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Ruska to First Snow: Lapland’s Turn from Gold to White
Ruska to First Snow: Lapland’s Turn from Gold to White
Ruska is over, the first snow is on its way. A short look at Lapland’s turn from gold to white, after six winters up north. Meer informatie...
Three Nordic landscape illustrations, an aurora, a soft polar dawn and a golden winter forest, hung above a minimalist Scandinavian sideboard. Nordic wall art as a window onto the North, by Els Bancken, Aurealis Creatief.
Scandinavian vs Nordic Art: How They Show Up on the Wall
Scandinavian and Nordic art sit happily in the same interior, but they do different work on the wall. One acts as a graphic element, the other as a window onto... Meer informatie...
The Arctic isn't one experience. It's many. Six adventures across Finnish Lapland and Northern Norway, each captured in its own small collection of illustrations.
Six Ways to Experience the Arctic
The Arctic isn't one experience. It's many. Six adventures across Finnish Lapland and Northern Norway, each captured in its own small collection of illustrations. Meer informatie...
The 8 Seasons of Lapland: A Nordic Wall Art Collection
The 8 Seasons of Lapland: A Nordic Wall Art Collection
Spring-winter, crusty snow, midnight sun, ruska, kaamos  ... DISCOVER Lapland's eight seasons in a Nordic art collection painted from lived experience. Meer informatie...
Nordic wall art — aurora and Lapland winter scene on acrylic glass, displayed in a Scandinavian interior. From the Lapland 8 Seasons collection by Els Bancken, Aurealis Creatief.
Nordic vs Scandinavian Art: What's Actually the Difference?
Ever switched between "Scandinavian wall art" and "Nordic wall art" and noticed the results don't quite match? Here's what's actually different and why it matters for what hangs on your... Meer informatie...
Winter landscape of Tepasto, a small village in Finnish Lapland, illustrated by Els Bancken.
What is Nordic nature wall art and why it works in your interior
Nordic nature art cools a room down. It opens a window to a colder, calmer landscape. Meer informatie...
Els Bancken next to her Lapland 8 Seasons art blocks at the Northern Lights Ranch souvenir shop in Levi, Finnish Lapland
Lapland 8 Seasons Art Blocks at Northern Lights Ranch: Four Seasons Running
That is me, standing next to my work in the souvenir shop of Northern Lights Ranch in Levi, Finnish Lapland.This season, 30 guests picked up one of my art blocks... Meer informatie...
Els Bancken in winter Lapland — illustrator behind Aurealis Creatief
Six Winters in Finnish Lapland
I lived in Finnish Lapland for six winters. That is long enough to know a landscape in every season, every light, every kind of silence it has. Meer informatie...