On my mind #6
Soft colour palettes. Cute ceramic items. I need to brush up my embroidering skills. I need to see this band live!
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JOURNAL
Skeletons and broccoli
Night of the arts is an event held in most Finnish cities during the fall. For one day entire cities are filled with culture in all its forms. In Helsinki the amount of events can be quit overwhelming, especially after a long day at the office. That’s why my friends and I decided to go […]
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The Expander
The Expander (2004) by Kimmo Schroderus. This sculpture is adjustable so it always looks different depending on the space. For some reason it made think about that animated movie from the 90’s, The Iron Giant!
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Walking through a rainbow
While I was at Kiasma to see their collaboration with Marimekko, I also took time to see another ongoing exhibition, Kiasma Hits. The exhibition which features both Finnish and international artists is a celebration of the museum’s 15 year old history. There were a lot of interesting pieces but one artist’s work that particularly captivated […]
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Learning something new
I learned to crochet as a kid but for a long time I only had a few stitches in my repertoire. I’ve long wanted to learn new stitches so I can crochet something other that endless rows of treble stitches. Instead of getting lost in a new project that would end up in the “waiting […]
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A wall covered with candy
The Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art is right now showing an exhibition done in collaboration with Marimekko. Called Kimpassa/Together, the exhibition consists of pieces created specifically for the Kiasma spaces by 16 designers and contemporary artists. The exhibition is very versatile, though I had expected it to be bigger. It’s definitely a must for Marimekko […]
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On my mind #5
Coral structures. I need to find a place where I can buy African wax print textiles. Primary colours Roaming the corridors of Versailles.
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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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Masking tape magic
What do you do when you realise that you’ve forgotten to buy a birthday card 2 hours before the birthday party? Well, you make one of course! I could have run to a store nearby but there was dinner to be made and a hair disaster to deal with. My first thought was to make […]
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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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Klippa och Klistra
To be honest, I’m not much of an fashion illustrator. I don’t have talent for drawing and I’ve never had the patience to practice. I occasionally make watercolour illustrations but that’s for the really big projects, like my thesis. In my everyday life I usually draw quick technical drawings of the garments and then move […]
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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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