Kristina Bjerkek

Ceramic plate in dark green shiny surface decorated with a stripe in the center with ornate borders, curled leaves and a bird sitting on a branch. The plate is made with sgrafitto decoration, which means that you first paint the plate with underglaze and the scrape away the glaze to create the design.

As with many freelance illustrators, sometimes money is tight. The wait between projects is long. So why not do the one thing that takes even more time and effort for less money?
Start making ceramics!

honestly, it´s great and I highly recommend.
#pottersky #ceramics #illustration #sgrafitto

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Thanks Theresa!

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Hi #kidlitartpostcard followers!

For illustrations and patterns with a scandinavian touch, check out my work at www.kristinabjerkek.com.

I´m looking for representation for UK and European work - get in touch!

#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks

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Illustrated vase in dark grey and white. Illustration shows the Fenris wolf tied with magical string.

An illustrated vase showing a wolf bent over about to devour the moon.

Illustrated vase showing Odins crows Hugin and Munin and a landscape with a sea monster. Sgraffito illustration made by Kristina Bjerkek

For anyone interested in a pottery course, I highly recommend Salemi Ceramics in Sicily! I spent a wonderful week in the small town of Salemi learning sgraffito, eating local food and meeting other potters from all over the world.
Here is one of the vases I illustrated while there: The Fenris Wolf

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Ceramic vase with illustration of person playing fiddle in a waterfall, the norwegian mythological creature called Fossegrimen

Illustrated pottery project!
This little vase is decorated with my take on the norwegian mythological creature Fossegrimen playing his fiddle in the waterfall. Several norwegian fiddle players have told stories of visiting Fossegrimen to learn how to play. #ceramics #illustration #pottery #norway

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Book cover for Herman Melvilles Moby Dick. Blue watercolor with small white dots, evocative of the oceans storms, large white whale hand drawn on the bottom and a small ship in the top right corner.

My version of Herman Melville´s Moby Dick.

#coverdesign #illustration #bookillustration

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illustrated artwork for Georges marvellous medicine. Hand drawn typography with illustrations made in Procreate, on a blue swirly background made with watercolor and fine line ink.

My version of George´s Marvellous Medicine!
Hand drawn typography and illustrations made in Procreate, on a background of hand painted watercolor with details with fine line marker.
If anyone needs a cover designer, let me know!

#KidLitArt #illustration #coverdesign #childrensbook #handlettering

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"Cautionary Tales" is good!
Several topics in each episode all woven together.

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airplanes:

Out of Africa
Porco Rosso
Airplane!

might not go well together, but will be very enjoyable!

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Oh right! thanks for the tip!

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Illustration of sea animals in blue tones. Children´s book illustration

Illustration from my book "ABC Let-og-Finn" (available in norwegian).
Shop the print in my shop! kristinabjerkek.com/shop

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