Works in process.

I have my first ever solo show coming up next March at Arkadia International Bookshop. I've settled on a working title for the exhibition: Hippies And Hipsters. I'm going through my father's photographs from the 1970s when he was about my age as well as my own, finding similarities in the ways young people pose and want to be photographed.

The idea of us branding ourselves and hiding behind labels like "hippie" or "hipster" is very interesting to me. I don't want to judge or praise, just state that it's something people my age do in western culture.

I've been searching for a way to combine acrylic paint and woodcut printmaking and I think I'm finally finding marks and little visual things that I want to pursue. 

I'm learning how to combine prints on japanese paper with acrylic painting. The results so far have been very varied. I probably just need a better quality paper.

My need of a proper workspace is highlighted by the fact that I'm drying prints on my fridge door.

I added a little print, so I guess it's a collage now.

P.s. I took part in the community art project  PS.doc at Kuopio Art Museum by sending a postcard to the current owner of my childhood home.

I wanted to continue making prints over summer break without the hour-long bus ride to Tuusula(where the fully-equipped school I attend is), so I invested in some inks and a roller and set it all up in my kitchen.

I'm mainly interested in learning about woodcuts, but since I'm hand-pulling my prints I'll be using some linoleum to get the more even surfaces. I'm ready to start experimenting!

Two days of printing. Color reproduction from my camera is poo, but no time to fix it as I'm catching a train to Kuopio in less than an hour. Happy Easter time!