Faroe stamp 440 fish tree.
Astrid Jóhanna Andreasen (born July 31, 1948, in
Vestmanna
Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy.
It was formerly a ferry port, until an undersea tunnel, the Vágatunnilin, was built from Vágar to Kvívík and Stykkið further south on Streymoy. The cliffs w ...
,
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
) is a Faroese
art
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
ist, illustrator and postage stamp designer. As a
scientific illustrator
Technical Illustration is illustration meant to visually communicate information of a technical nature. Technical illustrations can be components of technical drawings or diagrams. Technical illustrations in general aim "to generate expressive ...
, she specialises in marine animals.
Andreasen grew up in Vestmanna, as the daughter of Andreas Andreasen (1906–1974), a teacher, and Daniella Andreasen, a housewife. Early in her career she produced illustrations for collections of her father's poetry. From 1968 to 1970 she studied at a vocational school in
Kerteminde
Kerteminde (nickname: ''Min Amandas by'', i.e. ''My Amanda's town''), is a town in central Denmark, located in Kerteminde Municipality on the island of Funen. The town has a population of 6,042 (1 January 2022). in
Denmark
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to become a teacher of
embroidery
Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen ...
. In 1974 she studied to become an
occupational therapist
Occupational therapists (OTs) are health care professionals specializing in occupational therapy and occupational science. OTs and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) use scientific bases and a holistic perspective to promote a person's abi ...
in
Hellerup
Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compr ...
. In the 1970s she took a job as a therapist in
Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
hospital where she worked with mentally handicapped people, teaching them embroidery and other art forms.
From 1984 to 1986, Andreasen learned
illustration and
weaving
Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal ...
at the Academy of Arts in
Århus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
, and from 1990 to 1991 she specialized in scientific illustration at the
Gerlesborg School of Fine Art as well as at the
Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory.
Andreasen worked from 1999 until 2016 as a scientific illustrator at the
National Museum of the Faroe Islands. She has gained international recognition through her illustrations for
Postverk Føroya
Posta is the postal service of the Faroe Islands and was founded on 1 April 1976 under the Home Rule of the Faroe Islands. On 16 December 2005, it became a public joint stock company under the name P/F Postverk Føroya (retroactive from 1 Januar ...
. As an artist she is especially known for her
textile art works, which are held by the collection of the
National Gallery of the Faroe Islands. Together with her daughter Katrin (born 1971), she produced the
altarpiece of the Vestmanna church, a
Tree of Life
The tree of life is a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological, religious, and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.Giovino, Mariana (2007). ''The Assyrian Sacred Tree: A Hist ...
made out of wood and metal.
In 2018, Andreasen was awarded the
Faroese Award of honor.
Stamps
Fish
Image:Faroe stamp 248 stickleback (gasterosteus aculeatus).gif, FR 248 of 1994
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...
: ''Kombikk'' - stickleback ('' Gasterosteus aculeatus'')
Image:Faroe stamp 249 false boarfish (neocyttus helgae).gif, FR 249: ''Rútar kongur'' - false boarfish ('' Neocyttus helgae'')
Image:Faroe stamp 250 brown trout (salmo trutta fario).gif, FR 250: ''Áarsíl'' - brown trout ('' Salmo trutta fario'')
Image:Faroe stamp 251 orange roughy (hoplostethus atlanticus).gif, FR 251: ''Búrfiskur'' - orange roughy ('' Hoplostethus atlanticus'')
Leafhoppers
Date of issue: 6 February 1995
Image:Faroe stamp 264 ulopa reticulata.jpg, FR 264: '' Ulopa reticulata''
Image:Faroe stamp 265 streptanus sordidus.jpg, FR 265: '' Streptanus sordidus''
Image:Faroe stamp 266 anoscopus flavostriatus.jpg, FR 266: '' Anoscopus flavostriatus''
Image:Faroe stamp 267 macrosteles alpinus.jpg, FR 267: '' Macrosteles alpinus''
Raven
Date of issue: 12 June 1995.
