#ingunn art

[kathaynesart]

Back from Comic Con and giving myself a much needed day of rest! Even so the first thing I wanted to do was add some tasty graphics to this AMAZING piece @thegunnsara made for me!

With their permission I was allowed to make their artwork into a guest cover. Wasn't able to update this past week so figured this would be a nice little stand in. Will be resting and finishing up the last of my zines as well this week, but I'll try to get back onto updating asap since I'm really excited for what's coming up in Replica. Comic Con, as exhausting as it is, always manages to get me excited for doing more artwork! Buckle up people!

#not my art #I love drawing but my comfort zone will always be graphic design #ingunnsara #ingunn art #replica #rottmnt replica #rottmnt #save rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #unpause rise of the tmnt #unpause rottmnt #future donnie #repica donnie #omega #comic covers #guest artist

[abbeyofcyn]

Practice

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt leo #disaster twins #abbeyofcyn art #shoutout to ingunn for helping me with leos pose!

[miiukkaa]

theyre either taunting an enemy or competing against the other two brothers (or my personal favorite, the secret third option: both)

#for ingunn's dtiys on twitter as seeing their tweet bout the challenge made me obsessed with the idea of drawing these two #i love the sunset duo... they need more attention and love i mean LOOK AT THEM baby bro and big big bro!!!!!! #if youre reading this ingunn!! i love and adore your art!!! keep at it!! <3<33 amazing !!!!! spectacular!!!!! #im shy so i be lurking but just know i pog everytime you post. thank you for doing what you do <3 #rottmnt #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt raph #miiukkart

[staticwither]

Something silly for the dystopian au I’ve been seeing, an introduction of sorts.

wanted to wish @thegunnsara HAPPYYYY BIRTHDAYYYYY(◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)ﾉ”. These were actually their own singular drawings but I turned it into a comic since I found out about your bday haha. Maybe I went overboard on this but your art has been such an inspiration I couldn’t help but continue to work on it even though I was already late. I hope you like it Ingunn :]

#staticwither art #dystopian au #artwork #sona

[jacazull]

HIIII EVERYONE (I’M FEELING ENERGETIC RN SO EXCUSE THE CAPS) I’m back with another dtiys, and this time it’s for Ingunn!! Their art is truly inspiring, and there was no way I wasn’t going to draw something for them. I was really stuck trying to figure out what to do, but I think I’m satisfied with the way this came out.

There’s still more dtiys I wanna do for fun, but I’ll be taking a break from that to work on some projects and draw pieces I’ve had sitting in my wips forever. Anywaysss I hope y’all have a great rest of your week ^^

#ingunndtiys #hamatowau #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt fanart #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt raph #sunset duo #my art #jacazull art

[cokowiii]

was wondering why this pen looked familiar Then i remembered ingunns art

[spectra-bear]

Now that we're entering into 2024, I'm asking some artists and writers that I follow:

1) What is the one piece you're most proud of from this past year?

2) What are some pieces that you would have liked more people to see? If you can include links, I'd love to go check them out!

3) What were your top three favorite pieces (art, comics, fics, etc) that someone else has made this past year?

(As always, no pressure to respond! Feel free to just ignore, or let me know if you'd rather I not send you these kinds of asks in the future.)

1) i cant really choose a favorite piece, if i had to choose it would be a 3 part comic i havent posted yet because its based on a friend's writing, and its one one of my top favorite pieces, but the few above are among the few rendered pieces i like. also im a bigger fan of my animated work than artwork, but i should try to finish pieces more often

2) i dont think i bother with how much traction my artwork receives, i usually just throw stuff out there and leave, if i ever do check, i read tags and that’s about it, if i find even a single positive tag about how much they enjoy my post, its a good enough win for me

3) unfair question!!! i have too many favorite pieces, id be here all day and thats still not enough!!

