{"id":18,"date":"2026-08-10T12:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreasespenes.no\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T11:31:30","slug":"om-meg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andreasespenes.no\/en\/om-meg\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n  \/* =========================================================\n     OM MEG \u2013 HERO\n     Andreas Sautter Espenes\n     ========================================================= *\/\n\n  .about-hero,\n  .about-hero * {\n    box-sizing: border-box;\n  }\n\n  .about-hero {\n    --about-dark: #211a15;\n    --about-text: #665b52;\n    --about-muted: #887b70;\n\n    --about-gold: #b8944d;\n    --about-gold-light: #d7ba78;\n    --about-gold-dark: #80602d;\n\n    position: relative;\n    left: 50%;\n\n    width: 100vw;\n    margin-left: -50vw;\n\n    overflow: hidden;\n\n    color: var(--about-dark);\n\n    background:\n      radial-gradient(\n        circle at 12% 18%,\n        rgba(184, 148, 77, 0.09),\n        transparent 30%\n      ),\n      radial-gradient(\n        circle at 88% 78%,\n        rgba(91, 65, 47, 0.06),\n        transparent 30%\n      ),\n      linear-gradient(\n        120deg,\n        #fbf7f0 0%,\n        #f5ede2 55%,\n        #eee3d4 100%\n      );\n\n    font-family: inherit;\n  }\n\n\n  \/* =========================================================\n     BAKGRUNNSDEKOR\n     ========================================================= *\/\n\n  .about-hero::before {\n    content: \"\";\n\n    position: absolute;\n\n    width: 600px;\n    height: 600px;\n\n    right: -350px;\n    top: -350px;\n\n    border:\n      1px solid rgba(184, 148, 77, 0.10);\n\n    border-radius: 50%;\n\n    box-shadow:\n      0 0 0 50px rgba(184, 148, 77, 0.016),\n      0 0 0 100px rgba(184, 148, 77, 0.009);\n\n    pointer-events: none;\n  }\n\n\n  \/* =========================================================\n     INNHOLD\n     ========================================================= *\/\n\n  .about-hero__inner {\n    position: relative;\n    z-index: 2;\n\n    display: grid;\n\n    grid-template-columns:\n      minmax(0, 1.05fr)\n      minmax(380px, 0.95fr);\n\n    align-items: center;\n\n    gap: 76px;\n\n    width:\n      min(1180px, calc(100% - 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Today I spend a lot of my creative time on books, music and developing my own universes.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          As an author, I am behind the children&#039;s book universe Timbo\u00ae and the fantasy universe Falmador\u00ae. In addition, I write and release music under the artist name Andreas Espenes.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Although the projects are different, they have one thing in common: the desire to tell stories that can create emotions, engagement, and something that people want to return to.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"about-hero__roles\">\n\n        <span class=\"about-hero__role\">\n          Author\n        <\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"about-hero__role\">\n          Songwriter\n        <\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"about-hero__role\">\n          Timbo\u00ae\n        <\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"about-hero__role\">\n          Falmador\u00ae\n        <\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- =====================================================\n         H\u00d8YRE\n         ===================================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"about-hero__visual\">\n\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"about-hero__image\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/andreasespenes.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Andreas_Sautter_Espenes.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Andreas Sautter Espenes\"\n      >\n\n      <div class=\"about-hero__caption\">\n        Andreas Sautter Espenes \u00b7 J\u00e6ren\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .about-story,\n  .about-story * {\n    box-sizing: border-box;\n  }\n\n  .about-story {\n    --as-dark: #0e0d0c;\n    --as-brown: #211713;\n    --as-cream: #f2e9df;\n    --as-text: #c9beb4;\n    --as-muted: #958980;\n    --as-gold: #c09a53;\n    --as-gold-light: #dfbf7d;\n    --as-gold-dark: #82612c;\n\n    position: relative;\n    left: 50%;\n    width: 100vw;\n    margin-left: -50vw;\n    overflow: hidden;\n    color: var(--as-cream);\n    font-family: inherit;\n\n    background:\n      radial-gradient(\n        circle at 12% 22%,\n        rgba(192, 154, 83, 0.10),\n        transparent 30%\n      ),\n      radial-gradient(\n        circle at 88% 76%,\n        rgba(112, 63, 52, 0.15),\n        transparent 29%\n      ),\n      linear-gradient(\n        120deg,\n        #0b0b0a 0%,\n        #14110f 54%,\n        #231612 100%\n      );\n  }\n\n  .about-story::before {\n    content: \"\";\n    position: absolute;\n    width: 520px;\n    height: 520px;\n    left: -310px;\n    bottom: -340px;\n    border: 1px solid rgba(192, 154, 83, 0.07);\n    border-radius: 50%;\n\n    box-shadow:\n      0 0 0 50px rgba(192, 154, 83, 0.012),\n      0 0 0 100px rgba(192, 154, 83, 0.007);\n\n    pointer-events: none;\n  }\n\n  .about-story__inner {\n    position: relative;\n    z-index: 2;\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns:\n      minmax(0, 0.88fr)\n      minmax(0, 1.12fr);\n    gap: 78px;\n    align-items: center;\n    width: min(1140px, calc(100% - 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From there, much of the process is about exploring what the idea can become, and finding the details that give it its own identity.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          That&#039;s why I enjoy writing stories, developing characters and universes, and using music to tell stories in a completely different way.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- H\u00d8YRE -->\n\n    <div class=\"about-story__steps\">\n\n      <div class=\"about-story__step\">\n\n        <span class=\"about-story__number\">01<\/span>\n\n        <div>\n          <h3 class=\"about-story__step-title\">\n            The idea\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <p class=\"about-story__step-text\">\n            It often begins with a figure, a thought, a feeling or a small question: What if this could become something more?\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"about-story__step\">\n\n        <span class=\"about-story__number\">02<\/span>\n\n        <div>\n          <h3 class=\"about-story__step-title\">\n            Around the world\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <p class=\"about-story__step-text\">\n            The story grows as characters, places, moods and details begin to find their place and connect.