Art Techniques

Besides my urge to produce functional items, I have a great background in arts. When I was 7 years old, I started to go every wednesday for art classes in Helsinki Art School. I went there for 12 years. That was the place, where I first started to think about becoming an art teacher. The lessons were same time laid back, but also kind of serious. I could say that we were making our works with the attitude of creating real art. Well, the teachers were competent, and I think most of them has a side job as a professional artist.

I got a place in a special class in secondary school, which was emphasizing in arts and crafts. In high school I attended all the art courses. Later I was accepted to study Art Education in The Aalto University. I studied there 3 years, until I started my studies in Craft Science in the University of Helsinki.

I selected some of my artworks here. First there are some drawings.

Anatomy

Live model

I like a lot printmaking. I have tried drypoint, etching, aquatint, carborundum, soft base, and linoleum cutting. I have attended also a course by Eeva-Liisa Isomaa about printmaking with carborundum. I would like to know more about fascinating special printmaking techniques, and maybe apply it to textiles.

Etching

Drypoint

Collagraph

Aquatint

Drypoint

I have been painting with numerous techniques and materials, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, ink, pastel, tempera etc.


 

My kitchen

Watercolor

Collage and acrylic paint

At school and university I have done sculpture with different methods: sculpting, mixed media, metal wire, plaster cast and installations.

Mixed media sculpture: metal, paper, glue

I also enjoy photographing. I have learnt to use professional cameras pretty well. On the contrary, I have used also a pinhole camera a variation of camera obscura. I have learnt to take good photos from my products.

Handwoven linen towel

Homespun yarn

Pinhole camera negative and the picture

Picture made by exposing light straight to the photopaper through the objects placed on it