Category: Inspiration
On my mind #4
I’ve been on a sail boat once in my life. It was quit fun and I’d like to do it again. I’m observing sponge-like textures. I should walk around Helsinki and take pictures of beautiful doors. I could have this on my wall. “Fawn” by Ekin Kayis.
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On my mind #3
The last time I was in London was 8 years ago. I need to do something about that. It would be fun to take a ceramics class this summer. I’d like to weave with some unusual materials. Not long now. . .
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For the love of colour
As I’ve mentioned a couple of times I love colour! It’s a part of my everyday life and crucial part of my creative process. Another thing about me is that i like to arrange and organise things. So you can understand how much fun it is for me to make colour palettes. I decided to […]
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Think Pink
A week back I went on a gallery tour with a few friends. It’s one of those things we all agree is fun but we always struggle to find time for it. A sudden sushi craving cut our tour short so we only visited a few galleries. While the art in the galleries varied, the […]
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Let there be light
One thing that often annoys me is finding out about cultural events days after they’ve taken place. For years I’ve managed to miss the Lux Helsinki festival even though I see the ads weeks before. So this year I marked it in my calender and went on a quick tour on evening. Lux Helsinki is […]
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On my mind #2
I’m hoping for proper winter weather! That means a lot of snow, blue skies and sunshine. The grey, foggy and rainy weather we have right now in Helsinki is very depressing. I’m observing three dimensional ornamental details. I want to learn some new crochet pattern this coming holiday break. With day length down to 6 […]
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On my mind #1
Approaching Christmas tree lighting in a different way. Geometric patterns. I should take a tour of the art galleries in Helsinki. I keep dreaming about wandering around the streets of Paris.
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Floral Obsession, part 1
I have only one plant in my apartment and it’s a bamboo plant that barely has any leaves left. But despite my lack of horticultural skills, I have a fascination with flowers. I like looking at them and photographing them. I wear floral prints all year round whether they’re trendy or not. If I owned […]
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Motivation, where art thou?
I’m having one of those days where I’m not getting anything done. I’m listening to Alicia Keys, hoping that her music will help me to magically get some motivation. It might sound weird but some artists have that affect on me. This picture is from Alicia’s performance at this year’s Flow Festival. What a superwoman […]
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Finding that dream job
I saw this quote a while back on one of those motivational tumblr pages, and I’m starting to believe there some truth to it.
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