K R I S T I I N A

Cottage for sale in Varberg, Sweden

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:20:00 +0000

Allotment-
my second creative home-
my little cottage getaway
is
for sale.
I am moving so it has to be
done.
I am tremendously so sorry about this.
Will cry my eyeballs out
when
giving away the key to
the next fortunate
owners.
A part of my heart will
go missing.

Just wanted you to know.

//Kristiina

Made a blog for the interested ones so more pics at:
koloni 41

After Easter Feelings

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:47:00 +0000

I don´t really like Eater Decorations
so I made my own ones to decorate my home with.
Here some pics from my home and things that
put me into spring mood.

I just adore my deer clock I bought a few years back.
Makes me smile.

Eggs in middle. (my art)

Here it is still hanging...

The boy´s head. I love children...Hard not to love this little head.

A favourite corner in the flat.

I found a big brush that I simply stuck into some concrete...

...and added a little detail.

I collected seaweed and embedded an egg there. Safe!

I just had to go on with the egg-theme so I made a little group of eggs.

Three eggs in a row...Another idea. Keep together!

Hope you enjoyed!

//Kristiina

Sunday thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:26:00 +0000

Two things on my mind...

I miss my old studio.
It was perfect for my art.

...but I will try my best without it.

Not Whine.

Just work.

And enjoy the moment.

There will always be space

somewhere for creativeness!!

//Kristiina meet me daily at instagram: kristiina_se

Art Auction

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:47:00 +0000

Just handed in my art
to an auction at Bissera
...which is held at
Jakob Hansen House
in Helsingborg the
14th of April.

The auctioneer for the
occasion is
Joakim Bengtsson.

The money goes to
Barncancerfonden.

This is my contribution.

//Kristiina see you more at my instagram!: kristiina_se

Openings, mixed media.

bits and bobs

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:48:00 +0000

Life´s pretty busy
and as usual I am
into many different
arty projects.
As to this "busyness"
one needs to calm
down at times-
contemplate, and
ignore the fact that
next thing is around
the corner.

Relax and enjoy life!

//Kristiina

My work at an interior shop nearby.

At work. My students and I are visiting the Art Hall.

A little exhibition with my paintings in an eco-shop out on the countryside.

I made a himmeli in plaster.

I am experimenting with fake aquatint.

I hung Silja I this Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:32:00 +0000

Last time when I was at Siljaline,
between Sweden and Finland,
I saw this couple, totally devoted
to each other and their dancing.
I loved watching them.
Now I am into these dancing images
and I simply
can´t stop!

Have discovered fake aqautint which
is a great technique if you don´t have
enough equipment for the real one.
One needs an air-brush compressor, ink and
white tempera paint.

I tried this technique on my collages.
I had to make a few layers of lacquer until
I got the ink to get stuck onto the canvas.
I need to refine this technique a bit more but
here you see the result from my experiments.

//Kristiina
More Sunday images at Inpirationsfabriken.

Silja I, sketch

Silja I, aquatint sketch on collage

Silja I, acrylics on aquatint and collage

So I hung Silja I this Sunday.

Reflections

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:11:00 +0000

My new workspace. My new pink lamp. My thoughts to you.

//Kristiina

Painting Openings. Mixed media. 30x40.

Take time to reflect on life.

Reflection. Detail from photo collage.

Pile up good memories.

Be alone and like it.

Take care of the loved ones and they will take care of you.

Angels. Photocollage and mixed media. 25x25.

Finnish Tango

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:28:00 +0000

I´ve had a time out from the
blog life
and
it seems as loads of things are
piling up to tell about.
I don´t even know where to
begin.
So I will instead just show you
bits and pieces from my previous
exhibition which I had with the
Artist Association in the beginning
of December.

My contribution were these three
paintings and the theme for these were
simply Finnish Tango.

Up to you to make your own
interpretations. ;)

Love to all of you! Let´s tango!

