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Joutomaa

A new art store is born in Finland: hooray for Joutomaa!

When Reetta Isotupa-Siltanen contacted me a while back with her plans to open a store of her very own, I was very excited. Her plan was to feature her art, as well as other artists and crafters that she admired. When she told me I was one of those people, I was doubly excited! Reetta's artwork is fun, nonsensical, and playful, and her shop reflects her personality perfectly. And she's got this crazy thing for polka dots; I wasn't a bit surprised to see them all over the walls and on the floor.

 

 
Some of Reetta's prints, above...

.. and here are my prints, next to beautiful prints by Marjorie Liucci. They look great, don't they? 

Joutomaa also carries work by Amy Earles, Tilly Bloom, and Barbara Rodruguez & Marcos Suarez, as well as finnish artists Kajsa Wikman, Maija Onnela, Mia Jauho, and Markette Eerikainen.

    

Joutomaa has its own blog, where you can see how the shop evolved (it's in finnish, but there are tons of great pictures) and if you happen to be in Finland, stop by and say hello to Reetta: Joutomaa, Kellonsoittajankatu 8, 20500 Turku, Finland, Phone: +38 50 362 8003

Holiday Hair

I've been getting in the mood for the holidays and fancied a little photoshop today.. this is a take-off of a holiday illustration I did years ago, recreated with clip art. My favorite is the Santa Hair.

Snow Flower

Harvest

What perfect timing to receive this issue of Harvest Magazine in my mailbox the other day! I'd just gotten home with pomegranates and a tiny pumpkin (autumnal faire) when I found this waiting for me. The magazine's lovely editor Imogen Stubbs contacted me several months back about using some of my artwork for this issue, and I had completely forgotten that I had a copy on its way. Serendipitously enough, Dan-ah Kim's beautiful work is also in the magazine, and I'm such a fan of her work. If you live in Australia, please hunt down a copy, I can't wait to read mine.

Also, I just came across Jess Gonacha Swift's mission statement on her blog. I was completely bowled over. I'd never even considered coming up with a mission statement for myself as an artist... until now..

350 Show at Zinnia

These little beauties are heading to South Pasadena to be a part of Zinnia's 350 Show, opening Saturday, October 24th. There will be 350 panels in the show, all selling for amazingly affordable prices, with a portion of the proceeds going to 350 Carbon. If you are in Los Angeles, please stop by for a peek, and grab a piece of gorgeous, ridiculously easy-on-the-wallet art! 

(I will be there, too.. buying early Christmas gifts and helping the environment at the same time)

Here are close ups of my panels:

 

Angel Wing, mixed media on panel, 4.75 x 4.75 inches

 

It's the Year to Fly, mixed media on panel, 4.75 x 4.75 inches

 

Good Omen, mixed media on panel, 4.75 x 4.75 inches

 

Tide Flower, mixed media on panel, 4.75 x 4.75 inches

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Miriam

Soloist

Celebrating Autumn with 100 degree heat

And I wish I could write a bit about this, but Typepad keeps insisting that everything I type be turned into a link, so I shall continue with another post when I am free of this silliness. BTW, it is HOT here. Really really hot.

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Add on:

Now that I can type normally (yay!) I wanted to mention that Sofia Barão is hosting her Autumn Swap again this year. I was a part of it last year.. I had a blast and made two new friends: one in the US and the other in Australia. Check it out, it's really really fun.

Reliance