Printmaking and ceramics are fascinating opposites for me. They are the extremities of my artistic work. As a printmaker I concentrate on precise, technical way of working: drawing, etching and printing. I am excited about sensitivity and unique imprint of printmaking. Slowliness of working feels like an opposite to modern, hectic life.
In my ceramic art I build three-dimensional spaces and creatures. I paint colourfully with engobe and underglaze paints. I use many layers of glazing, and combine also other paints and gilding. In Raku ceramics I´m playing with fire and smoke. I build my character´s attitude and figure. They are the main characters of my stories.
While working I throw myself to subconscious and let the intuition lead me. My themes are the layers of past, memories and the world of imagination. I´m fascinated of the playfulness and joy of fairy tales. As an opposite our history is full of war, sorrow and pain. Fables and myths stay with people through times and decades, bringing comfort and escape from reality.
My work as an artist is like an investigation. The head stones are history related to locality, imaginary expression and wide, strong knowledge of techniques. I also want to break the borderlines and open new aspects to other fields of art.
Art is a strong calling for me. As a child my biggest wish was to become a fine artist. I always drew, everywhere and all the time. Still drawing is the starting point of my art, a very simple instrument that needs only a pen and a paper. I can express all: draw the line, and write my thoughts down.