// Kristiina Be more updated on my artistic life
on Instagram: kristiina_se

In the Art Hall of Varberg.

All artists contributed with three paintings each.

My three paintings: Finnish Tango. Mixed media. 25x30.

My painting represented in the newspaper.

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:09:00 +0000

An Apple to you.
For Christmas.
For the New Year.
All the things you do.
All the things you have achieved.
You are worth it.

//Kristiina

An Apple to You, Screen print, 10x10.

geometric

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:41:00 +0000

I hope you enjoy the Christmassy weekends

and take care of family and friends!

Here an old old painting which I have

painted some geometric figures.

What do you think?

//Kristiina

Yes Yes

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Yes

I am still here

-I mean in this cyber world

I have

just been so awfully busy

with....LIFE

but just for the record

I have

made three small

Finland Tango

paintings to a little

exhibition which has its opening

tomorrow

Hope you all are alright and enjoy life!!

//Kristiina

I am more active on Instagram: kristiina_se

Feel free to follow.

Nature´s Art

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:39:00 +0000

Sunday contemplation.

Nature is fantastic.
The details. The colors.
The stillness.

I have had a really tough time
these last few months but still, I am
so happy for all those walks in the
woods, down the beach and just from
home to work.
There is somehow a consolidation in these
walks. Nature´s art speaks and heals.

Autumn love to all of you. <3
//Kristiina More Sunday pics at FABRIKEN.

One of my paintings surrounded by red inferno of leaves.
Ladder. Oils on canvas. 25x120.

The lovely colors of autumn can give a colorful framing to gray days of the loss of loved ones.

The ray of light hits the details in the grass and lightens up the morning walk.

This is simply just beautiful art.

...Or nature´s way of showing drama.

...Or nature´s way of smiling at you!

creative

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:50:00 +0000

yes, busy creative life!

Love, love, love.

Loads of things going on
at work.
Here a few bits and
bobs.

My students´work.

Hope you like and get
inspired!

//Kristiina Some pics from my Instagram feed kristiina_se

Work with abstracts and textures.

Stone ware. Geometric forms.

A celebrity´s toilet. Whose could this be?

Bottles in window. Make surroundings inspiring.

reminder

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:26:00 +0000

Just came home from a trip to Finland.
It brought lots of memories to my
mind. Especially the ones about color
and smell.

One painting that really expresses
this is the one shown here.
-It´s a dragon fly.

I remember me being a little girl. I had just
arrived to our summer cottage in Finland.
It was a hot day and I went to down to the
sand road.
Suddenly a dragon fly appeared, flew really
close and I got scared- and I mean really scared.
I started running and I ran all over but
the dragon fly just followed me where ever I ran
so the more I ran it followed which got me
into a more intense feeling of panic.

This painting hangs above the stairs.
Some people see the forms and color and
after a while realize that there is a shape of some
kind of a fly. My daughter actually said that
she did not discover the fly until after a few days.
I guess this is what I want to accomplish-
the feeling of it being there but in a way not.

The question is.
Do I really want to see the dragon fly since I am
scared of it?

//Kristiina

The Dragon fly. Mixed media. 80x180.

a sneaky peek

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:03:00 +0000

Take a sneaky peek...

Yep.
I give you the permission
to open your eyes properly
now.
Here´s a peek on my recent
project which is to do with
my way of relating to my
country
of origin, Finland.

I am a Swede-Finn, which
is not to be a "real" Finn.
Although there are many
things, so called references,
that combine
me with the Finns and that is
how I am brought up, the Finnish
way of life, the traditions, the food,
the language...and so on.
But still- I am not considered as
real Finn according to my
neighboring friends.

Every summer, when I was little
and up to my teens
my family went to
spend the summer in Finland.
I was a kind of a stranger but in
heart I was not. This was also my
space, my world, my dreams.
I am proud of all the things
that I experienced because
that really brought me even closer
to my 'origin' country.

