hyvää joulua!

my friend's little girl made those cute piparikakku ( ginger cookies). i can not eat them. they are too cute to be eaten.

we are going on holiday. flying to the sunrise country.

have a nice holiday, everyone!

stars!

Xmas star ornaments i made for Onéa design shop. pretty!
soon Xmas comes. i am not that interested in "Xmas" but excited for Xmas holiday.




looking for Xmas gifts??
Onéa design shop
fredrikinkatu 28 Helsinki
http://www.onea.fi/index.html

painting exhibition

last night, we were at our friends' painting exhibition opening party.

their exhibition was hold at suomenlinna, a small island. we took a boat to go there; felt like going on a small night picnic.

there were some people who i wanted to meet for long time. oh, i had such a great time with super kind people!

recently, i try to speak finnish and this has opened up a whole new world for me. a big difference is that no need to find people who are willing to speak in english with me.

i feel great thanks for finns; they are so patient with my poor finnish.

studio opening party

my friend N.N had his studio opening party.

we have met each other such a long time ago. did we meet in 1997 or 78? that time, i visited finland with my professor in canada. we were both students then, now he is a hot fashion designer! i am a big fun of him.

after all his remarkable success, he is the same humble and sincere person.

for some reason, i was very touched and inspired by his studio party. it was a wonderful night.

ARIGATOU N.N.

Xmas shopping

i managed to go to Xmas event at Onéa design shop.
it was very cozy.
many thanks for E for organizing this!

Onéa design shop
http://www.onea.fi/index.html

get better soon, please

last week, i was at my friend's group exhibition opening. i thought i would find some friends who i studied with. but there was nobody i knew, except my friend who invited me. i realized it has been a while since i graduated....

this week, i have been sick. i am rolling in bed for a whole day. only once i was out for the hospital. though i am taking medicine, this is not helping me much. to cure my fluV makes Miso-soup in the morning, but it seems this also not working. i have a terrible sore throat so that i can not breath well and keep on waking up in the middle of the night. no good, no good.

tomorrow, Onéa design shop is having a event. i hope i get better and can go there.

Onéa design shop

http://www.onea.fi/index.html

moving back to Kellari

as my life style changed, it has been a bit difficult to travel to my studio in the countryside.

i loved to be there and i enjoied being there. but it is time to move on.

today, i and V were there to clean up and bring my belongings out from there.

V said "this's so nice place!!" yes, i know, it is a wonderful place!

it is indeed pity to leave off from here.

only distance was not suitable for me, now.

i said many good byes and thanks to the building when we drove off there.

it was a special place with many many memories.

my working place is now back in "kellari" where i used to do my glass works.

a year ago, it was not too fun to work alone at Kellari.

but now my situation is so much different from then. so i am not feeling bitter about coming back here.

more like feeling positive about this change.

new change and new start for me.

Joulu tulee

Onéa design shop is having a event on 27th of this month.
go and find some nice Christmas gifts for your friends and family!
please, please!!


Onéa design shop
fredrikinkatu 28 Helsinki
http://www.onea.fi/index.html

event on 27th of November

starting from 16:00 until 19:00

clear sky

today was a lucky day. i got out from Jukka's glass studio 30 minutes earlier than usual.

usually, it is already dark when i get out from work. 30 minutes makes landscape so much different!

pink and dark blue sky above me.

jukka gave me such a positive comment on my glass polishing job.

i was feeling so happy on my way home.

something new

oh, it is getting cold!

lately, i am spending less time at my studio.
by happy accident, i started to work (but as "harjoitella") at J isotalo's glass design studio, 3 days for a week. it brought me a whole new experience! wow!

at his studio, we speak ONLY finnish! oh, this is something totally new!
what a surprise! me speaking in finnish! i even did not know that i can do this.
thanks for J isotalo!!
yeah, really i made a great discovery in myself. yippee~~!

lanterns

lanterns for Onéa design shop.
one with giraffes. and the other with balloons and helicopters.
lovely!

someone asked me where i get those animal & balloons images.
well, i do not buy them.
i make fuzzy drafts with hand-drawn and V makes final image with PC and makes stickers.
then, i print (?) images on glasses by using those stickers .

wow! what a great cooperation!

Onéa design shop
fredrikinkatu 28 Helsinki
http://www.onea.fi/index.html

good sign

we spent our weekend in the countryside. drove 4 hrs to go there, long way but beautiful autum view.
nice to be out there. baked bread and pizza. yumm!

those are again for Onéa design shop. my friend who visited me last night, saw those boxes and said " woww! Cuuuute!!"
yes! that the good sign.


Onéa design shop
fredrikinkatu 28 Helsinki
http://www.onea.fi/index.html

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.

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

http://www.onea.fi/index.html

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!

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!

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.

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!

be simple

here are new jewelry boxes, available at Onéa design shop.
one with the scooter and the other with rabbits. can you see them?

my works are getting more and more simple. i feel so natural in this way.

Onéa design shop ( inside of the sielunpeili galleria)
fredrikinkatu 28 Helsinki
http://www.onea.fi/ ( not yet ready)

a jewelry vitrine

Onéa design shop ordered me a vitrine for jewelries.
the shop owner E gave me the size and her image for the vitrine.

a very simple form with a door!
hope she liked it.

!thanks E for giving me this exciting project!


Onéa design shop ( inside of the sielunpeili galleria)
fredrikinkatu 28 Helsinki
http://www.onea.fi/ ( not yet ready)

outdoor show

i was at this outdoor show last week.
my friend K used to work for this event and brought me in.

it was not the perfect summer weather though it was O.K.

i met an old lady who used to live in japan and came back to finland 20 years ago.
she said " i forgot japanese" but she spoke very well.
she gave me her contact and we exchaned a few emails already.
how nice!

i like writing emails and letters.
letters are specially nice to send and to receive.

some months ago, i met an old gentleman on the train to my studio.
he run into the train and sat across from me. he looked around as if he was making sure if he got on the right train. then he asked me " is this going to kirkkonummi?" he asked me in swedish but i somehow understood so i answered him back in finnish and he spoke me back in finnish.
then we talked little bit of this and that. then we changed our language to english.
he spoke his hobby. as he is almost same age as my grandmother, he recalled me my grandfather.

at the end, he gave me a book that has an article of him.
he wrote my name and his name and address on the book.
during this summer, we have exchanged 3 letters.

treasure every encounter, for it will never recur...yes, in deed.

welcome!

the other day, i got a call and was asked "Are you still doing the one day lesson ?" and i welcomed them by saying " sure, sure! welcome!! "

3 girls (?) came to do the one day lesson. talking and making and making and talikng. got know a bit of each other. it was fun! great time.