30.9.08

strange thing


it has been such a nice weather. trees are so beautiful at our studio yard.
i got a cold, but in this weather, i feel still O.K.

a few days ago, i had such a funny experience at this office.
as you may know, my name is a very typical japanese girls name, but it's a name for boys in finland. strange thing is that my japanese family name can be finnish, too.
very often finnish get confused by my name.
such as.....
-when i showed up for the Dr appointment, Dr told me " it is not your turn" ( cos he was expecting a boy-mika)
-booked tickets comes with Mr.

and so on.

but the other day at this office, it was the strangest one. i was asked " is your mother or father finnish? mika is a finnish name!"

that was the strangest one ever.

i do look so asian....
hei, if my mon/dad was a finnish, they would not give a boy name to a girl.

i guess KUMA YA is a good way to give an idea for people that the artist is not a finnish... maybe.

24.9.08

nice to see it


the other day, i visited Onéa design shop and happened to see a girl buying my work!
oh, super!
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Onéa design shop
fredrikinkatu 28 Helsinki

20.9.08

a great autumn day




me and V visited my (our?) friend H and her family in the countryside. we had planned this a week ago. though this week has not been a nice weather, the weather today was great! and colors of trees leaves are wonderfully beautiful! it was great ride.

i picked up some apples from our studio garden yesterday. i thought of baking an apple pie for H. but i found out i have no milk at home. ( and nearest shop opens from 12:00 on saturday) i did not bake anything, but brought apples. then i saw an apple tree at H's garden with apples! oh, boy!

almost 4 months since we saw H and her family last time. but once we started to talk out, in shortly things are perfectly filled in between us . how nice.

beautiful weather and nice time we had with them. a great autumn day. thanks H!

10.9.08

apple trees



our apple trees in our studio yard got apples! they ripened and are ready to eat.
great thing, great thing.

we are thinking about making an apple picking party, a few weeks later.
who would like to come?
gonna be fun!



7.9.08

happy wedding !

orders for wedding gifts.

one for an architect couple. the order was made through Onéa design shop. i was told to make a house candle holder for 2 candles. symbols for " tow moving into one house. "
i see, how sweet!

and the other one was ordered by my friend who is going to attend a wedding in this month.

i thought wedding season is gone already with summer. but, i guess not.

my friend J told me his happy news. i am honor to share his news together! it made me big smile!
i guess i should make one house for J, too.

2.9.08

film crew !

a film crew was shooting something around the corner from our studio. and they used our studio as a "resting place." their food on the table. strange ( fun) to have this crew!

it is getting cold. yes, winter is coming. i can smell it...

i started to take yoga lessen.
breathing in and out. feel so right to do.
my mother used to do yoga. she took me to her lessen, i was then a little child and watching my mother, eating some mother-made cookies beside her.
by doing yoga, i remembered my mother and her yoga lessen. i am probably the same age as my mother in my memory. can not believe it!