Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

Silence Awareness Existence program / FEBRUARY 2022
Patrice Hapke
USA
About
My artistic expression is inspired by nature, intimacy,
mystery, magic.I feel a deep connection to my ancestors
and am moved by the sacrifices people make for family, to
maintain a sense of integrity, or to achieve a heart’s desire.
I am writing a book about women in the Viking era, to honor
my ancestors with these themes.
The Viking Girl
I came to Arteles to begin the editing process on my 97K
word count manuscript, The Viking Girl, a work of women’s
historical fiction set in the pagan Viking era. Finland/Arteles
was the perfect place for me to submerge myself in the Nordic
winter, far away from my usual life, and really focus on the
big picture of my project and begin the editing process. The
gorgeous winter landscape was inspiring and helped me get
into the setting of my novel. I hope to come back to Finland
to do more research for the sequel to this project. Thank you
to Teemu and his wonderfully helpful staff, Franzi, Essi, Kerriand
others for making Arteles such a magical place.