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Friday 13 April 2012

Postcard Travels with Roland Poland - Week 15 Iceland

The Xong family are in Iceland for the Easter holidays.  Xui has tickets for the ALDREI FOR EG SUDUR Rock Festival (transl. I  Never Went South), which is taking place this weekend.
Roland Poland is down at the harbour, having made the acquaintance of two sailors, when he overhears one say to the other. "Time we went to the Gig".
He writes to his half-brother Malcolm, in Carlisle.

Hi Malcolm,
I should be at a rock concert but I am on a supply ship in the North Sea.
I got confused by the sailors' foreign accent and instead of a GIG, I am on my way
to an OIL RIG instead.
It's disappointing but from the deck of the ship I can see the laser lights in the sky.
RP

Here is the page I made in his travel book.
I have incorporated his rock festival ticket, the flag, dog sled and the lovely knitted textiles made with Icelandic wool.  The wonderful Icelandic horses performing the unique tolt pace (the one on the right looks very like my Fell Pony Finn) and a typical Icelandic church.  I found it very interesting whilst researching this country that the architecture is very similar to the north east of Scotland where I live (Moray Firth) and the church is actually one that overlooks Macduff harbour, just along the coast from my house.  It would not look out of place in Iceland at all.
My postcard is coloured with PanPastels, copic markers and white gel pen.
Thanks for all your lovely comments and I look forward to visiting you all over the coming week.

16 comments:

  1. Poor Roland, fancy missing the gig! Love your oil Rig, great idea! Valerie

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  2. So funny again!!! :)
    Poor, poor Roland missing out on all the fun...

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  3. great layout , love the card...can't help but wander if he could hear the concert over the ocean waves

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  4. Haha...dizzy mutt :D Hope he gets back to dry land safely :D. Did you know a Scotsman introduced football into Iceland? I've used him in my story this week :D XXX

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  5. Poor Roland, one day he'll end up in the right place at the right time. Love your card!

    M

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  6. Great card and it looks wonderful tucked into your pages. Well done!

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  7. Haha what a dog. love your card and pages. and your info about where you live, have been its a beautiful place.

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  8. Haha! He is always having such fun adventures. YOu page is wonderful and I love the "laser" light show. :)

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  9. aww poor Roland, I hope he is wrapped up warm. I am sure he will have an adventure on the oil rig lol

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  10. Sounds like he's off on quite an adventure. I bet they'll look after him on that oil rig!

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  11. HA! again...love your story!

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  12. Great postcard and a fantastic book page. Love it! :)

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  13. Nice collaged page in your book- Story line keeps getting better too

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  14. Hi Janet! Hope you're well.

    These postcards are *genius* and I love the travel journal too.

    Love

    Jill
    x

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  15. Fab colouring on the postcard and a great set of pics on your page. I do love hearing about Roland, always makes me laugh.
    Jen x

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  16. Lazer lights are not a bad consolation prize. Could have been worst-- he might have been led to the brig!

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