I am Published! ServiettBoka (Napkin Book in Norwegian)

by | Feb 5, 2014 | Norway | 6 comments

 

I am published! Well, at least in Norway I am.  I am in a book titled ‘Serviettboka’ which means ‘Napkin Book’ in Norwegian.

 

serviettboka - book cover

 

Napkin Book

Last year you might remember I posted a story about a woman in Norway, Inger Lise Skauge, who had collected upwards of 110,000 napkins over 65 years.  She contacted me wanting to know if she could use some of my napkin drawings in a book she was writing about her napkins and napkins in general.  I said yes and took the extra step of drawing a napkin specifically for her.

 

inger lise skauge

 

The Napkin Story

She was able to put it, along with the Napkin story and a number of other napkins, into a 2 page spread right in the middle of the book. It was in a section on alternative uses for napkins. I feel honored she chose to include me.

 

serviettboka-insidepages

 

After it was published we decided to do a fair trade.  I sent her the napkin for her to frame and put on her wall and she sent me the book to have.

 

serviettboka-mewithbook

 

Inger Lise promised to send me a photo of her with the napkin and here it is.

 

Inger Lise with Napkin

Inger Lise with Napkin

 

And there you have it, my first international publication, woo hoo!

Now on to conquer Sweden! 

Here is my original post about how it all came about.

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Drawing, story and most of the photos by Marty Coleman

Book by Inger Lise Skauge

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Inger Lise Skauge – Napkin Collector

by | Jul 22, 2013 | Norway | 0 comments

 

Inger Lise Skauge is a Norwegian woman who has collected napkins for 64 years. She has 110,000 napkins and is writing a book on their history and alternative uses.  

inger lise skauge

She contacted me last year saying she would like to include my work in her book. She also asked if I would be willing to draw her on a napkin. I feel like anyone who has collected over a hundred thousand of them deserves their own napkin so I did so.

Here is a photo and article about her. I hope you can read Norwegian.

inger lise Skauge 1

 

The book finally came out in December of 2013.

Here is the link to my story about receiving it!

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