090907; oil on wood panel, 21 x 22,5 cms

090904; oil on wood panel, 21 x 22,5 cms

“lövverk: belyst, reflekterande, genomlyst, skuggat. Genomlyst skugga.”

light upon foliage: reflected, pervading, shielded light. Light through shadow.

dry rose petals, gold leaf, cardboard, paper

090828; oil on wood panel, 21 x 22,5 cms

090826; oil on wood panel, 21 x 22,5 cms

090825; oil on wood panel, 21 x 21,5 cms

two drawings from last Monday; graphite pencil on paper, ca 20 x 30 cms

yesterday’s ragcloth, morning light

stove and roses

The roses of May are dry; what’s left of them will go into the stove when it’s getting colder.

Last week, I finished writing the course assignment. Now there’s paint under my fingernails again.

I’m home.

weight and light

(photos 1 – 3)

Did I say there were no images from Mir this summer? I was wrong; here are some. All photos are by me, all paintings by the participants. Crayons and watercolour on paper (1, 2) or silk painting (3 – 8).

(photos 4 – 8 )

All these photos are by Reino Koivula. Thanks a lot, Reiska!

Growing darkness in the yard of Åbo/Turku municipal library; “Pimeyden kodat” (“Cots of darkness”) exhibition can be seen during the library’s opening hours until August 31st.

On returning from Finland, I spent two weeks in the Land of Mir (temporarily located outside the exotic city of Södertälje) together with old and new friends. No photos, but for documentation from last year, see  Archives/July 2008.
And right now, I’m writing up the course in aesthetic-based qualitative research.

Daylight is shortening by minutes, a larger bell of darkness awaiting.

Today’s my last day at Titanik. The Darkness workshop will go on for another week, though, with Reiska, Timo, Simo Helenius and others. Finally it will end up with an exhibition in the yard of the public library, just across Aura river.

Thunder and rain reached Åbo/Turku yesterday – just after my last writing. I will not accomplish the felting of the large bell here and now, since it needs to be done outdoors and preferably in warm weather.
However, the smaller, experimental piece turned out quite well.
I start the day by giving it a nice shave, using a shepherd’s scissors.
Then I set to finish my things here, packing the car for going to the ferry.

If I leave something behind, it means I’ll be back some day.

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