there are numerous works across platforms that id like to fill into one list but, that being said, here are the few i can name from the top of my head:

kat, one of the friendliest and motivating artists ive encountered, after reading their main comic storyline replica that all i coukd ask for in a post apocalyptic story

https://www.tumblr.com/kathaynesart/700778336271679488/tip-jar-every-little-bit-is-appreciated-r-e-p-l

most of ingunn's work i love, but im a big fan of her comics

https://www.tumblr.com/thegunnsara/716508523672010752

ill never get over fuzz's pieces, nor will i ever get tired of rereading his comkc amongst many others i have archived

https://www.tumblr.com/r0b0t1me/706923481985662976

tapa and cass are two peas in a pod, amazing creations made at a speedy pace, i wish to match up with someday, both of their main ongoing bad future rottmnt comics are fun to check every now and then, not to mention their animated work

https://www.tumblr.com/somerandomdudelmao/710091900612476928/cass-apocalyptic-series-masterpost

https://www.tumblr.com/tapakah0/716125830953189376/life-of-violence-era-masterpost

another animator i look up to, most of their professional clean work i love to look back on and analyze to apply to my own work

https://www.tumblr.com/miiukkaa/718507959308664832/lesgo

#friendlyneighborhoodterrapin #spectra answers

[mybeingthere]

Royal Suzani tapestry, size is 20’ - 14’ (6 х 4.12 m), embroidery master Madina Kasimbaeva, Uzbekistan.

Suzane translated from Farsi means "Needle" - embroidered with a needle. The suzane embroidered by Madina Kasimbaeva belongs to the Shakhrisabz region "Shakhrisabz, lakai." 

From the exhibition ‘The Birth of Suzani’, which explored the traditional art of Uzbek embroidery was in Tashkent, Uzbekistan a few months ago.

https://www.selvedge.org/.../norway-ingunn-undrum-sarah...

[procedural-generation]

Blob Opera 

David Li and Google Arts and Culture made this little machine-learning experiment to create opera-singing blobs.

The music is created with a machine learning model that learned about opera by listening to Tenor, Christian Joel, bass Frederick Tong, mezzo‑soprano Joanna Gamble and soprano Olivia Doutney (plus Ingunn Gyda Hrafnkelsdottir and John Holland-Avery). It’s not playing their audio--rather, it’s playing what the model thinks opera music sounds like based on analyzing 16 hours of their singing.

I like how the eyes watch the cursor - that’s one of those little procedural animation touches that’s simple but adds a lot of life.

https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHWrq360NcGbw?cp=e30.

#david li #google arts and culture #machine learning #procgen #music generation #procedural music #generative music

[kamijoxversailles]

I'm greedy so do all the mun thingies ♡ - karmas typist

ooc - pffft.... Greedy mun!!!! XD

¯\_(ツ)_/¯:  do you have any tumblr friends? if so, who are they?

I do! I consider several people my friends here, including, but ABSOLUTELY NOT EXCLUSIVELY @moonaeraa and @haidoneko. There are several others. I feel like I become friends with most of the people I rp with.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°):  relationship status?

Single and completely uninterested in mingling. 

ಠ_ಠ:  what is your biggest pet peeve?

When people drop casual misogyny and expect me to think it’s funny. They may not realize they’re misogynistic, but that doesn’t make it funny.

(ಥ_ಥ):  finish this: i hate it when…

I hate it when adults talk about their flaws or what they don’t like about their bodies, while children can hear it. Also, when they talk about how bad their children behave - WHILE THE CHILD HEARS IT! Yes, I’m looking at you, brother dear and sister-in-law!

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ:  what is your favorite animal?

PENGUINS!

(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜):  who is someone you can tell everything to?

My little sister, and my real-life friend Ingunn.

(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ:  are you a hugger?

If I know the person, yes. If they’re a stranger, then no.

(╯°□°)╯︵ ʞooqǝɔɐɟ:  besides tumblr, do you have any other social media?

I have an instagram, nordlysfantasi. I am sorry to say it is very unorganized. I post what I FEEL like. I don’t have a system.

﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿?:  how old are you?

I’ll be 29 years old on May 28th!

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻:  what are your thoughts on school?