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"about-story__step\">\n\n        <span class=\"about-story__number\">03<\/span>\n\n        <div>\n          <h3 class=\"about-story__step-title\">\n            The story\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <p class=\"about-story__step-text\">\n            Ultimately, it&#039;s about creating something others can encounter \u2013 whether it&#039;s through a book, a song, or a universe that continues to grow.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- SITAT OG SIGNATUR -->\n\n    <div class=\"about-story__closing\">\n\n      <p class=\"about-story__quote\">\n        I don&#039;t just like telling stories. I like building the world around them.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <img\n        class=\"about-story__signature\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/andreasespenes.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Andreas-signatur-hvit-tekst.png\"\n        alt=\"Andreas \u2013 h\u00e5ndskrevet signatur\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        decoding=\"async\"\n      >\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  \/* =========================================================\n     OM MEG \u2013 MINE PROSJEKTER\n     Timbo \/ Falmador \/ Musikk\n     ========================================================= *\/\n\n  .about-projects,\n  .about-projects * {\n    box-sizing: border-box;\n  }\n\n  .about-projects {\n    --ap-dark: #211a15;\n    --ap-text: #685d54;\n    --ap-muted: #8b7e72;\n\n    --ap-gold: #b8944d;\n    --ap-gold-light: #d8ba77;\n    --ap-gold-dark: #80602d;\n\n    position: relative;\n    left: 50%;\n\n    width: 100vw;\n    margin-left: -50vw;\n\n    overflow: hidden;\n\n    color: 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Some become children&#039;s books, others become vast fantasy worlds, and some work best with music.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    <!-- =====================================================\n         PROSJEKTER\n         ===================================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"about-projects__grid\">\n\n\n      <!-- ===================================================\n           TIMBO\n           =================================================== -->\n\n      <article class=\"about-project\">\n\n        <div class=\"about-project__visual about-project__visual--timbo\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"about-project__logo--timbo\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/andreasespenes.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Timbo-logo-uten-bakgrunn.png\"\n            alt=\"Timbo\"\n          >\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"about-project__body\">\n\n          <p class=\"about-project__type\">\n            Children&#039;s book universe\n          <\/p>\n\n          <h3 class=\"about-project__title\">\n            Timbo\u00ae\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <p class=\"about-project__text\">\n            A warm children&#039;s book universe with Timbo and his friends, where exciting stories are combined with topics children can learn and talk about.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <a class=\"about-project__link\" href=\"\/en\/timbo\/\">\n            Explore Timbo \u2192\n          <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <!-- ===================================================\n           FALMADOR\n           =================================================== -->\n\n      <article class=\"about-project\">\n\n        <div class=\"about-project__visual about-project__visual--falmador\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"about-project__logo--falmador\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/andreasespenes.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falmador-Logo-uten-bakgrunn-scaled.png\"\n            alt=\"Falmador\"\n          >\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"about-project__body\">\n\n          <p class=\"about-project__type\">\n            Fantasy universe\n          <\/p>\n\n          <h3 class=\"about-project__title\">\n            Falmador\u00ae\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <p class=\"about-project__text\">\n            A fantasy world with its own places, people, creatures and stories \u2013 built to accommodate far more than a single story.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <a class=\"about-project__link\" href=\"\/en\/falmador\/\">\n            Explore Falmador \u2192\n          <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <!-- ===================================================\n           MUSIKK\n           =================================================== -->\n\n      <article class=\"about-project\">\n\n        <div class=\"about-project__visual about-project__visual--music\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"about-project__music-image\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/andreasespenes.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Andreas_Sautter_Espenes.jpg\"\n            alt=\"Andreas Espenes\"\n          >\n\n          <h3 class=\"about-project__music-name\">\n            Andreas Espenes\n            <span class=\"about-project__music-alias\">\n              SELAIM\n            <\/span>\n          <\/h3>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"about-project__body\">\n\n          <p class=\"about-project__type\">\n            Music &amp; songwriting\n          <\/p>\n\n          <h3 class=\"about-project__title\">\n            Music\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <p class=\"about-project__text\">\n            Songs with a focus on honest lyrics, emotional melodies and stories about life, relationships and thoughts that are not always easy to say out loud.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <a class=\"about-project__link\" href=\"\/en\/musikk\/\">\n            Listen to the music \u2192\n          <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- =====================================================\n         AVSLUTNING\n         ===================================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"about-projects__ending\">\n      Different expressions, but the same starting point: the desire to create stories and universes that can mean something to those who encounter them.\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Om meg Andreas Sautter Espenes Forfatter, l\u00e5tskriver og skaper av egne univers. Jeg er fra J\u00e6ren og har alltid likt \u00e5 skape historier, ideer og prosjekter som kan vokse til noe st\u00f8rre. I dag bruker jeg mye av den kreative tiden min p\u00e5 b\u00f8ker, musikk og utviklingen av egne univers. 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