Image:Faroe stamp 275 the north atlantic raven (corvus corax varius).jpg, FR 275: North Atlantic raven (''Corvus corax
The common raven (''Corvus corax'') is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is a raven known by many names at the subspecies level; there are at least e ...
varius'')
Image:Faroe stamp 276 the north atlantic raven (corvus corax varius).jpg, FR 276: Pied raven
The pied raven (''Corvus corax varius'' morpha ''leucophaeus'') is an extinct colour morph of the North Atlantic subspecies of the common raven which was only found on the Faroe Islands and was last seen in 1902. It had large areas of white feath ...
(''Corvus corax varius'' morpha ''leucophaeus'')
Invasion birds
Image:Faroe stamp 290 waxwing (bombycilla garrulus).jpg, FR 290: Waxwing ('' Bombycilla garrulus'')
Image:Faroe stamp 291 common crossbill (laxia curvirostra).jpg, FR 291: Common crossbill (''Loxia curvirostra
The red crossbill or common crossbill (''Loxia curvirostra'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other ...
'')
Mushrooms of the Faroes
Image:Faroe stamp 303 hygrocybe helobia.jpg, FR 303: ''Leyk-vakshattur'' ('' Hygrocybe helobia'')
Image:Faroe stamp 304 hygrocybe chlorophana.jpg, FR 304: ''Gulur vakshattur'' ('' Hygrocybe chlorophana'')
Image:Faroe stamp 305 hygrocybe virginiae.jpg, FR 305: ''Moyggjar-vakshattur'' ('' Hygrocybe virginiae'')
Image:Faroe stamp 306 hygrocybe psittacina.jpg, FR 306: ''Papageyka-vakshattur'' ('' Hygrocybe psittacina'')
Invasion Birds '97
Date of issue: 17 February 1997.
Image:Faroe stamp 307 redpoll (cardelia flammea).jpg, FR 307: ''Reyðkollur'' - redpoll ('' Carduelis flammea'')
Image:Faroe stamp 308 bullfinch (pyrrhula pyrrhula).jpg, FR 308: ''Prýðisígda'' - bullfinch (''Pyrrhula pyrrhula
The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (''Pyrrhula pyrrhula'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. In Anglophone Europe it is known simply as the bullfinch, as it is the original bird to bear the name bull ...
'')
Sedentary Birds I
Image:Faroe stamp 324 blackbird (turdus merula).jpg, FR 324: Blackbird ('' Turdus merula'')
Image:Faroe stamp 325 starling (sturnus vulgaris).jpg, FR 325: Starling (''Sturnus vulgaris
The common starling or European starling (''Sturnus vulgaris''), also known simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about long and has glossy black plumage ...
faeroensis'')
Sedentary Birds II
Image:Faroe stamp 344 house sparrow (passer domesticus).jpg, FR 344: House sparrow (''Passer domesticus
The house sparrow (''Passer domesticus'') is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of and a mass of . Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, an ...
'')
Image:Faroe stamp 345 wren (troglodytes troglodytes).jpg, FR 345: Wren ('' Troglodytes troglodytes'')
Molluscs
Date of issue: 11 February 2002
Image:Faroe stamp 409 ten armed squid.jpg, FO 409: ''Lítli høgguslokkur'' ('' Sepiola atlantica'') ten armed squid
Image:Faroe stamp 410 horse mussel.jpg, FO 410: ''Øða'' (''Modiolus modiolus
''Modiolus modiolus'', common name northern horsemussel (Scottish Gaelic: , Scots: ), is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae.
Description
''Modiolus modiolus'' is a large mussel growing to 22 cm (9ins) long though ...
'') horse mussel
Image:Faroe stamp 411 sea slug.jpg, FO 411: ''Bertákna'' ('' Polycera faeroensis'') sea slug - a species, which got its name from the Faroes
Image:Faroe stamp 412 common northern welk.jpg, FO 412: ''Agngágga'' (''Buccinum undatum
''Buccinum undatum'', the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks".Fraussen, K.; Gofas, S. (2014). Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
'') common northern welk
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Text on stamps.fo
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Molluscs
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...
