Ranked One of the 100 Most Creative People in Business 2014!

Yay, the American business magazine Fast Company has ranked me as one of the top 100 most creative people in business in 2014. I'm incredibly honoured, humbled and happy of course! The other people on the list range from entertainers (like Jerry Seinfeld) to neuroscientists, fashion designers to app developers, architects and academics - all very cool individuals and causes. See all the winners and my profile. 

I made a special self portrait just for Fast Company, and above you can see how it came to life! 

Love,

Ida

2013 for IdaFrosk

Behind the scenes on my food art work for Castello. 

Wow, 2013 was a very crazy year for me - so many good and surprising things happened all at once. Here's a quick look on some of the main happenings that marked the year.  

January: Got recommended by the Instagram team and went from 10,000 to 35,000 followers in a day. Worldwide attention followed!

From my column in Copenhagen Food Magazine.

February: Started my columns in Foreldre & Barn, Copenhagen Food Magazine and Bokvennen Literary Magazine.

Easter bunnies for Godt.no. 

March: Started my column at Godt.no. 

April: Appared live on BBC Breakfast via Skype. Later on Norwegian Breakfast TV. Turned 100,000 followers. 

May: Spoke at Visueltdagene in Oslo (convention for graphical artists). 

Campaign posters for food recycling in Oslo.

June: Did a campaign for food recycling in Oslo. Did another campaign for a supermarket. 

July: Took leave from my job at Statistics Norway to be a full time food artist for a year. 

My books!

August: Book published in Norwegian and English. Book launch breakfast. Øya festival workshop. Did stuff for Vogue. Had my pictures exhibited at the Day of Photography at the National Museum of Photography in Norway. 

September: Matstreif festival and book festival. Feature on Deutsche Welle. 

Literally cheesy artwork recreations for Castello cheese.

October: Moved to Berlin + book launch in Paris. Did campaign for Castello cheese. Launched my book promo videos. 

November: Did Christmas cookie feature for Norwegian newspaper VG. 

Feature on new ways to make Christmas cookies.

December: Had my photo in a group exhibition in Berlin, Germany. Christmas book giveaway. 

As for 2014? Some exciting things coming up, keep posted. :) 

Love,
Ida 

VIDEO: Hvordan ha en god matkunstjul! / How to Have a Happy Food Art Christmas

Gledelig 1.adventssøndag! Se min nye video for tips om hvordan man gjør julen til en morsom og sunn opplevelse for både små og store. Jeg håper selvsagt at boken min, "Leik med maten", også kan bli en fin julepresang rundt om i det ganske land. :)

Happy first of advent! See my new video above for tips on how to make christmas a fun and healthy experience for both kids and adults. I do of course also hope my book, "Eat Your Art Out" will become a nice christmas present around the world. :)

Love,
Ida

Matkunst i det siste / Recent food art on Instagram

Det er på Instagram det skjer! Her er et lite innblikk i noe av det jeg har lagt ut der de siste månedene. 

It's on Instagram it all happens! Here's a look at some of the things I've posted there in the last months. 

Love, 
Ida

Inspirasjon fra andre flinke matkunstblogger / On Inspiration From Other Good Food Art Bloggers

Heisann! Jeg har visst falt litt av bloggingen, rett og slett for mange ting som skjer på en gang nå. Jeg skal prøve å stikke innom oftere, men for nå vil jeg gjerne dele litt inspirasjon fra andre flinke matkunstbloggere der ute. 

Det var jo ved å se matkunst på nettet at jeg opprinnelig kom på at jeg kunne lage kreative måltider selv. Helt i begynnelsen hendte det også at jeg laget mine egne versjoner av ideer andre hadde, for å teste dem ut. Nå gjør jeg stort sett helt egne konsepter, men det er jo moro å dele mangfoldet der ute med flere. Så mange fantastisk kreative mennesker det finnes!

Hello! I seem to have fallen off the blog wagon, simply too many things going on at once. I'll try to stop by more often but for now I want to share some inspiration from other food art bloggers out there with you. 

After all, seeing other food art online was how I realized I could make creative meals myself. In the very beginning I sometimes made my own versions based on the ideas of others, to test them out. Now I mainly create my own concepts but it's very fun to share the diversity out there with you. There's simply so many wonderfully creative people out there!   

Source: littlenummies.net

På Little Nummies, skapt av Kellie Strickland, finner du masse morsomme og enkle måltidsideer som alle kan prøve ut. 

