by Vicki | Apr 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
2017, I spent two months on a scholarship in Seyðisfjörður, in eastern Iceland. I was fascinated by the landscape and weather in general—and in particular, by the way climatic and geological phenomena, along with the region’s topography, unexpectedly shifted my...
by Vicki | Apr 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Alaskan Nancy Lord is an environmental writer, these days mostly of personal essays. Here in Iceland she’s interested in comparisons and contrasts with Alaska. As a former commercial fisherperson, she’s paying particular attention to Skagastrond’s fishing history...
by Vicki | Mar 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Based in Victoria, BC, Sharon is a Canadian artist who loves capturing the spirit of places. She has been in Skagaströnd for one month and will be here for another, soaking in both the dramatic Icelandic landscape and the creative energy of the artists around her. ...
by Vicki | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Simone Gericke is an artist based near Berlin. Currently in Skagaströnd for March 2025. Has been working for years with figurative painting, drawing, linocuts and woodcuts, sculpture and photography. Works with different materials, with a focus on oil painting;...
by Vicki | Mar 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Robert Gericke is an artist and family doctor. In his work, he deals intensively with socialand political issues of the time. Robert Gericke draws his themes from his biography, asa contemporary witness to the Monday demonstrations in 1989 and the fall of the...
