Poppana and the raiders of the lost bunny 3

This is my own "project", which I created at some point among others. :) It's s a story of a little girl, Poppana, who gets lost in the woods trying to find her stuffed bunny. 

The illustration is made with dry ink pen and colored pencils. 

Ps. One character might look familiar, because I wanted to make an intertextual reference to one of the most legendary contemporary illustrators/bookmakers in Finland. Maybe you'll find it..? :D

Poppana and the raiders of the lost bunny

This is my own "project", which I created at some point among others. :) It's s a story of a little girl, Poppana, who gets lost in the woods trying to find her stuffed bunny. 

The illustration is made with dry ink pen and colored pencils. 

Poppana and the raiders of the lost bunny 1

This is my own "project", which I created at some point among others. :) It's s a story of a little girl, Poppana, who gets lost in the woods trying to find her stuffed bunny. 

The illustration is made with dry ink pen and colored pencils. 

Illustration of the White Stone (Valkoinen kivi 2015)

In the summer 2015 I produced an illustration for Kirsti Paltto's Sami children's book called Valkoinen kivi (White Stone). Book contains a colored cover and 12 black and white illustrations, here is one example. :)

The project was also my thesis, and objective was to find answers to the questions of how to emphasize the Sami aspect visually and how to give life to the black and white illustrations.

Link to abstract (in English & Finnish)

Link to thesis (in Finnish)

Illustration of the White Stone (Valkoinen kivi 2015)

In the summer 2015 I produced an illustration for Kirsti Paltto's Sami children's book called Valkoinen kivi (White Stone). Book contains a colored cover and 12 black and white illustrations, here is one example. :)

The project was also my thesis, and objective was to find answers to the questions of how to emphasize the Sami aspect visually and how to give life to the black and white illustrations.

Link to abstract (in English & Finnish)

Link to thesis (in Finnish)

Illustration of the White Stone (Valkoinen kivi 2015)

In the summer 2015 I produced an illustration for Kirsti Paltto's Sami children's book called Valkoinen kivi (White Stone). Book contains a colored cover and 12 black and white illustrations, here is one example. :)

The project was also my thesis, and objective was to find answers to the questions of how to emphasize the Sami aspect visually and how to give life to the black and white illustrations.

Link to abstract (in English & Finnish)

Link to thesis (in Finnish)

Illustration of the White Stone (Valkoinen kivi 2015)

In the summer 2015 I produced an illustration for Kirsti Paltto's Sami children's book called Valkoinen kivi (White Stone). Book contains a colored cover and 12 black and white illustrations, here is one example. :)

The project was also my thesis, and objective was to find answers to the questions of how to emphasize the Sami aspect visually and how to give life to the black and white illustrations.

Link to abstract (in English & Finnish)

Link to thesis (in Finnish)

Illustration of the White Stone (Valkoinen kivi 2015)

 

In the summer 2015 I produced an illustration for Kirsti Paltto's Sami children's book called Valkoinen kivi (White Stone). Book contains a colored cover and 12 black and white illustrations, here is one example. :)

The project was also my thesis, and objective was to find answers to the questions of how to emphasize the Sami aspect visually and how to give life to the black and white illustrations.

Link to abstract (in English & Finnish)

Link to thesis (in Finnish)

Illustration of the White Stone (Valkoinen kivi 2015)

In the summer 2015 I produced an illustration for Kirsti Paltto's Sami children's book called Valkoinen kivi (White Stone). Book contains a colored cover and 12 black and white illustrations, here is one example. :)

The project was also my thesis, and objective was to find answers to the questions of how to emphasize the Sami aspect visually and how to give life to the black and white illustrations.

Link to abstract (in English & Finnish)

Link to thesis (in Finnish)

Cover of the White Stone (Valkoinen kivi 2015)

In the summer 2015 I produced an illustration for Kirsti Paltto's Sami children's book called Valkoinen kivi (White Stone). Book contains 12 black and white illustrations and this cover. The cover I created with ink pen and color pencils, :)

The project was also my thesis, and objective was to find answers to the questions of how to emphasize the Sami aspect visually and how to give life to the black and white illustrations.

