As an artist, I find inspiration in fragments of nature held close for reflection. I employ a personal vocabulary of fluid marks and organic imagery to express the ephemeral quality of the natural world. Within this realm, my work varies from representational interplay between painting and drawing to flora and fauna and botanical interplay.

I tend to work in series in the exploration and development of a particular image. My subject matter includes botany fauna relationships and the impact human actions have on nature. Through attention to detail, I strive to communicate nature’s continuous beauty to viewers. My goal is to construct a sense of awe that nature presents and evokes the same emotion through my artwork.

In my paintings, flowers become more 3D-like plant architecture. The structure is made visible, and the flower petals that are stretched over the ribs or veins that give them their structure come to life. There is tension and freshness of a plant bursting with life in contrast to the wilting and desiccation of individual parts of a flower. The cycle of birth, destruction, and rebirth is intertwined as an essential part of the forces of nature.

As both a photographer and video producer, I enjoy collaborating with highly talented individuals to create innovative art.  To achieve this goal, I take the following three steps. First, I inspire my portrait subjects to unlock their own personal beauty and unique style.  Second, I experiment and encourage my photo subjects to experiment with different wardrobes, lighting, emotions, postures, and scenic backgrounds.  Finally, as a creative team, both my photo subjects and I endeavor to captivate our audience into entering our magical world.  In short, we create photography to engage people in our distinctive narrative.

I paint my favorite people and animals in ways that I haven’t seen before. Sometimes the story pops into my imagination, other times it percolates for a while. My work has been described as literal and genuine; there is much to interpret from my solitary subjects in their unique environments.

Driven by a desire to understand the world through fantastical interpretations, my art reflects the belief that art and fantasy can reveal deeper insights into reality. This vision is expressed in oil paintings characterized by bold color and subtle expressions, where figures evoke a longing for an era beyond their own, mirroring society’s attraction to escapism and idealized fantasy.

Central to my process is monochrome and transparency, using translucent color and mark-making to depict neo-classical muses alongside contemporary individuals. I explore the delicate interplay between perception, color, and reductive painting methods through these painting techniques, allowing unfiltered expressions of the artist’s hand to emerge on the surface.

I aim to create a raw emotional connection with viewers, offering a glimpse into my evolving understanding of both subject and medium. As my practice develops, I remain committed to pushing boundaries, exploring new subjects, and refining my mastery of oil painting.

My exploration of art delves into the realms of connections, emotions, and the uncanny. I aim to capture the essence of human emotions, unraveling the complex tapestry that weaves together joy, sorrow, love, and everything in between.

Connections, both tangible and intangible, serve as a focal point in my creations. I seek to portray the invisible threads that bind us all, transcending the boundaries of time and space. Whether through subtle nuances in facial expressions or the resonance of shared experiences, my art becomes a vessel for fostering a profound sense of unity among viewers.

Navigating the borderlines between the eerily familiar and unknown, I invite viewers to confront the subtle disquiet that lurks beneath the surface of the ordinary. Through this confrontation, I aim to evoke contemplation on the nature of our perceptions, challenging preconceived notions and prompting a deeper reflection on the mysterious and enigmatic aspects of existence.

As I navigate the interplay of emotions, connections, and the uncanny, my art becomes a mirror reflecting the complexity of the human experience. Each stroke of the brush or sculpted form is an invitation for introspection, encouraging viewers to embark on their own personal journey through the realms of feeling, interpersonal bonds, and the uncanny corners of the psyche.

Since forever have women been the subject of great art, but rarely were we allowed to create great art. As a female artist living in the 21st Century, I find great inspiration in the female icons of the past, despite the societal pressures that tell me their beauty and success renders them irrelevant. Famous women from Marie Antoinette to Miley Cyrus, have served as profound sources of inspiration for me, whether it be their distinctive style or spirit. My work is driven by a profound curiosity to understand the reasons behind our tendency to elevate women to legendary status, where their images become eternal, only to later tear them down. Through my creative process, I aim to explore how the images of these influential women, given by pop culture, impact and shape my own artistic depictions of them.

Ultimately, my work serves as a reflection and exploration of this complex dynamic. While my intention is to showcase the vibrant and visually captivating image that pop culture has crafted around the women I idolize, I also remain very conscious of the underlying darkness that hides beneath the surface of their seemingly lighthearted images.

As a Finn, I grew up on satire, dark humor, and happy endings and that is well reflected in my work. At first glance, my cartoonish mixed media paintings may depict my subject’s pop culture image perfectly, which is usually colorful, ditzy, and lacking in substance, but I am actually satirizing our perceptions of my female heroines. We are all guilty of prioritizing a person’s image over the narrative.

I choose to work with acrylics, rhinestones, and glitters because their vibrant hues and textures are well suited for creating eye-catching artworks that are unique to me, and perfect for the subject matter. Just like the women I paint, I am an unconventional woman in the eyes of my society and with my art practice I want to invite viewers to look past the glittering images and see the depth and complexity of the women I paint, myself included.

My sculptures and installations explore the experiences in life that can alter who we are and how we view the world. Touch is central to my exploration. As a woman, I nurture and heal. As an artist, I do the same. I strive to create an intimate look at emotions and experiences that are often considered private to create a dialogue about personal and societal responsibilities in our interactions with each other. By choosing to create art that is predominately made using only my hands I enter the dialogue of community with empathy. I also enter it with honesty. Imprinted in my art is how we use our bodies and our words to harm and heal.

Using the vessel as a symbol for the body, I seek to create sculptures that are both emotive and honest. I often express these ideas in clay because of its fallibility. There are no assurances in the way I use clay, just as there are no assurances that life will be free from trouble. As I build a sculpture, I allow it to be precarious. If it collapses or fractures, I am forced to respond. I must accept that unpredictability and adjust. This is a parallel in understanding people. Each person’s history is unique. It takes time to understand the experiences that they have gone through and adjust and adapt to who they are and what they need. My art encourages a slowing down and seeing, feeling, and acknowledging. It is a call for empathy, community, and humanity and it asks the question of what our role and responsibility to society is as individuals and collectively.

I have always been fascinated with life’s mysteries that often lie outside of our culture’s established norms and find that abstraction departs from the prosaic to challenge our perceptions of our everyday world. As a landscape photographic artist having ventured into the realm of the abstract I find that this work allows much freedom of expression. I experiment with white balance to achieve colors to which I have an emotional response in aiding the image to tell a story unique to the observer. These images, part of an ongoing series entitled “A Stranger in a Strange Land” are, initially, photographic captures of paint deteriorating on rusting metal. The textures are inherent. The final colors, tonality, and composition are the result of my subsequent response to the subject matter. I create images that are emotionally vibrant, mysterious, and full of drama. They are purely abstract, presenting elements of color, texture, and ambiguous forms creating a portal for transmuting the temporal to the empyreal. As an explorer in a landscape barren of familiarity, I am free to journey through my own mindful metaphors. The viewer is invited to as well.

Creating abstract realism offers me a profound sense of freedom, liberating me from conventional constraints and allowing me to fully embrace my creativity. In my practice, I focus on conveying emotions of peace and tranquility, channeling these serene energies into each stroke and hue. My work is driven by the belief that art has the capacity to heal, to soothe, and to restore. Through abstraction, I explore the depth of human emotion and intuition, aiming to create spaces where viewers can connect to a sense of calm and restoration. This approach not only reflects my artistic vision but also underscores my message: art is a powerful conduit for healing and harmony.