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#Inktober2022 Notes

#Inktober2022 Notes

Here you’ll find some notes I wrote when doodling through #Inktober2022 in October 2022 inspired by Jake Parker’s #Inktober2022 daily prompts. #Inktober2022 • Day 31 Farm What kind of thoughts are you farming in your mind? “See, I’ve got new...
Doodle Notes for Doodle #7

Doodle Notes for Doodle #7

In this series of blog posts I’ll dive deeper into the world of my doodles. In this post we’ll take a closer look at doodle #7 in MIRA – Glimpses of Life & Whispers from the Heart… DOODLE NOTES For doodle #7 — An excerpt from the book:...
Coloring pictures for children’s hospitals

Coloring pictures for children’s hospitals

I licensed three coloring pictures this summer to be used in children’s hospitals in Finland. I enjoyed a dream come true this summer when Lastenklinikoiden Kummit ry (The Association of Friends of the University Children’s hospitals) asked coloring...
This Doodle Didn’t Make it…

This Doodle Didn’t Make it…

While editing you get all these great ideas for doodles that you wanted to include in the book, until… You realize that you wouldn’t personally like to read a book with it… Here’s a story of one doodle that didn’t make it in the book. So,...
Doodle notes for Doodle #34

Doodle notes for Doodle #34

In this series of blog posts I’ll dive deeper into the world of my doodles. In this post we’ll take a closer look at doodle #34 (also as the cover picture) in MIRA – Glimpses of Life & Whispers from the Heart… DOODLE NOTES For doodle #34...
MIRA is Here!

MIRA is Here!

Whoop whoop! MIRA is here! Still all wrapped up in plastic, fresh from print.I’ll be unwrapping and signing these in the upcoming weeks when they are sold to new homes. The publication date is on October 10th. It has been such an interesting journey to learn all...
Evolving with editing…

Evolving with editing…

Writing a book, illustrating it, editing, killing your darlings, sketching more and editing some more… It’s a messy process to create a book—Here’s a couple of pages from MIRA and how they evolved in the process… “Ei doodlea” = No...
Friday Evening at an event…

Friday Evening at an event…

Last week I took my book out in the city on a Friday evening! The Four Phases of Creativity visited an event with me and had fun on its own little corner of the table next to my friend Marianna Salokannel’s ceramics.(IG: @mandala_and_more1) It was really...
Doodle notes for Doodle #29

Doodle notes for Doodle #29

In this series of blog posts I’ll dive deeper into the world of my doodles. In this post we’ll take a closer look at doodle #29 in MIRA – Glimpses of Life & Whispers from the Heart… DOODLE NOTES for times of transformingWho do you follow...
Follow Your Heart Planner Vibes

Follow Your Heart Planner Vibes

Here’s a personal project of mine that I’d like to share with you! FRESH FROM PRINT—Yay! For a couple of years, I’ve created my own planners and have been testing out what works for me. I love to have a customized planner, and this time...