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Traditional turf houses in Iceland Acrylic Print
by Patricia Hofmeester
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Traditional turf houses in Iceland acrylic print by Patricia Hofmeester. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
Design Details
Traditional turf houses of grass sods at Byggdasafn Skagfirdinga on Iceland.
For a country settled in 930 AD and inhabited ever since, you may... more
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Comments (9)
Artist's Description
Traditional turf houses of grass sods at Byggdasafn Skagfirdinga on Iceland.
For a country settled in 930 AD and inhabited ever since, you may have noticed that Icelanders have very few historic buildings of note. While most other European states have castles and ruins that date back hundreds and even thousands of years, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything built before the 19th Century in Iceland.
The reason for this is that the vast majority of Iceland’s buildings were made to be disposable. With an extreme and fickle climate, a lack of decent building materials, virtually no infrastructure and the poverty of the people themselves, early Icelanders had to be creative when constructing their homes. As such, the Icelandic turf house was born.
Turf houses are, quite simply, semi-underground abodes with a grassy roof, not unlike the Hobbit homes in Lord of the Rings.
They were built by stacking flat stones to create the foundation, using birch or driftw...
About Patricia Hofmeester
Hi, I am a full time photographer and digital artist from The Netherlands, have been a photographer for nearly 50 years and am working professionally for nearly 20. I love to travel and most of my work on FAA has been shot outside the Netherlands. My work has been published in many different magazines worldwide and I hope you like it. All my photography is shot with professional cameras and lenses to ensure the highest standards for image quality. Website https://pixels.com/profiles/patricia-hofmeester Please contact me if you have any questions. All images©Patricia Hofmeester. All rights reserved. Copying and/or distributing without my permission is strictly prohibited. The Fine Art America watermark does NOT show up on...
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Alison Frank
lovely work!
Brian Jannsen
Beautiful work Patricia!
Lisa Wooten
Wonderful. l/F
Paul Boizot
Nice capture and a fascinating description.
Stuart Litoff
Great find and capture!
Patricia Hofmeester replied:
Thank you!
Jasna Dragun
Very interesting, great capture! l/f
Patricia Hofmeester replied:
Thank you!
Maggie Mccall
What great little houses, almost Lord of the Rings style
Patricia Hofmeester replied:
Thank you!
Georgia Mizuleva
Gem!
Patricia Hofmeester replied:
Thank you!
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your beautiful work has been featured in the Fine Art America group “Balconies Windows and Doors”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page at:… https://fineartamerica.com/groups/balconies-windows-and-doors.html?showmessage=true&messageid=3866502
Patricia Hofmeester replied:
Thank you!