{"id":37787,"date":"2021-01-29T20:07:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T04:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=37787"},"modified":"2021-01-29T20:26:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T04:26:01","slug":"mermaid-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/mermaid-on-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;mermaid on ice&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/mermaid-on-ice\/angela_gobbens1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37788\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"654\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17747051\/height\/26\/theme\/standard-mini\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Okay, now that image is <em>exactly<\/em> how you start a post about an artist who creates &#8220;locative collages&#8221;! It&#8217;s art. On a lily pad. Floating out into a lake!? This can only mean one thing&#8230; yes, Angela Gobbens, aka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/miss.printed\/\">@miss.printed<\/a>, is on the podcast this week! She&#8217;s a Dutch artist who now lives in a little red house in Norway. However, before she started placing tiny people out into the big wide world, she studied politics and didn&#8217;t consider herself an artist. Yeah. Listen right up there under that floaty fellow, or subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0and or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2ELjX4nIVWpI3XMNW139WN\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First up, some of Angela&#8217;s &#8220;locative&#8221; collages that I posted a few weeks ago:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/mermaid-on-ice\/angela_gobbens2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37789\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"7084\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aren&#8217;t they fan-frickin-tastic? Little bits of joy in the most unexpected places.<\/p>\n<p>Now, maybe it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s snowy and cold in Norway <em>and<\/em> Canada at the moment, or perhaps it&#8217;s the excitement of seeing art battle the elements&#8230; either way, I have to show you a few of Angela&#8217;s collages <em>IN. THE. SNOW<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/mermaid-on-ice\/angela_gobbens3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37790\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"5065\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Gah!<\/em> I love those &#8220;locative&#8221; shots! Those people are so tiny&#8230; out there all alone on snowy fence posts, outside Angela&#8217;s backdoor, and frozen into puddles. LOVE.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of LOVE, here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/scandinavian_collage_museum\/\">Scandinavian Collage Museum<\/a> in all its glory:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/mermaid-on-ice\/angela_gobbens4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37791\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens4-508x1536.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seriously, I HAVE to make this happen in my tiny town! <em>{I&#8217;m working on it and will keep you posted.}<\/em> And then of course, there are the <em>many<\/em> other projects Angela has on the go:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/mermaid-on-ice\/angela_gobbens5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37792\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens5-560x1536.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ha! That lil pink slug. Alas, his journey has come to an end, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/februllage\/\"><strong>FEBRULLAGE 2021<\/strong><\/a> is about to start <strong>this MONDAY<\/strong> <em>{<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKn3TIUBvf8\/\">do it!<\/a>}<\/em>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/missprinted.no\/the-collage-garden\/\">The Collage Garden<\/a> is ongoing as well. Hm, I forgot to ask Angela when she sleeps. Next time.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, as promised, after we chatted Angela bundled up and stepped out into the cold Norwegian landscape with a lovely <em>{and about to be very cold}<\/em> mermaid:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/mermaid-on-ice\/angela_gobbens6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37793\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/angela_gobbens6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 584px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CKepMo1hyhw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CKepMo1hyhw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by miss.printed (@miss.printed)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Ahhh,<\/em> magical! Imagine going for a walk and seeing this little lady lying in the snow? <em>*Sigh*<\/em> And with that, I will say thank you so much to Angela for sharing her story with me, and thanks to you for listening! There will be more <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/the-jealous-curator-art-for-your-ear\/id996338562\"><strong>ART FOR YOUR EAR<\/strong><\/a> next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Other links:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/miss.printed\/\"><em>Angela on Instagram, aka @miss.printed<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/scandinavian_collage_museum\/\"><em>The Scandinavian Collage Museum<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/februllage\/\">Februllage Prompts for 2021<\/a> {in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/edinburghcollagecollective\/\">Edinburgh Collage Collective<\/a>}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/missprinted.no\/the-collage-garden\/\"><em>The Collage Garden<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_pink_slug\/\">The Pink Slug<\/a> {no longer happening, but oh so sweet}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kolajmagazine\/\"><em>Kolaj Magazine<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, now that image is exactly how you start a post about an artist who creates &#8220;locative collages&#8221;! 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