Nimpsu

Hi, some updates at last. Been so lousy with DeviantArt lately. A lot of new stuff and things keeping me busy, such as the fact that I'm now in Toronto on student exchange, which is super cool Put some new stuff in the gallery, so check it out. You can also catch up on my latest goings on at ninoreissaa.blogspot.com (it's in English). Also won the design contest with Piece of Memories last Spring pieceof.com/products/tupa-cott…

Just a quick update on a design contest where I'm currently in the "finals". Go check it out at www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Piec… and vote by liking the contest nominee. If you want to support mine is #2 Tupa / The lodge.

It's Independence Day in Finland and the first "snows" have reached the ground and turned into gray water. School has been quite laid back the whole Fall, but that's given me a lot of time for my other pursuits, such as band activities. We just released our debut album with Clockwork Spirit, check our website out at www.clockworkspirit.com. With our other band Hanging Garden we just started the recordings for our third album, so I've been very busy on the music front for a while now.
I've also had some time to make stuff at the workshop. The biggest workshop course this Fall was about enameling, which was really cool. We also had a guest lecturer, Gina Westergard, from the University of Kansas. We also had Christmas market at our school which went ok for my part. Could've sold more, but then again I didn't end up with empty pockets either.
Now it's still a couple of weeks until Christmas break and a trip to New York for the holidays.

21.8.2011

It's been almost a year since my last journal entry, wow. The time just flies by and so on I guess. Been making some crafts during the summer since I didn't continue in my usual summer job place. It's been really nice and therapeutic tending the garden and doing stuff in my workshop. Just as I've started to become accustomed to living mostly in the countryside it's back to school. Well in a couple of weeks at least. So there's some time to get ready.

Lot's of changes have happened within the year: really big sad ones and some nice ones as well. Tomorrow it's farewell to my girlfriend for the school year, since she's leaving for the US for a year long exchange program. It's going to be a really hard day tomorrow, but I bet it's not as half as tough for my as it is for her. At least this gives me a good reason to make a couple of extra trips to the US

8.11.2010

Yai! The Winter is creeping up in Finland and I'm stressed, but quite happy and motivated at the moment. First of all I started studying in a new school in Lahti Institute of Design, Jewellery Design programme. It's been really great so far and I feel quite privileged to have the opportunity of studying there. Our class is nice and eclectic and most of the teacher's are really inspiring or at least helpful. The workshops are really good and we are encouraged to use them as much as we have time, even for our private projects, which is really cool.
Thus far the most interesting subject has been "visual design" where we've mostly been making and studying art in different forms. The teacher is great and the assignments are demanding yet motivational. Then there's going to be a Christmas Bazaar at the school in a couple of weeks where I'm meaning to be selling some crafts...if I get enough done by then

Another great thing is that a new smithy at my parent's "summer place" (they spend there most of the year nowadays) has been finished and I've recently brought (and bought) some essential tools for blacksmithing. Here's some pictures from the place nimpsu.deviantart.com/gallery/…

Well, I'm off to work.