Singing stones
(Stein sem syngur)
Jón Óskar - Island

During a painting tour of Iceland I happened to catch sight of some old sheep shelters. They looked so lovely and harmonious where they stood, abandonned on the lava fields. They inspired my work for a long time. I asked the Icelandic poet Jón Óskar if he would consider writing some poems to go with my pictures, and to my great joy he agreed. This was the start of my first artist's book venture.
The poems were specially written for "Sten som sjunger" (Singing Stones) and are printed in Icelandic, French and Swedish.
"Sten som sjunger" contains seven poems and three original paintings in acrylic on paper. 100 signed copies of the book were printed. Format: 19x24 cm

Brigitte Rax, is a publisher who lives in Sauve. She designed "Singing stones" (Stein sem syngur). Together we carefully chose the paper for the pictures, the text and the cover.