Pics of Best Cultural Arts and Crafts in Akureyri
Subconscious abroad in a private backyard in Akureyri town, the capital metropolis of North-Republic of iceland, I found extraordinary colourful sculptures of fairytale figures. I got permission from the folk artist Hreinn Halldórsson to bear witness them to you here in my travel-web log.
I didn't know nearly this wonderful fairytale garden, merely while we were staying at Mývatn for a couple of days my husband had listened to the news, where the garden was featured. Then while returning habitation the side by side twenty-four hour period he wanted to surprise me and collection into a residential area in Akureyri and told me to await into all the gardens...
Pippi Longstocking
I didn't know what I was looking for but was in awe when I spotted all the colourful statues in the garden, where the folk creative person Hreinn has created a private gallery haven in his lawn at Oddeyrargata 17 street.
Nosotros had shown upward unannounced, just Hreinn was in his garden working and invited us in and showed us around, and took the fourth dimension to tell united states of america most each and every statue. 
The creative person Hreinn with Gulli gosi
Here you volition find statues from several fairy tales, f.ex. the Grimms' fairy tales and I saw Snow White and the seven dwarves, Sleeping Beauty, Little Cherry-red Ridinghood and several others. The Swedish Astrid Lindgren'southward Pippi Longstocking sabbatum up in a tree with her monkey. And the mischievous Emil by the same writer sat on the roof.
Then we saw figures from Icelandic fairytales, and the Icelandic Dimmalimm by Muggur saturday past the pond. And Sigríður and Indriði from the Icelandic volume Piltur og stúlka. 
Sleeping Dazzler and the prince are a new addition to the gallery
Hreinn "lets the statues out of his basement", as it were, in the Bound and bolts them down then they don't budge, and it tin can exist quite a chore to move them. But Hreinn, who has lived in Akureyri for 13 years at present, has had these delightful statues on brandish both at the annual Hrafnagilshátíð festival and at Amtsbókasafnið - the Municipal Library shut to his home, and more than places.
Hreinn works at the reception of Hotel Kea in Akureyri, just creates his statues in his spare fourth dimension, ever adding more than and more wooden statues to his private drove. 
Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf
There are more than 30 colourful statues at present in his backyard counting the 5 new additions this year. They are the colourful Pippi and her monkey, Emil, the elf-lady Álfrún and Sleeping Beauty and the prince, and they for certain are a wonderful add-on to the gallery.
Kids honey visiting this colourful garden and Hreinn has invited around 250 kids from kindergartens for a visit. And more than are asking to come for a visit. And as this is non an official gallery he allows them to bear upon the statues and sit down on them. One time he was a scrap uneasy though when 3 boys sat on the dorsum of the big bad wolf in the Grimms' fairytale Little Red Riding Hood ;)
Álfrún the elf-lady and the wishing stone
Hreinn told me that he welcomes visitors, who desire to accept a await at his work. Be on the lookout for the elf-lady Álfrún with her quondam doll carriage. In the carriage, you will find a wishing rock. You lot tin can touch the wishing stone with your closed eyes and brand a wish. Álfrún the elf-lady is a new addition to the collection.
I was so lucky that the sun was shining making the colours of these lovely statues even more vivid. If you expect closely at the statues y'all will see all kinds of recycled material; candlesticks, kitchen utensils, rope, etc. Visitors have as well come up bearing gifts for Hreinn to use for his statues.
Dimmalimm and Þórunn hyrna
Hreinn uses old Christmas ornaments, buttons, old toys and gets left-over wood from workshops to build his wonderful statues. And he is a regular customer at the handicraft shop in Akureyri.
In my commencement photograph, you will see a Viking in the groundwork. This is Helgi magri, the Settler of Eyjafjörður fjord, virtually whom you can read nearly in my travel-blog about Akureyri.
On the other side of the shed in my photo in a higher place, you volition run across his married woman Þórunn hyrna, the settler-woman. They used to stand side by side simply had an argument, so she walked away and was found by the firm. She is now by the shed and Hreinn is hoping that they will reconcile soon ;)
With Snow White and the seven dwarfs
By the beautiful corrugated fe clad house you will find Snow White, the wicked stepmother, the prince and the 7 dwarfs, each with a special name, which Hreinn has given to them, all wonderfully colourful and cheerful.
I asked Hreinn if he sold whatever of his fairytale figures and he said no; he puts his center and soul into his work and wants to go along them. I tin relate to what he was saying.
I have also put my centre and soul into the 280 travel-blogs about Republic of iceland, which I have written over the past 7 years and regard them every bit a part of myself. And I promise that my passion for Iceland shines through :)
Hreinn told u.s.a. the name of this statue beneath, but I cannot call back it; this boy holds a lantern to testify Hreinn the fashion to his business firm when he returns back home.
What a lovely visit this was, thank y'all Hreinn, for creating such a wonderful garden, it sure brightens up the world :) You can visit Hreinn's folio on Facebook for more photos.
And if you desire to encounter the work of Hreinn's office model, the folk-artist Samúel Jónsson, so I accept written about Arnarfjörður and the folk-artist in another travel-weblog.
Akureyri town
I have written another travel-blog about Akureyri if yous want to detect out more nigh the lovely upper-case letter of the north:Eyjafjörður Fjord - Akureyri, the Capital City of North-Republic of iceland. In that location are and then many things to come across and do in this lovely boondocks.
Akureyri is located upwardly northward, some 388 km from Reykjavík the capital city of Iceland. To reach this area y'all canrent a car in Reykjavík and drive to Akureyri in one day.
Eyjafjörður, where Akureyri is located, is i of Iceland's longest fjord, with many attractions, so I have written some seven travel-blogs on what in that location is to see and exercise here. Here is the first part with links to the other travel-blogs if you desire to know more than about this beautiful fjord.
Have a lovely time in Akureyri :)
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