I was in Iceland in 2004 for the Klaustrid Artist-in-Residence Program. This BLW series will share some images from my brief time there (in no particular order). I was at Klaustrid (pictured above) the former home of writer Gunnar Gunnarsson. Skriduklaustur is a museum honoring him in Fljótsdalur, about 15 miles from the main (but tiny) city of Egilsstadir. Some images in the series were taken in Hallormsstadur, and others by Lagarfljót, a lake fed by jade colored meltwater from the Vatnajökull glacier. Many thanks to Skuli and his family and to all the wonderful people of Eastern Iceland. Takk fyrir!
Looking down from the craggy hills toward the beginnings of Lagarfljót. The road arcing into the distance will pass through one of Iceland's only remaining forests, Hallormsstadur. The water flows from right to left.
Preparing horses for the annual gathering of the sheep.
The sheep have been roaming free and are now strewn far and wide in all directions. Every fall they are rounded up and gathered in a great ring on the valley floor and their owners will come to claim them. These sheep are just beginning the journey.