In my paintings I try to explore
the inner thoughts, memories and
feelings. Time stands still or is floating,
maybe a little faded at times but
the memory is there, reminding
me of the places I have visited,
the people I have met and the strong
connection I have with this country
which in a way is so far from here.

This is project I do with Christelle Mas
(French artist living in Finland)
and Leena Kangas (Finnish artist
living in Finland).
Fun- and at the same time interesting to
see how three different artists have
interpreted same theme but from three
totally different angles.
The project is called "Origin. Original. Originally."

//Kristiina

By the Pond. Mixed media. 60x140.

Dad by the Field. Mixed media. 60x140.

The Lion Within. Mixed media. 60x140.

update

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:52:00 +0000

What´s really going on??
Time fliesss.
Oh well,
here comes a little update.
I am a bit tired but
that´s part of life.

See ya.
//Kristiina

My attempt to please some creative people at FABRIKEN.

Yes yes yes. the ones who has not seen pics from the cottage. I have been there now to prepare for winter. So all pots and plants must go into the green house before the frosty nights come along.

I am still enjoying the light inside the cottage. It is nice to experience the summery feelings even though one knows that winter is on it´s way...

My life has been a bit tangled... This hanging made by one of my art students really represents what I have been feeling lately...

And this is what I want it to end up like!

I did a little artistic approach last week with this little painting to a man (who you can see on the right hand lower corner). This is a painting for his 50th birthday. Can you see what he likes to do?

my paintings at interior store

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:10:00 +0000

My paintings are sold at
interior store Pompone in Varberg.
It is a fantastic store with varied
of interior pieces. The owners
are really artistic and one can
see that by the look of the
different design choices.
I love the way they have exposed
everything and mixed the new with
old furniture and objects found at
flee markets and other places
around Europe.

Here a peak on my paintings there.

AND

Thanks for visiting!
Really- I am so glad that you
popped by!

//Kristiina

One wall with a mix of paintings.

The interior store Pompone is a big storage house filled with cool design items.

Here two of mine on top shelf.

My Water Lily-paintings on top row.

The painting with theme You and Me here above the fabrics. (sold)

The Circus- inspired painting here with the glass bottles.

Art class room

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +0000

After a hectic week and
lovely Saturday...
I took a Sunday walk down to my
work, the art class room.
As you probably remember
I have moved from my art
studio and I have no place to
go yet
but
fortunately I can go to
this wonderful place during
the weekends.
I simply had to sit down and
do some creative stuff.
Will show soon.

But first...
Here a few pics from that
creative spot!

See ya.

//Kristiina

My contribution to Sunday photo challenge at Fabriken. Check out some real cool pics there!
Also...get inspired by other pictures around the world at the lovely blog Simple as That! Really
creative blog.

My student´s art.

Love to you all.

Hi from me.

Sunday Feelings

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 08:03:00 +0000

A few glances around
today

Sunday feelings

Hope you have a nice Sunday

I think I will

//Kristiina

My contribution to Sunday photo challenge at Fabriken!

My move from the studio meant paintings everywhere in my house.

The himmeli hanging I made of old books last year had to go somewhere so here it is.

My painting space at the moment is at my work which is an art class room, so here you see

some of my students´work. They are working with abstract and textures. They love that theme.

A sneaky peak on my work. I am going to shoot them today so I´ll show you more next time.

Curious about my daily life as artist and Creative Arts teacher. Check me out on instagram: kristiina_se
Hope to meet you there!

hey ho

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:48:00 +0000

wow
Time really flies!!
I have been caught up
with a terrible flew but
now I am back to track.

I had a peak in the interior
store
the other day to see how
my paintings are doing
and I had sold a few so I
am pretty happy about that.

Here some pics for you.
Sorry that I don´t have a
cool and flashy camera just
my iPhone but hope you get
it anyway.