An important and good thing. Education is good. I DO believe the system is flawed, and I think it is VERY wrong the way society is focusing on higher education as being the end-all be-all. Not everyone needs a doctorate, you know? We need waiters and hairdressers and garbage workers and grocery store people just as much (or, as this pandemic shows - MORE than!) professors and CEOs. 

| (• ◡•)| (❍ᴥ❍ʋ):  favorite tv show?

Supernatural! Also, I will admit, Botched. I am currently slightly obsessed with Botched...

(ง'̀-‘́)ง:  are you okay?

Right now? Yes. This answer would obviously change from day to day.

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:  ･ﾟ✧: sexual orientation?

Lesbian. I’m sex repulsed, though. I will gladly WRITE smut, but... I don’t want to touch or be touched in any sexual way. 

┬┴┬┴┤(･_├┬┴┬┴:  are you a people person or a loner?

I’m a people person with some very specific people, or with a wide range of people for a very limited time. I’m GOOD with people. I WORK with people. But except for my very closest friends, I prefer to spend my free time alone. Company I don’t choose myself tires me out VERY quickly.

ლ(ಠ益ಠლ):  do you have any siblings?

Hell yes! Three older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister! 

ಠ╭╮ಠ:  have you ever self harmed?

Yes. Not in the ways most commonly shown in movies. But yes.

(づ￣ ³￣)づ:  have you ever been in love?

Only with fictional characters~

(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞:  would you rather be hugged by a bunny or kissed by a doe?

Hugged by a bunny! I don’t like to be kissed or licked by ANYTHING.

(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻:  how do you let your anger out?

Crying. I cry a LOT. 

ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ:  are you active?

At work, yes. I work in a daycare. In my free time? Hmm. Uuuuh. Nope. 

ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪:  what are your favorite band(s)/artist(s)?

Kamijo, Versailles, Malice Mizer, Dead End, Buck-Tick, Galneryus, Emilie Autumn, Tori Amos, Priscilla Hernandez, Indica, Dreamcatcher. 

（╯°□°）╯︵(\ .o.)\:  who is your least favorite person?

My dad, my second oldest brother, and his wife (my sister-in-law)

♥‿♥:  tell us about your crush!

I suppose Kamijo is a sort-of crush. I’m lesbian, and not interested in him sexually, but DAMN, he’s handsome, and his voice makes me melt!

◔̯◔:  what time is it?

Right now, it’s 10:31pm.

◕‿◕:  what is your guilty pleasure?

Online, I have no guilty pleasures. I am proud to be me, and like what I like. In real life... Almost everthing I like is a guilty pleasure. I don’t show my art taste to my family, I don’t play my music for them, I seldom tell them what the books I read are about, I would NEVER tell them I watch Botched - a show about plastic surgery. I’d NEVER admit to them that I listen to kpop. My family are.....kinda snobbish. I come from a family that’s full of professional musicians, some of them metal and rock, most of them classical. I’m a classically trained pianist and singer myself. I’ve grown up having pop music and pop stars made fun of in my home.  I’m confident in many things, but when it comes to telling my family that “yeah, I DO like pop music, actually!” that’s just....that’s not gonna happen. Coming out as a lesbian was easier. They’re cultural elitists. 

◔ ⌣ ◔:  are you a virgin?

Virginity is a silly concept born of patriarchal values placed on a woman’s chastity. Most common definitions of virginity mainly mean - have I had a dick inside my vagina? The answer is no, so by that definition, I am a virgin. But I have had sexual experiences, so by less rigid definitions of virginity, no, I’m not a virgin.  So. Why don’t we just get rid of that whole concept, eh?

[kathaynesart]

Whew just squeaked in this DTIYS for @thegunnsara before the cutoff. Wish I could have spent more time on the tattoo (especially the tattoo INSIDE the tattoo haha), but grateful for the chance to stretch my legs and do some actual color again. I've never finished a DTIYS before. Honestly I’ve always been a little shy with drawing other people’s creations, but Hamato Wanderers is very dear to me! Congrats Sara on such a wonderful and beautifully depicted story. Can’t wait to see where it will go.

