Decorating, it's almost spring!

Mornings are beginning to light up and it always makes me more active and hopefull. It also helps that our "new" appartment is strarting to look like a home (Can I call it new if we've lived in it for 3 months now? Yes I can!). I like painting and woodworks and thatkind of stuff, but it's nice to focus on the little things occasionally. Like clocks! And I have my heart set on this one:

http://www.habitat.co.uk/fcp/product/browse/Analogue-wall-clock/968486

It would be big enough (50x50 cm) and just look at it!

The other thing that made me smile this week, was a story about Hammerpress. I'ts really old school and still working press. You can see from the picture what kind of things they do. http://hammerpress.net/

From Wikipedia I steal this next sentence: Letterpress printing is a term for the relief printing of text and image using a press with a "type-high bed" printing press and movable type, in which a reversed, raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a positive right-reading image.

Sweet! Small industries like this always appeal to me for some reason.

Banksy

I have found something absolutely amazing and fun! It all started last summer when I was visiting London with my friends. The wall paintings (and more accurately) stencils there caught my attention. I hate grey, dull city scenery, so it's very pleasing to see some brave ones to take action! So I'm not the guerilla-type of a person, so I mostly admire others. (But you never know when the need to do something takes over).

So the wildest thing to me was not to go to a paint store, but to buy an inspirating picture book about stencils and other wall art from (suprisingly) the British Museum (I SO love museums). On one page there was a fine picture, but I was mostly interested about the text above it: Banksy can kiss my ass. Banksy who? Then I forgot all about it.

But this week I travelled to Helsinki (to study for a couple of days). I went to Kiasma - the museum of modern art. The level of how much feelings and thoughts the art there awaked in me was really diversified. And the best place was the little store downstairs. All the books and little trinkets! Ahh!

There I lay my eyes on a book about Banksy. Ahhh! This is the one! Wow! Look for yourself: http://www.banksy.co.uk/

By the way. The most funny modern art piece was by Anssi Kasitonni. It looks like this:
http://anssikasitonni.com/

Mumin illustrations

I like the old Mumin pictures and this fall I've seen two new illustrations. These are from trays (by Muurla) that I photographed today.This last one is really perfect, with the soft shades!

Gray Day - Viva La France Anyway

This ringed seal is ready for abroad adventure. This shop (or actually travel agency) window is the high light on my way to work. The seal is so cute because the people of the travel agency have made the little baret just to fit the little head and also custom made the newspaper it is carrying (while dreaming of a holiday in France). I'll be dreaming of it too soon if the weather doesn't change. I usually love the time before christmas alltough it's really dark, because the snow makes all seem bright. But now it's grey and there's no snow at all, only water and mist.
PS: ringed seals are very rare and this area is famous for having the last few in the precinct. Alltough they look like mother nature's giant sausages, they don't have any other natural enemies but humans. (Picture is from WWF/Jouni Koskela)

Nekobasu cake and other things

My wery talented friend Henriika made this incredibly fine nekobasu look alike for our friends baby shower. The future mother loves the movie Totoro and this was the source of inspiration.

Last couple of months I've renovated and painted like a maniac with J. We bought a three room appartment from an old building. It was built 1949 and has the biggest repairs done, but still it needed a lot of work done. Now we're living and renovating here at the same time, but it's almost ready and I love, love, love it!! I will post some pictures.

Aaaand my favourite season is goming up: Yule-tide :) JEI!

All work, no play, makes Jack a dull boy

Something about that statement makes me smile?

It also remains me that alltough work has started...Must remember to play too!

I've knitted these little black socks for my friend's little boy (he is 4 weeks "old"). I made the lightnings (they are felted wool) because they look cool and the socks will be a great pair with his Kiss-body :)

The end of holiday season is the beginning of s-g else

@ The Tower

@ The Madame Tussaud's

I'm so exited about my summer activities. I went to Madeira and London. Many, many happy memories and new ideas in my head! I'm ready to look forward to the autumn - my favourite season of all! (the wonderfull picture is Yoshimoto Nara's "Do not disturb")
I have plans to read many books and make some miniature thigs, both inspired by my travels. You'll see ;)