house, house, house!

look what i made. they are SOoo cute!

i probably like houses this i noticed now.
i enjoy the bus ride to my studio. cos i see nice wooden houses on the way.
today at the book store, i was looking at the book calls "the minimalism house" ( it was really a great book!)

yes, you see i like houses.

NORSU Galleria

just before the midsummer, i handed in my works to NORSU Galleria in helsinki.

yes, my glass boxes can be found there. great!

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NORSU Galleria

kaisaniemenkatu 9

Helsinki

www.norsu.info

cute little things

a lady came to my studio.
last year, she bought Xmas gifts from me. and now and then, she buys my houses for her friends and relatives.
she bought again those houses for today as her summer gift for her relatives.

each house were packed well into a "paper house".
oh, my little things! i feel as if i am giving them up for adoption. (this i always feel for my works' departures)

farewell!!

caught my eyes

inspirations for you and for me.

from sweden.

feel relaxed and refreshed

a great trip i had.

spending time with my friend H was really great.
we talked this and that and that and this, everyday until midnight. i probably put her tired of talking and listening... hope not...


visited many galleries and craft shops in stockholm.
saw impressive and fresh works.

went to her studio.　
the location really took my breath way.
the bay is in front of her studio!
it is not too far from stockholm. i specially enjoyed the bus ride to there.
there was 3 ? 4 ? times the bus went over the bridges and was crossing the bay.
wonderful summer view!


H's studio is in the old ceramic factory where it used to be a well known ceramic factory. but the factory got closed and became empty. now many artists rent there as their studio.
great idea!

the last picture is the flower from her studio. kindly blossoming.

i feel refreshed after this trip. my energy is charged 100%.

going on board

as i have been feeling stuck in many ways, i told myself to go out and take a new breath in.
well then, i am flying to sweden from this coming monday! yes, i am flying not on the boat!!
it makes this trip more exciting...maybe.

there i meet ( and stay at ) my friend H who is a ceramist.
my last visit to sweden was 4 years ago! and have not seen H for 3 years??
i am so exciting to meet her and update our news.

my last time in sweden, i and H visited H's friends place in the countryside and we went to strawberry picking. that was fun.

this time, we may go and visit her other friend's studio & shop in the countryside.
also i am hoping to visit manos, it is a swedish ceramist karin's studio & shop. but manos opens only from thursday to saturday. i am leaving on thursday... let's see if i can make it.

it is a rather short trip but it fulfills me enough, i am sure of it!

from a magazine

this picture is from the magazine "KODIN" not the newest one but from feb 2008.
i happen to found this magazine the other day.
look at the window! (sorry it is not a very clear one)
it gripped my eyes. this work is just like the one i had in my mind! the window design and style is very similar to mine. and on top of this to bring the stained glass into the living space, this is what i really REALLY want to do in the future. hopefully in very near future.

there was an article about the stained glass window. the house locates in holland and the stained glass windows are originally from 30s. it has been there since then!
oh yes, i see de-stiji influence on the window design...like piet mondrian's painting??

how nice work.
modest but effective.
the stained glass is not only for church windows nor with the flowery design.
they can be simple and stylish.

hope someday (soon) i get a chance to make a work like this.

had a special weekend

here are the lamps in the day light.
as it was a cloudy sky today, not the best day to shoot photos. anyway, i took them and here they are.

hei, there was not much fun in my days lately.
the long winter is gone, but i am still feeling empty.

well, though last weekend was something special.

last weekend, i and V went to V's aunt's place for the graduation party.
the aunt got an indoor swimming pool and a trampoline in her yard. me, V and V's youngest cousin, we all hopped and did funny dance on the trampoline. we did trampoline for almost 3 hours! then, we dived into the swimming pool!
the swimming hall was a cool building. it looks like a greenhouse; made of a see-through acrylic board. then there's the pool with 5m wide, 20m long and 2-3m deep. not too big but perfect size for us.
3 of us played a beach volleyball in the water, dived many times from the pool side. it was real fun.
oh yes! i felt myself so light and free on the trampoline and in the water.

to be honest, it was one of my best day in this year so for.

a simple thing (like just hopping on the trampoline) can make my day so special.

i wish i have a trampoline and a swimming pool at home for this winter.
as here we have such a long and hard winter.