#hamato wanderers #Ingunn DTIYS #ingunndtiys #kathaynesart #raphael #tattoos #tattoo art #Rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #save rottmnt #unpause rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

[jessiejack]

Sacrum Libellum means Holy Certificates and is a reflection or a reaction towards, the so called "green certificates" imposed by the EU. It is a collaboration between Ullevålseter, Church of norway, Arctic Shamancircle and many other groups of people. The installation is made of 80 reindeer antlers from the south sami reindeer district Jillen-Njaarke and 45 sticks made mby the participants.  The spesific nature in focus was Aahkansjurtjie, holy south sami mountain that is endangered by green certificate. participants: noaidi Eirik Myrhaug priest Knut Rygh kapelan Anne Marie Sverdrup shaman Erena Rangnimarie Rhose noadi Nadia Fenina storyteller Georgiana Keable  musikk ved: RANJA vokal stein skøyeneie - orgel Lina Teir- violin Nadia Fenina- vokal og 33+ personer fra: Miljøambassadørene (Bjølsen barn) Extinction Rebellion Norway Klimafestivalen § 112 Arktisk Sjamansirkel Karnevalet Lostæter Sjamanistisk forbund Jai Jagat 2020 KunstKlubb Pride Art / Skeive Kunstnere Kosmologisk Livstro Guerilla Plastic Movement Sufi Order Ināyati Roseanna Naeshagen Arnhild Haagensen Molly Sun Nadine Tinna Björk Ólafsdóttir Peder Kittelsen Kaaber Vivi Røreng Stig Arne Langfjell Nina Alida Nordbø Annett Furuseth Mona Bentzen Jane Folsted Ingunn Lund-Vang Camilla Roset Cassandra Duchenaud Heidi Gabrielsen Mona Danielsen Christine Istad Julianne Grovehagen Merete Steiro Mortensen Jostein Chr. Andersen Jan-Erik Fjelltrommeren Gravdahl Morten Wolf Storeide Beathe Meyer Johansen Anna-Katariina Hollmérus Anne Gundersen Maria Bartlechner Fearnley Kristin Su Freya Thalund-Fossen Kari Gj��ver Pedersen Frederick Lucius Nathanael Mira Roset Pettersen og Hege Dalen- koordinator Arktisk Sjamansirkel

[artists-table]

Ambassador by Ingunn Hammer-Olsen via /r/ImaginaryMonsters https://ift.tt/2LmevuV

#drekonil #ImaginaryMonsters #art #create #Ambassador by Ingunn Hammer-Olsen #monster #creature #fant

[staticwither]