Link to abstract (in English & Finnish)

Link to thesis (in Finnish)

Particles

Particles

Partikkelit

2014

Mixed technique on canvas

120 x 30 cm

Particles of the soul. There they are. :)

"Selfie"

Oops, almost forgot! I also take crappy photos. This I had to take for my graduating picture. I want to keep my things as a "one-woman-project" and do everything considering my profession, by myself. Including photographing my projects. :) 

(Ps. It's very annoying trying to take pics of yourself  without any fancy and technical equipment like trigger f.ex. This one shot  took a lot of efforts and a looooooong time to success.) 

There were also many other ones but this is the "winner". (In other words the most suitable for a Card of thanks...). Yei! :)

(I don't know what happened to my nose there! In reality it is a crooked object but in this picture it straightened! A bit. Nature's own photoshop, with light..? Who knows... :) (I didn't and don't do any photoshopping with looks.)

Hard to be fishbeing

Hard to be Fishbeing.

Rankkaa olla kalaihminen

2014

Oil on canvas

80 x 100 cm

This piece is based on a real moment that once happened... It's nice to preserve those lovely memories in these paintings... <3

To be in peace

To be in peace
Levossa

2014

qouache & ink pen on canvas

80 x 60 cm

The utopia of the bond between us earthlings and earth itself is always an endless source of inspiration. <3

Marthas Curve

Marthas Curve
Martanmutka

2010

Oil on canvas

80 x 90 cm

Good memories. <3

Convoy

Convoy

Saattue

2010

Oil on canvas

75 x 85 cm

The name is kind of boring in English, I couldn't find any descriptive translations for the Finnish word "saattue"! :( Although it means fellowship, the "fellowship" sounds too merry and happy for this more melancholic piece... And "gathering" isn't quite what I'm looking for... Hmm... Language is a marvelous thing.) :)

* Edit! Quickly after posting this I found it! :D (earlier translation was Crow and bunnies)

That frame is by the way handmade and painted by me and it is from old bed parts. :)

Moment before realization

Moment before realization

2010

Oil on canvas

100 x 120 cm

Western lights

I'm not sure if it's better to explain or not. Well, I rather not. That might look stupid. (?) :)

Peace

There's the spring sun arising from Sweden... :) And my super boho and hippie door curtains!

Meet Martha Harsh

Martha Harsh

Ronskilan Hilma

2012

Dry ink pen

Meet Martha Harsh, a.k.a. Ronskilan Hilma. Martha is a character who was born in art semiotics class. 

Peek

Somewhere in the Atala woods.

Fish being in a tub

Fish being in a tub

2010

Oil on canvas

60 x 80 cm

Note the self made frames! Recycled from old bed! And also painted and decorated by me as well. :)

Summer Rain

Once there was this summer rain. And I managed to capture it on the film. The end.

Just a passenger

I like city lights at night. Well, all kinds of lights. What is it with lights?? :D They attract me like the little moth I am.

Work work work called thesis

Once upon a time there was this thesis that had to be done. 

It's done.

Lonely rider

Fish being is riding a bike. At night. 

Zorro needs hes privacy.

Zorro had hes privacy.

Zorro

2008

Dry ink pen on A4 paper

Yard

Alone

Lonely goldfish

2008

Dry ink pen, colored pencils, A3 paper

Lonely goldfish 2

Lonely goldfish 3.

Bunnies

It was and still is supposed to be a painting... Some day... :b

Is there anybody out there?

Peculiar atmospheres are fun. :)

Where I used to live

Oh, Tornio in my mind... Funny how you hate the place while living there, then magically fell in love with it after moving away. (Don't mind that random biker or the van :D) 

Boris the pug

It's 

Boris the pug.

2010

Oil on canvas

70 x 50 cm

Home studio

Now look at that. Isn't that just practical. There were only a couple of times when I accidentally dropped the paintbrush full of orange paint on the white rug. But can you live otherwise in your home studio? 

There is the living room's table... in good use :)

Gotta live dangerously.

Sexistentialism, "72" virgins and help me holy intoxication

Sexistentialism, "72" virgins and help me holy intoxication

2014

mixed technics

58 x 40 cm

I have never done anything this pink.