Espen and I made a deal this summer that I would design and build his website in exchange for 4 of his drawings. Also part of the deal was a promise from his part to do all he could to become a famous artist. So that I in the not too distance future I would be able exchange one of those drawings for a red sports car made in Italy, keep the other two drawings for future maintenance of this red car and the last drawing to decoration the wall next to the car.
I still have some work left to do on the website, but since I’m flying to New Zealand in 10 days, and not coming back until midd of January, we decided to launch it as it is. So guess this is a bit of a unpredicted soft launch.
It’s a very straight forward website. The idea was to keep it simple, nice, appropriate and easy to manage and update. I like it. Espen likes it. Hope you like it, too.
View the website and the work of Espen Dietrichson on:
espendietrichson.com
Simon Cook, a.k.a Cookie, a.k.a Made-in.enland.org, is back from the amazing feat of completing the Continental Divide Trail (that’s a 5,000 km long walk crossing America from Mexico to Canada) and is now looking for some work.
Cookie is brilliant. So if your looking for someone brilliant get in contact with him. If your not looking for someone brilliant… have a look here (or something).
Check out Cookies brand spanking new portfolio at www.vague.ly.
Today was a beautiful day on Saltsjö-Boo, so Willow and I went for a long walk and swept some leaves. Apparently it was a first for Willow.
About 6 years ago I sold a black American Fender Telecaster and a white Japan Fender Stratocaster which left me with my Gibson Explorer and the promise that I would never ever sell or trade a guitar ever again. Guitars I bought would be for life and the birth right for my future children.
With this sort of promise a guitar purchase gets… harder in some ways, easier in others and, overall, not a very common activity. The hard part is that you need a good motive and there is no cutting corners. The easier part is narrowing down what you actually want to get. If it’s not something really special that’s worth saving for a life time — sorry, not an option.
So yesterday was a very special day for me. Yesterday was the day I bought myself a Martin D-28; the last steel string dreadnought body-shaped acoustic guitar without microphone that I will ever own. She’s truly an amazing guitar. Everything you read about her sisters is true. By appearance she looks just like any other guitar and the design of her is almost unchanged since 1934 when it was introduced. The sound, size and feeling of the guitar is something else. Truly spectacular. Will be nice to see if she wears well with age.