W̶̩̍͒͊̂̕ę̴̨̧̬̯̬͚̣͍͙̲̩͊̀͂̌̎̚͘̚ ̴̡̠̺͈͖̯͖̗̖̺̫͚̊i̷͙̬̟͔̘̗͎̘͋͂̐̽̌͂̅̐͛͝ṋ̸̨̳̺͚͕͐̐̇̔̋͋͘̚͘ţ̵͖̅́ȅ̴̯̂r̸̛̹͔̖̮̝͙̘͕͉͎͋̓̓̾̋̿́͘͝͠r̴̛̖̤͓͎͛͂̏͐͠u̴̖͇͎͐̏͂̾́̚̚͝p̴̢̞͕̠͗̇͋̈́͜ţ̴͖͚̜̣̖̭̗͙̥̗̝̙̀͜ ̵̼̱̣͇̯̩̜͝t̸̡̘̣͍̥̪̓̀͆̊̈͂͜ͅh̷̝͇̮̓î̸̢̨͇͇̟̪͖͙̘̻̙̥̀̍̈́́̕͜s̵̢̢̛͈̫̞̗̎̅̉͆̇̑́̀̏̂̓̂͝͠ ̵̢̱̜̼͓͍͙͐̌̍̆̄̍̈́̍̊́̋͑͘͠͠ͅp̸̟͍̤͉̓͆̇͋̀͌̆̄̎̒r̴̡̻͈̜̻̟̻̱̀͛͒̚͠ờ̴̛̹̺͍̿͐͋̑̂͛͝͝g̶̻̞̘̤̺͈̩̮̯̲͍̩͉͒̃̑̽̊͛̊́̃̆̏͛̑͘͝r̷̬͙͕̟͓̜͇̼̣̙͆̀̈̈́͛̈́͐́a̵̟̭͍͗͝m̸̙͍͕̥̦͔̅̀̌͂́̊̅̽͂̎͘ ̵̡̨͎͔̻̝̗̭̼̰͚̜͙͎̿́t̸͍̳̪̞̥̄̇͂̎̈͒̉̎̑̊̔͊͝͝ơ̸̛̟̔͌͊̽͋͌͒̈̽͐̏͝͝ ̵̘̣̦̣͚̉̔̄̏̿̈͠b̵̢̜͇͉͚̘̗̭̠̟̼͕̥̓̓̔̏̑̊̀̇̍̌́͛̿͝͝r̵̛̝̿̂̓́̀̽̋͗̂̚͝͝͝͝ḯ̷̻̹̈́̃̊̍̕̕͝n̸̫̩͛̓̄̚g̵̨̮̘̋̂͐̑̎͛̉̒̈̓̄̈́̚ ̷̛͎̦͉̘̙͎̭̅̏̆̅̑̽͋̉̈́̔̕͝ͅy̷̨̛̛̗̞̙͚̲͎̹̦͙̮̜̻̽́͑͐͂̒͐̓͑͘͜ͅǫ̶̨̬͚̦̫̪͚̙̖͓̱͛ͅu̵͕̞̪͇͌́̇͐͋̿́̿ ̴͓̈́͗̈́̊̉͆̇͝ă̷̟̻̈́̌͂̉́̈́̅̃̂̂̏̕n̵̡̡̨͚͓̖̟͉͙̭̪̾̂̃̇͂͌̂͛͛͌̚͜͜͜ ̶̖̃̓͗̂̽̅͆̌͑͐̚̚ì̸̧̧̗̬̺̹̼̑̓͂̀̿̽́͠ͅm̴͎̟̘̃͋̂̍̉́̒͆̍͌͛̚͜p̷̢̨͎͓̙͇̳͈̯̓̌͆͗̓́̄͝ợ̸̡̪̭̬͙̘̻͇̻̺͖͎̩̫́̿̏̀͌̆̏͊̇̑́́͘r̸̛̬͇̙̲̦̫̉͋̉̽̑̿ţ̷̧̡͖̬̗̖̝͖͇̫̤̞͛̆̈́͊̃̉͐̊͆̊ą̶̤͎̼̗͕̥̜͓̈̀̎̒͐̑̃̃̕ņ̸̻͇̯̻͐͒͗̆̈͑̔̃̈̈̀̒̕͠t̴̢̛̟͓̱̗́́̈́̋̍͊͋͗̔̋͑̍͋͜ ̶̛̛̼̹̼̅͒͋̄͗m̸̯̼̖̖̘̤̥̺͖͌̑͑̽͐͐̆͆͝ḙ̵͓̫̓̀̀͗s̵̛̖͚͕̫͖̟͚̰͖̲͗̈́̄͛͆̌̀͊͊̈́̕ş̵̨̼̩̰͇̹̰̃̋̌́̃͠ȃ̷̢̻͚̘̝̟̙͛̆̂̃̓͛̏̈́̀̕g̸̡̝̲͕̘̺̺͐̑͌͒̔͐̂e̸̛̹̻̠̮͕̘̠̫̼͕̯̠̤͎͆̆̆̎͂̏͛̌̌̒̍̆͝͠ ̷̧͖͎̫̥͓͍͉̭̈́̊̋̏̒

I’ll post art soooonn I want to have more fun with the dystopian au thing, and finish stuff for Ingunn, I’ve also got some atla x rottmnt art coming out and a Halloween collab. More art for frens too and uhh if I can start a cass animation I’ve had planned for awhile along with all the other animation projects to dooo, I hope my moots are doing okay over here I’ve been a little quiet I’m still learning how to use tumblr and understand how I can interact with others correctly I hope I haven’t done anything wrong-. Anyway bunch of stuff sooon

#catjam

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Mark Olson & Ingunn Ringvold - “Silent Mary”

Given it’s inspired by the art on SunMaid raisin boxes and at thrift stores in Joshua Tree, Calif., it’s no surprise “Silent Mary” is a bit of a puzzler.

