Elephant Parade Be part of it... - Rikki Tikki Company

REACH FOR THE STARS
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Art. No.: 610085
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IN TOUCH
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Art. No.: 610070
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SUCCESS
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THE FUTURE TOGETHER
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98 LIFE / ANNA NIELSEN
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NEW CHOICES
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Art. No.: 610080
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HAPPY FAMILIES
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Art. No.: 610060
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FALLING IN LOVE
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MOVING ON
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5 Why does your signature say ‘Anne’ when your name is Anna?
Actually, my name is Anne, not Anna, but in Ireland they pronounce Anne like Ann,
so therefore I call myself Anna - but I still use Anne in my signature.
A BABY IS BORN
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Art. No.: 610010
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QUICK QUESTIONS FOR ANNA
When did the collaboration with Rikki Tikki Company start, and why?
In 2001, Ib Møller found my catalogue at a fair in Frankfurt, and in 2007, he invited
me to exhibit my work at ’Galleri Tavi’ in the famous, Danish village Skagen. The
exhibition was a success, and we sold many pieces at the gallery. Because it was difficult,
expensive and complicated to send framed paintings etc to Denmark, Ib Møller
suggested that I should start cooperating with Rikki Tikki, and in 2008, the first 6
drawings were ordered.
How did you get the idea for ’The Silhouette People’?
One day, I was trying to draw the emotion ’happiness’ - I wanted to use body language
– I drew a person who was sad, and throughout about 12 consecutive sketches, this
person ended up very happy – thus, I had found a way to illustrate emotions! The first
silhouette people I drew all had a neck, but no details, since then they have gradually
developed into their present detailed shapes, without a neck! After this first drawing,
I found out that I could even tell small stories through my drawings - at one point for
example, I had to tell my then 5-year-old son, Karl, that his grandfather was ill, but
that life is long. Therefore, I made a drawing called ‘Life’, and that was the first of my
approximately 500 small stories.
Why black and white?
I have always drawn, and, at the age of 18, I discovered ink drawing when trying to
make illustrations for ’The Lord of the Rings’, which I had just read. The year after,
I started at the university, where I studied to be an architectural engineer. There, we
used some special pens with black ink, and since then, I have almost exclusively made
black and white drawings. Drawing with colours does not work very well for me. I see
life as a long series of short stories which, to me, always begin without colour. I think
the importance lies more therein that they are colourless than that they are black and
white. I find it is easier to tell my stories without having to consider what ‘the green
hat’ or ‘the red shirt’ might mean!
What else do you do?
Since 1994, I have had my own company, which distributes to 30-35 stores here in
Ireland, and I constantly draw new designs. The newest products are traditional Celtic
designs such as ’Mná na h Eireánn’ or ’Celtic Love Knot’ and ’Guardian Angel’, which
are very popular right now. I also have an internet shop with all of my 500+ prints,
original drawings and books - and I have started to paint my silhouette shapes (oil on
canvas), which I am very into at the moment. I have made designs for ceramics and
three series of silver and gold, and I have published three books with my short stories.
Furthermore, I often receive special orders of different kinds such as doing the illustrations
for an Irish collection of poems or Shirley’s idea about an eco village made out of
cork. At the moment I am creating new Celtic designs for 2013 – I am very fortunate
that my job is also my hobby.
See more at www.annanielsen.com.
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FRIENDSHIP
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Art. No.: 610000
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