Sometimes you gotta smudge

My art teacher used to tell us not to smudge the picture with our fingers when drawing, and ever since I have tried to follow her advice. But this time, after a loooong while, I slipped and I smudged. And boy, did it feel good :D I got myself a new sketchbook a while back and now I finally got it started with this picture that I drew from some old issue of Tush-magazine.

It's almost Christmas and I'm getting excited - hope you're having a nice pre-Christmas time as well :)

-Maria

Inspired by Tove Jansson

One of my favourite books is The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My (Kuinkas sitten kävikään) by Tove Jansson. I got it for Christmas 1992 and at that time it felt exciting and a little bit scary. Now that I kind of found it again, I realized how great art it is: there are windows through pages that make the next/previous page part of the illustration, brilliant!

I got this silly idea to dress after the book's illustration and colors, and here is the first outfit. It was this vintage blouse that fit perfectly for the colour board and it has a knot on the collar, just like Little My :) The fur I had to add there because of the cold, and I think it takes the feeling to the 70's which is kinda funny. The lace-up shoes (typical to Little My) are vintage.

Have a nice weekend :)

-Maria

(The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My, Finnish translation published 1952 by WSOY)

Tokyo ry:n perinteiset joulumyyjäiset @ Lume

Today I visited a market with my talented friend Amanda (check out her blog here). It's a traditional event before Christmas where students of Aalto University - School of Art and Design Helsinki are selling their pieces of art: graphics, textiles, glass and ceramics, jewelry, paintings etc.

This is something I got: "Rapua rapua" -necklace by Pohatta Design. I really like the colour and the fact that the designer has found a way to make use of something that normally gets thrown away as waste.

If you're in Helsinki this weekend, I recommend you check this happening out. It's open until Sunday 28th between 9 am and 6 pm at Media Centre Lume (TaiK building), Hämeentie 135 C, Helsinki. You get there by trams 6 and 8 or buses 68, 71 and 74 for example.

Have a nice weekend!

-Maria

D-day

Organic



Siren- Seireeni



Spending time with D for the last time before new year :'( I will miss you, dear!

We checked out an exhibition, "Her Highness" by Päivi Saarikoski. Forgive me not coming up with better description, but it was awesome!

Outfit today was basic basic basic. And fur. Again.

-Maria

"Her Highness" exhibiton at TaiK university 1.11-12.11.2010. If you are interested contact paivi.saarikoski@aalto.fi

Lennolle lähdössä?

Heini Turunen: Brainstorming, 2010 (Acrylic on board)

Nyt on sellainen juttu, että tämä tyttö on taas ihan innoissaan. Kyseessä on nimittäin Helsinki-Vantaan lentokentällä esillä oleva ARTPORT-näyttely. Työt ovat maalaustaiteen opiskelijoilta, jotka ovat käyneet tutustumassa lentokentän toimintaan ja toteuttaneet tältä pohjalta sarjan maalauksia. Lumouduin täysin ja olin valmis kantamaan ainakin puolet töistä kotiin samantien hintalapuista huolimatta.

Törmäsimme 2-terminaalissa myös tutumpaan näyttelyyn, nimittäin hornet-lentäjä Henrik Elon valokuviin, joita onkin päässyt ihailemaan jo useammissa eri yhteyksissä. Kuvat on otettu kuvakulmasta, mistä olisi astetta mielenkiintoisempaa maailmaa katsella, ja vievät mukanaan hävittäjälentäjän arkeen (jos sitä nyt arjeksi voi kutsua).

Nyt siis jos on lomalento tähtäimessä, niin käväiseppä check-inin jälkeen ihastelemassa ja fiilistelemässä.

Artport sijaitsee 2-terminaalin toisessa kerroksessa lokakuuhun asti ja Henrik Elon valokuvia voi nähdä tuloaulassa 2A elokuun loppuun asti.

Mikäli tilanne on sama kuin allekirjoittaneella eikä kaukomatkoja ole tiedossa, voi näyttelyn käydä tarkistamassa muuten vaan, sillä näyttelyihin on vapaa pääsy.

Antti Mikkola: Maalaus pilven alla, 2010 (Oil on board)

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In case you're about to fly from/to Helsinki-Vantaa airport I suggest that you check out these exhibitions! There are paintings from Aalto University's fine art students on the 2nd floor of terminal 2, and photos by F18 fighter pilot Henrik Elo from the Finnish Air Force on the first floor (in the arrivals 2A).

Interesting, beautiful and inspiring!

-Maria

(photos by me, sorry about the quality)