsor Walk
SE5 8BB London

By train: Denmark Hill Station
By Bus: 12 & 176 from Central London, 185 from Victoria

COLOURS

This little guy is on his way to join the Colours Exhibition in the Here and Now Gallery in Falmouth. The exhibition runs between the 5th and the 31st of October and all the proceeds goes to CLIC Sargent. The private view is on the 28th of September!

iPhone/iPad Wallpapers

These two are now available to download for free from Poolga, www.poolga.com

The Polar Bear Band

Another piece for the Inkygoodness exhibition that opens tonight!

Polar Bear Playing Tuba

This will be part of the Inkygoodness exhibition that opens this week. Don't forget to come down to the private view on Thursday the 2nd of September and have a look!

Work in progress

Something I've been working on for the upcoming Inkygoodness exhibition!

PLAY!

I'm taking part in the Inkygoodness group exhibition PLAY at the East Gallery at Brick lane between the 2 and the 12 September!
More info can be found here and here

Private View!

Here's some pictures from our private view on thursday night. I didn't take them myself, I stole them from my friend Lindsay (who is a very talented illustrator and you should all go and have a look at her work: www.lindsayjhaynes.com)
The show is open until sunday. I'll be there tomorrow, so please come by The Russian Club Studios (340-344 Kingsland Road, London) and say Hi!

Design Practice, Illustration – Private View!

Everyone is welcome, there'll be food and free drinks and most important of all there'll be loads of exciting work to look at!


And also, I'm this week featured profile on 5oup, hooray!

Marengo animation

Marengo from Karin Soderquist on Vimeo.

Part two of my final major project.

Napoleon & Marengo

Laser cut mdf sculpture that I made as part of my final major project.

Tikkle me merch

The new merch that I designed for Tikkle me is now available from Merchworld



I've been featured in two of my favourite blogs: Where the lovley things are and My love for you is a stampede of horses