The second single from Mark Olson & Ingunn Ringvold‘s Magdalen Accepts the Invitation (June 5) is light on melody and finds the husband-and-wife duo singing over a bed of piano, stings and a touch of electric guitars.

Time has way of changing your heart, they sing.

A bit too artsy for the general public and artsy enough to make artsy people sniff at the general public that doesn’t quite get it, “Silent Mary” is the obvious antidote to the sunnier, more-carefree “April in Your Cloud Garden” that preceded it.

Grade card: Mark Olson & Ingunn Ringvold - “Silent Mary” - C+

Hear it here.

5/1/20

#mark olson & ingunn ringvold #mark olson #ingunn ringvold #the jayhawks #magdalen accepts the invitation

[markolsonsongs]

BIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MARK OLSON & INGUNN RINGVOLD INVITE LISTENERS TO JOIN THEM FOR A FASCINATING MUSICAL JOURNEY ON

MAGDALEN ACCEPTS THE INVITATION

OUT JUNE 5 ON FIESTA RED RECORDS

The husband-and-wife duo’s third collaboration mines a “Death Valley isolation chamber folk/pop sound” that is awash with darkness and light

March 12, 2020 —A roller coaster in a long-closed Lake Minnetonka amusement park, walks through historic orthodox churches, a fossil-collecting canoe trip along the Niobrara River, and an isolated pizza place in South Africa. Old memories swirling in the warm Joshua Tree breezes provided Jayhawks founder Mark Olson and his wife, Norwegian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ingunn Ringvold, with the inspiration for the set of intriguing, imagistic songs that lovingly fill their latest outing, Magdalen Accepts the Invitation, coming June 5 from Fiesta Red Records.

The album’s ten tracks draw upon the couple’s recent adventures together and their earlier adventures apart as well as tapping into, and stretching out, their own individual musical influences. While continuing along the Americana-cobbled roads they took on their first two albums, Olson and Ringvold explore lesser traveled musical territories on this release. Without exactly knowing where they were going, the two were emboldened by each other’s company and unafraid to push forward. As Olson describes it:

The recording sessions occurred during the heat of summer at Thermometer Shelter Studios, located not too far from Death Valley National Park. Olson admits that the experience was not so nice all the time. “You really begin to miss family and friends, community with one another, and college bookstores. The music begins to ask you something at this point: Am I strong? Can I do this all alone? Where am I going?”

“We wanted to go another way. We felt like we were being called to be a husband-and-wife songwriting team driving together at night, holding hands in the dark. Finding new ways of floating above the Armenian mountain streams of our memories when we played music. A language we only understood when nature spoke to us. We decidedly put melody first in a modal sense of the distance between notes and harmony … The writing, melodies, lyrics — then the recording and the takes — are very focused and clean. In the past I would get a start and go for the finish line as fast as possible. This time I doubled and tripled back including on the artwork to make sure everything was absolutely right.”

The Armenian Qanon, the Mellotron, the dulcimer, and djembe drums are among the world of instruments that the multi-talented Ringvold contributed to Magdalen’s sound. The variety of arrangements on the album act, she explains, “like a different color in an impressionistic painting.” Ringvold also is thrilled about being able to weave elements of her family’s musical heritage into her own songs and the interesting ways that her work blended in with Olson’s original material.

All of Magdalen’s original track recordings were done on a Nagra field recorder, which further enhanced the album’s unvarnished sonic textures. Additionally, Olson and Ringvold were perfectly in sync when it came to the recording process. He did all the analog engineering while she did the digital. Handling the mixing and mastering, as he had on Spokeswoman of the Bright Sun, was the award-winning producer John Schreiner, and Olson sings high praise for the warmth and spaciousness that Schreiner delivers in his work.