Art on posters
Date of issue: 14 April 2003
Image:Faroe stamp 440 fish tree.jpg, FO 440: Fish tree
Storm Petrel
Image:Faroe stamp 522 storm petrel.jpg, FO 522: Leach's petrel ('' Oceanodroma leuchorhoa'')
Image:Faroe stamp 523 storm petrel.jpg, FO 523: Storm petrel ('' Hydrobates pelagicus'')
Image:Faroe stamp 524 storm petrel.jpg, FO 524: Leach's petrel (''Oceanodroma leucorrhoa'')
Image:Faroe stamp 525 storm petrel.jpg, FO 525: Storm petrel (''Hydrobates pelagicus'')
Deepwater Fishes
Image:Faroese stamps 539-548 deepwater fishes.jpg, FO 539-548: Deepwater fishes
Image:Faroese stamp 539 atlantic footballfish.jpg, FO 539: ''Grønlandstussi'' - Atlantic footballfish ('' Himantolophus groenlandicus'')
Image:Faroese stamp 540 elongated bristlemouth.jpg, FO 540: ''Seilur'' - elongated bristlemouth ('' Gonostoma elongatum'')
Image:Faroese stamp 541 deepwater redfish.jpg, FO 541: ''Trantakongafiskur'' - deepwater redfish (''Sebastes mentella
''Sebastes mentella'', the beaked redfish, deepwater redfin, ocean perch, Atlantic redfish, Norway haddock, red perch, golden redfish, or hemdurganis a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part ...
'')
Image:Faroese stamp 542 blue ray.jpg, FO 542: ''Bláaskøta'' - Blu-ray ('' Neoraja caerulea'')
Image:Faroese stamp 543 straightnose rabbitfish.jpg, FO 543: ''Tranthavmús'' - straightnose rabbitfish ('' rhinochimaera atlantica'')
Image:Faroese stamp 544 linophryne lucifera.jpg, FO 544: ''Lusifer'' ('' Linophryne lucifera'')
Image:Faroese stamp 545 deep-sea angler.jpg, FO 545: ''Tussafiskur'' - deep-sea angler (''Ceratias holboelli
''Ceratias'' is a small genus of seadevils.
Species
There are currently three recognized species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A spec ...
'')
Image:Faroese stamp 546 moonfish.jpg, FO 546: ''Laksastyrja'' - moonfish (''Lampris guttatus
''Lampris guttatus'', commonly known as the opah, cravo, moonfish, kingfish, and Jerusalem haddock, is a large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the family Lampridae, which comprises the genus ''Lampris''.
It is a ...
'')
Image:Faroese stamp 547 hatchet fish.jpg, FO 547: ''Silvurøks'' - hatchet fish ('' Argyropelecus olfersi'')
Image:Faroese stamp 548 anglerfish.jpg, FO 548: ''Havtaska'' - anglerfish (''Lophius piscatorius
''Lophius piscatorius'', commonly known as the angler, European angler or common monkfish, is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Medit ...
'')
Other works
Image:Fuglar_í_Viðarlundini.jpg, Information sign about the birdlife of Viðarlundin park in Tórshavn
References
External links
*
Astrid Andreasen's pageon mynd.fo
** Green Renaissance:
Itchy Fingers', video about Astrid Andreasen, 2019, youtube.com
** Astrid Andreasen:
Robbenbaby Halichoerus grypus', Motivarbeitsgemeinschaft Allgemeine Zoologie e.V., 2020 (in German)
*
Scientific article by Dorete Bloch with illustrations by Astrid Andreasen ''Frødi'', 2004
*
Listasavn Føroya(Short biography, in Faroese)
*
Nordlysid.com - Astrid Andreasen's Corner(Short biography in English, with photos)
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1948 births
Living people
People from Vestmanna Municipality
Faroese stamp designers
Women stamp designers
Scientific illustrators
Faroese women artists
Women graphic designers
Embroiderers
