My projects
A selection of past projects
Weston Monster Hunt, 2022
22 monsters hid around independent shops in Weston-super-Mare. This was a family-friendly monster hunt that increased footfall to independent shops. It created a fun day (or couple of days) for families to spend learning about the little illustrated monsters and their personalities – with a prize draw for those who found them.
22 monsters hid around independent shops in Weston-super-Mare. This was a family-friendly monster hunt that increased footfall to independent shops. It created a fun day (or couple of days) for families to spend learning about the little illustrated monsters and their personalities – with a prize draw for those who found them.
Pride Month gratitude project, 2022
A social project focused on acknowledging 60 LGBTQ+ people who have paved the way for others. Based on my personal experience, with slots reserved for other people to nominate their candidates.
Koselig Christmas magazine, 2021
A Norwegian-style Christmas magazine. We funded this project through Kickstarter and reached our initial funding goal within the first 9 days. The magazine was printed on high-quality paper, with hand-drawn and painted frames throughout, and featured articles, recipes, short stories, crafts pages and children’s pages.
A Norwegian-style Christmas magazine. We funded this project through Kickstarter and reached our initial funding goal within the first 9 days. The magazine was printed on high-quality paper, with hand-drawn and painted frames throughout, and featured articles, recipes, short stories, crafts pages and children’s pages.
Storywelling, 2016-2019
A 3-year project to create an information hub for creative writers. It contained free resources, articles, guidance and advice, and several one-off activities, competitions and events. At its peak, it had a large and lively community of writers engaging with the content.
A 3-year project to create an information hub for creative writers. It contained free resources, articles, guidance and advice, and several one-off activities, competitions and events. At its peak, it had a large and lively community of writers engaging with the content.
Short story advent calendar, 2017
It began as a personal challenge: could I write one short story every day in December and send it to my newsletter as an advent calendar? It gained popularity as fast as I was writing, and more than tripled my following in 24 days. The best stories (and a few new ones) were published as a short story collection the following year.
It began as a personal challenge: could I write one short story every day in December and send it to my newsletter as an advent calendar? It gained popularity as fast as I was writing, and more than tripled my following in 24 days. The best stories (and a few new ones) were published as a short story collection the following year.
Warrior anthology, 2017 (available on Amazon!)
An anthology featuring LGBTQ+ heroes. The stories were by writers from all over the world and the collection was funded through Kickstarter. One option for backers was to donate copies of the book to libraries and schools. The project was more than 230% funded.
An anthology featuring LGBTQ+ heroes. The stories were by writers from all over the world and the collection was funded through Kickstarter. One option for backers was to donate copies of the book to libraries and schools. The project was more than 230% funded.
Evegrat, 2016
A gratitude project where participants were encouraged to hand out business-card-sized thank-you notes to someone who made their day better, once a day, for 100 days. The cards had room for a personal message on the back. The response was overwhelming. Being seen, noticed and thanked for existing is a powerful experience, and being the one who does the thanking can be just as powerful. It inspired a series of talks about using gratitude as a business model and about gratitude and mental health.
A gratitude project where participants were encouraged to hand out business-card-sized thank-you notes to someone who made their day better, once a day, for 100 days. The cards had room for a personal message on the back. The response was overwhelming. Being seen, noticed and thanked for existing is a powerful experience, and being the one who does the thanking can be just as powerful. It inspired a series of talks about using gratitude as a business model and about gratitude and mental health.
Fløyelstre, 2008
I started Norway’s first online store dedicated to yoga and yoga equipment, with the tagline “yoga, tea and happiness”. In its lifetime, it sold more than 2,500 yoga mats to Norwegian yogis (which made up a significant percentage of the Norwegian yogis that existed in 2008!), ran information campaigns, a popular newsletter and competitions.
I started Norway’s first online store dedicated to yoga and yoga equipment, with the tagline “yoga, tea and happiness”. In its lifetime, it sold more than 2,500 yoga mats to Norwegian yogis (which made up a significant percentage of the Norwegian yogis that existed in 2008!), ran information campaigns, a popular newsletter and competitions.
Free the duck
An art project created in collaboration with another Norwegian artist. We were given a small budget from what was then one of Norway’s largest music festivals, the Quart festivals, to create “something weird”. Throughout the festival, we made many absurd installations from upcycled junk, as well as an 8ft duck stuffed with hay and a pond filled with liberated rubber ducks. We had fun, but the project had several flaws. Most of the ducks, lawnmowers, and other items were stolen by the end of the first night. The 8ft duck was decapitated after being ridden down a hill.
An art project created in collaboration with another Norwegian artist. We were given a small budget from what was then one of Norway’s largest music festivals, the Quart festivals, to create “something weird”. Throughout the festival, we made many absurd installations from upcycled junk, as well as an 8ft duck stuffed with hay and a pond filled with liberated rubber ducks. We had fun, but the project had several flaws. Most of the ducks, lawnmowers, and other items were stolen by the end of the first night. The 8ft duck was decapitated after being ridden down a hill.