Little Nummies was created by Kellie Strickland and has some pretty fun and simple meal ideas for everyone to try out. 

Source: kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com

Jill Mills står bak Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons, der hun leker seg med mat sammen med sine tre sønner. Hun anbefaler også andre sine prosjekter, så siden er stappfull av masse kreative ideer som man kan sjekke ut. 

Jill Mills is the force behind Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons, where she plays with food together with her three sons. She also recommends other people's projects, so the site is brimming with lots of creative ideas to check out.  

Source: meetthedubiens.com

Til slutt vil jeg dra frem Meet the Dubiens, som også drives av en Jill (Dubien såklart). Hun lager både måltider og en del bento - også mye fin inspirasjon. 

Lastly, I'd like to highlight Meet the Dubiens, which is also run by a Jill (Dubien of course). She makes both meals and some bento boxes - providing a lot of nice inspiration. 

Love,
Ida

Matkomboer / Food Pairings

Emily Blincoe. Peas & Carrots.

Jeg har nylig fått øynene opp for to kunstnere som gjør veldig relaterte ting med matkunst, men på hver sin unike måte. De har begge profiler på Instagram, men jobber også som fotografer og designere. Den første er Emily Blincoe (@thuglifeforevs), som har laget serien "This Ampersand That", der hun bruker det kjente symbolet for "og" med tradisjonelle matkomboer.

I recently came across two artists that are doing very related things with food art but in their own unique way. They both have Instagram profiles but work as photographers and designers. The first one is Emily Blincoe (@thuglifeforevs), who made the series titled "This Ampersand That" where she uses the known symbol for "and" with traditional food combos.   

Emily Blincoe. Milk & Cereal. 

Emily Blincoe. Mashed potatoes & gravy. 

Emily Blincoe. Cookies & Cream

Den andre kunstneren er David Schwen (@dschwen), som har tatt i bruk symbolikken fra Pantone fargekort for lignende matkombinasjoner i sin serie kalt "Pantone Pairings". 

The other artist is David Schwen (@dschwen), who has taken up the symbols from Pantone color cards for similar food combos as above, in his series called "Pantone Pairings". 

David Schwen. Macaroni & Cheese. 

David Schwen. Pancakes & Syrup.

David Schwen. Strawberries & Chocolate.

David Schwen. Peanut Butter & Jelly. 

Jeg liker veldig godt hvordan de både leker seg med mat og med grafisk design på samme tid. Og selvfølgelig tanken om hvordan enkelte matvarer simpelten hører sammen. 

I love their way of playing both with food and with graphic design at the same time. And of course the thought that some foods are simply meant to be together. 

Love, Ida

Matlandskaper / Foodscapes

 

Carl Warner lager de mest fantastiske matlandskaper man kan forestille seg. Brokkoliskoger, slott av hvit sjokolade og hele korallrev av eksotiske frukter og grønnsaker. Bildene taler for seg selv, her er det plenty å bli inspirert av! Se flere av hans utmerkede prosjekter her (alle bildene nedenfor er hentet der).

Carl Warner creates the most fantastic foodscapes you could every imagine. Broccoli forests, castles made out of white chocolate and whole coral reefs filled with exotic fruits and vegetables. The pictures speak for themselves, there's plenty to be inspired by! See more of his brilliant work here (all pictures gathered there).

Ha en utmerket helg alle sammen!

Have an excellent weekend everybody! 

Love, 

Ida

Idafrosk Page on Facebook and Other Links

Thank you for your great response to my blog, both here and on Instagram, it's really lovely to see! 

Starting this blog has made me aware of the interconnectedness of all social media, so today I've made an effort to update idafrosk.com with the relevant links and pages. I thought it would be useful to share these with you.  

First off, I've made a Facebook page for idafrosk, as many people seem to have those (and I can't be any worse, hey?). It can be found here: www.facebook.com/idafrosk. 

In addition, I added icons in the sidebar pointing to relevant links to other sites and started a Bloglovin feed, puh. 

So I can now be found in the following places: 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/idafrosk 
Twitter: www.twitter.com/idafrosk (links to my IG posts) 
Bloglovin: www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/4551069 
Tumblr: idafrosk.tumblr.com (just a web post of IG photos)
Feedburner: feeds.feedburner.com/IdafroskTheFoodArtBlog
Email: ida@idafrosk.com 

I hope you're having a great night!

Love, Ida