Have wonderful day!
//Kristiina

white bucket

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:33:00 +0000

See the beauty in everything-
are words that I really can recognize
myself in.
You see, when I was clearing out the
studio in the big move I discovered that
I can get stupidly attached to very odd
things. One was, for instance, this white
paint bucket, which in fact, was totally
empty from any white paint what so ever
but I thought it seemed so beautiful with its
stains and dots from paint. The thing is that
I considered to keep the bucket!
I know I know I know.
Anyway, I threw it away. Before that I had
to take a
few photos. Although now I feel even more
stupid that
I even took the photos but here we go.
Here it is-
the white bucket.

//Kristiina

Sunday arr

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:06:00 +0000

My living room has been occupied
with half of my studio (since the big move)
and gee, I feel cramped and want to get
started with arranging a little space of my own.
There are a few other things to deal with first so
my studio space has to wait a little.

In the meanwhile I thought to make some
arrangements with a few paintings so I´d
not lose the creativeness.

So this is my contribution to
photo challenge Sunday image at Fabriken.

Enjoy Sunday!
//Kristiina

Just playing around with composition a little.
Here´s the painting "Same but Different", 50x100, mixed media and the little painting is "Girl with Apple", 15x15, screen print.

A little detail here is the sculpture I bought from one of my former art students. I just love it! By the way, she is one of the duo who made Loreen´s dress to the Eurovision Contest this year.

h h hi!

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:26:00 +0000

Hi there!
I have been to an amazing interior shop
today. With me I had a few boxes of
paintings which are to be sold there.
I will go back soon to take some pics
for you!!

Now I have to tell you that I´ve
got the most awesome job ever!
I have so many privileges! For instance,
this Tuesday my students and I went to
see the art works by the Norwegian
artist Olav Christopher Jenssen.
After a tour we participated in a workshop-
and I joined the group. I sure tell you that I was
more enthusiastic than ever- I just love
to create without any strings- just sit and
do things with your hands is fantastic.
This really made my whole week!

I hope you can find something to do that makes
you happy!

//Kristiina

h h hi!!
Sister II. Mixed media. 25x25.

A tour this Tuesday at the city hall gallery and Olav Christopher Jenssen´s art.

By the way Olav Christopher Jenssen´s sculptures were hung they created a feeling of being in the woods surrounded by these floating objects.

Inspired by the exhibition my students (and I) headed to do some art.

Can you see what the source of inspiration was? ;)

the studio move

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:19:00 +0000

My studio move.
Yes.
The big move from my studio is now over.
I am a bit sad but yet
excited what the future has to bring me.
I have now decided on a spot in my
house and keep up with my arty projects
at home arena instead.

Keep the creativity going!
At least I will never give up.

//Kristiina

Pics from my instagram feed: kristiina_se

The last time I saw this logo on the studio wall.

My last project was a few bigger paintings.

cottage update

noreply@blogger.com (K R I S T I I N A) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:30:00 +0000

Since I started to work I
Really
have been neglecting my cottage.
I went to see it yesterday and gee
there´s loads of work to do.
A few weeks back we (my husband
and I) painted two of the cottage´s
walls and even this is not finished...
so so what to do what to do?

Have a nice Saturday!

//Kristiina

Inside the cottage. A bit cramped but cosy.

I painted a little bedroom mirror pink to match the style in the big room.

The flowery hanging is really just to cover up the mess in the kitchen. It is full of paints and brushes since we´ve been painting the cottage. It does the trick, though.

My collection of oil lamps.

This summer I had the opportunity to add a couple of tea cups to my blue collection.

I had to move a few plants from the backside because of the make-over so they got a new home in this big zink bason.

I just about had some time to trim my boxwood plants this summer. Just about...

Even though the nature has it´s own course in my little garden it frames other details really beautifully.

Ok, can you see that the new color WILL make a difference ;) !!

I know, we could have chosen a new cool color, like black, grey or white, to make it more modern but we like the old cottage yellow so this is the way it is going to be. See ya!!