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We had an exciting workshop in Hong Kong with the students fro m Polytechnic University. During the first day we explored the beautiful Chinese garden of Nan Liang and got to see how the local nature feels like compared to Finland's familiar pine forests.  Thanks to the humid and warm environment the plants were green and bright. The most distinct difference for me, was the smell. Here are some of my favourite pictures I took: Bridge, trees and water. Together they make a nice picture. My favourite Bonsai tree. Some might find small bonsai trees unnatural and trapped, but I think they are cute and all have different story hidden behind them. Bright flowers were easy to find in the garden. In a Finnish forest the smell is fresh and distant, but in this garden it was strong but also soothing. If you closed your eyes and ears and only smelled the garden, you could forget the huge city around you. Old water mill had a nice atmosphere around it. We can see the city all around the ga

On the 1st of October we celebrated Tampere day in Mediapolis, along with lots of enthusiastic kids and Pikku Kakkonen characters. Mediapolis Campus was open for the public. Many activities were there for the curious that assisted the event. Exhibitions, live music and screenings. Fine art teachers and students collaborate in the making of a painting workshop, we got to experiment and create together beautiful collective paintings with kids. The workshop was divided in three sessions, the first painting included Katti Matikainen from Yle, more than 48 kids and their families participated together to paint every piece. The original photos include very colourful scenarios and situations with the characters The kids were given the tools and the materials to paint. They use the photo reference in order to paint the piece. Here you will see the original image vrs. the painting.                                                                                                                 

The second year of the fine art study path has kicked off with the 'Working in a co-operative' course which gives the students the chance to work directly for clients through different commissions and projects. During the first lesson of the course a few of us decided to take on a project commissioned by the Finnish liver and kidney foundation . The idea is to make an interactive art installation in the centre of Tampere  using a hundred T-shirts designed by one of the best known Finnish fashion labels  IvanaHelsinki .   Being aware of the tight schedule, we started brainstorming immediately and came up with a plenty of ambitious ideas. Taking into account the designated location and the short running time of the installation we had to let go of some of the more complex ideas and stay as realistic as possible. We were lucky enough to receive some scrap wood and other leftover materials from our university, which also made staying on budget much easier. Through trial and error o