Olson’s track-by-track notes: Pipestone I Won’t Be Back – Pipestone Minnesota is a town made of Sioux Quartzite buildings from the Catlinite Pipestone quarry location nearby. We visited the Pipestone National Monument on our way home from a tour one year, and continued on a two-lane highway along the Niobrara River through north Nebraska where we canoed and collected fossils. Then You’ll Find the Morning – I wrote this on the porch we have in Joshua Tree that faces directly east. Starting in June the evenings here are super warm and livable because of the shadow. I like to play guitar out here. I keep reading about bee problems and imagined that bee poison reaching a person’s well water is pretty much the end. Excelsior Park – The old amusement park on Lake Minnetonka. It represents danger in some ways because of the scary high rollercoaster and the house of mirrors. My Dad was from a farm and this was not a place he was ever going to take us. If we wanted to go on rides it would be after a daylong excursion to the animal barns at the State Fair. Christina Hi! – We wrote this song in the summer after going to the art classes and specifically working on writing a Qanon song. I was thinking about how easy it is to get involved with the wrong friends that are into derelict ideas and how that can affect a person’s life. April in Your Cloud Garden – I think overwhelming stuff can put a person in a cloud garden, where you escape the reality and start to live in your imagination, and watering and tending a place that seems better. This is important and it can work, but then someday you have to come down from the cloud I guess. 31 Patience Games – I wrote this in South Africa where Ingunn and I were married. We were there two separate times for six months total. We ended up in the mountains in the only hop-growing region of the country. It was foggy with lots of wild animals and streams and amazing people. It was really nice and sometimes we went to the beach. I saw the biggest crane in Africa flying over our cabin way up high in the air. So many memories. If there is a time of a person’s life that is the best — this was it for me. Black Locust – I mail-ordered for a package of Black Locust tree seeds and planted them in the desert yard. Some of the trees have grown tall and they have nice white flowers. You need to place yourself in a place where your soul can grow and not be limited by gossip mongers and barbarian event manipulators. Starting your life over by planting trees by seed, with many of nature’s and technology’s ways against you and your babe, is where this song is coming from. Elmira’s Fountain – Here is a song Ingunn and I started in Vanadzor, Armenia about a real fountain where we would meet our host, Elmira. She would take us to Orthodox churches and cool parks. This song made the album because of the positive hopeful energy I feel about the lyrics and also the idea of drinking out of wild rivers. We would stop and drink from springs in the mountains, but drinking from rivers would require another step on our part. We swam in Lake Sevon, which is very deep, cold and somewhat dangerous, but sinking in the sand by the water’s edge worked for us. Silent Mary –This song started after listening to the classical music that made its way into early horror movies. I found some soundtracks where I pretty much scared myself into not watching the movies. I like the drama and lighting atmosphere though, so that worked well for the outline of my writing start. Children of the Street Car – We would stop at the most old-fashioned, well-stocked small town utility store on earth in Lucerne Valley, and wander around the aisles to escape the heat. I started working on many of these lyrical lines in that store like the “fog minus time,” which I meant to mean current day San Francisco minus time equals the heyday of experimental folk rock — which in a way, along with Death Valley isolation chamber folk/pop, is a good way to describe our musical stating points.

Mark Olson was born and raised in Minnesota by a family of mostly farmers and schoolteachers. Predominately a self-taught musician, Olson is well known for his use of alternate tunings and two-part unison singing that then breaks into harmony. He founded the Jayhawks in 1985 in Minneapolis. Olson was a principal songwriter, singer and guitarist for the band’s self-titled debut album, as well as later releases Blue Earth, Hollywood Town Hall, Tomorrow the Green Grass, and Mockingbird Time. Upon leaving the Jayhawks, he formed the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers in 1997. That band, later called the Creekdippers, made seven albums.  

Ingunn Ringvold comes from Larvik, Norway (also the home of Thor Heyerdahl, the famed explorer and Kon Tiki author). Blessed with a naturally beautiful voice, she began singing in public at a very young age. Ringvold hears music in her heart and writes emotionally moving string arrangements. She studied the Armenian Qanon with Arax, a master musician in Vanadzor, Armenia, where she learned how to harness great strength in her performance style. She has released four solo albums in addition to her collaborations with Olson.

Olson and Ringvold live now in the California desert, and they tour off and on internationally almost every year.

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