That’s it, the first month of the year! Whether you have any specific plans for the year or let things flow, I’m sure you always have plenty to do, and I wish you all the best :) Calligraphy This year … Continued
This month 12 years ago, I started my metal clay studio. Wow. The first time I came across silver clay online I even hesitated with this ‘clay that becomes silver’. Good thing the next day I revisited the website to … Continued
The days are getting lighter again here in Helsinki, which means more daylight for painting, jewelry making and other handwork I’m doing. Yay! I haven’t written much here, however I’ve been working on different kind of creations, as well as … Continued
I had a fabulous time in Italy, and as they say a picture paints a thousand words, so here are the pictures from my classes at Hobbyland in Milan, as well my trip exploring beautiful places in Italy. Somewhere … Continued
My jewelry #DoPositive has won the Award of Excellence from Silver Accessories Contest in Japan. I’m deeply grateful for the winning and for completing this piece :) Technically it’s one of the most elaborate jewelry I’ve ever made, and design-wise … Continued
April is associated with the blooming cherry trees, the green grass and Easter bunny, the blossoming nature. Well, in Helsinki just a few days ago soft snow still fell in the morning two days in a row. Yesterday I made … Continued
Happy New Year! For many of us, last year seems to be quite a year, I hope you’ve been doing all right and your year has started off well! Thank you for your contacts, either through this website, emails, newsletters … Continued
I’ve shared my quilling experience in a previous post. Earlier this year, I got my hands on this wonderful form of art. I was so lucky to have gotten my first lesson from Ms. Motoko Maggie Nakatani, a renowned quilling … Continued
I had been so much inside my ‘cave’ making New Mokume Gane jewelry, and suddenly it’s autumn! Usually, I need more time to create jewelry with New Mokume Gane, a technique of combining silver and copper using Art Clay Silver … Continued
Right after my summer break, I got the opportunity to try out Art Clay Silver 950. I looked forward to trying the final version of this silver and copper alloy clay. If you’d like to know about silver clay, you … Continued