Estonia

I had a very nice trip last week to Tallinn in Estonia for a couple of nights, to do an artist talk at a gallery called Ptarmigan. Tallinn looks medieval, and I stayed within the old citadel. The main art gallery there was very inspirational. It was nice to spend time with my friend Sari as well. I definitely want to go back there some day, there is a lot of art festivals and events during the year and it’s a great place for artists to be at the moment. Another plus was that the food was so, so much cheaper than in Finland!  

Finnish Countryside

This art residency is in the countryside, with beautiful forests, fields and lakes are all around. Magical!

Arteles Cats

There are two playful black and white cats at the residency, I took this video of one of them when he greeted me one morning at the gate.

Arteles Art Residency!

I’ve been very busy during the last week taking photos and videos, now that I’m at Arteles (www.arteles.org). The other artists here are American, French and Finnish and they all make really interesting artwork. Below are a few pics of the residency:

Lots more to come soon!

Going to Europe

ART CLASS NEWS 

In case you don't know yet,  I will be in Europe during July - at an artist-residency in Finland, where I’ll make art, meet other artists and talk to students about my artworks. The place I'll be staying at is called Arteles - click here to have a look!

In September I will be at another artist-residency in Newcastle, NSW – an art gallery called ‘The Lock-up’, which used to be an old jail! www.thelockup.info

I won’t be back to teach art classes at the library until October, but if you want to follow my journey and maybe get some art ideas for yourself, check out my blog from time to time.