Jocko Weyland

Jocko Weyland's work encompasses zines, music, skateboarding and illustration. I love these primitive paintings they remind me of simple illustrations of ceramics and I like the colour and life that they portray. (thank you)

Päivi Hintsanen

A digital illustration today by Finnish illustrator Päivi Hintsanen, continues the lead up to the winter holiday. Found in Illustration Friday's snow themed submissions.

Marika Maijala III

Marika Maijala 's lovely, gentle, quiet illustrations always seem to have a wonderful slow pace, this one is very clever with it's subtly layered pattern.  
You can feel the silence of snow in this picture.

Matti Pikkujämsä IV

My last post on Matti Pikkujämsä this time to show you some of his illustrations for classic fairy tales top there is 'Billy Goats Gruff' and bottom; 'The Town Musicians of Bremen'.

Matti Pikkujämsä III

Finnish illustrator Matti Pikkujämsä has no website I have scrabbled around the web trying to find images of his work which I think is very special, I wish his books were published in English but then they would probably be altered beyond the text and I just love them their fun, colours and composition. These images are from the book Сокровища лесных эльфов by Реетта Ниемеля

Matti Pikkujämsä II

These calendars were my first exposure to Matti Pikkujämsä's work, the design and character of them is superb, in recent years Matti's work has been made into textile designs and illustrations 

Matti Pikkujämsä I

Today I am featuring the work of Matti Pikkujämsä a Finnish illustrator who's work is wonderful and if I am honest has such classic design that I thought it was vintage 20th Century until I researched further. This year he was awarded the Rudolf Koivu Prize.

Marika Maijala II

More wonderful snowy illustrations by Marika Maijala.

Marika Maijala I

Marika Majiala is a Finnish illustrator this is one of her charming illustrations from 'It's Snowing Lupo'.

Anne Vasko

Anne Vasko is a Finnish designer who qualified  in textile design and now works both as a designer and is an award winning illustrator, her works are characterised by their intense colour and their leafy, feathery nature. Last year she won the Rudolf Koivu Prize, Finland's most prestigious award for picture books.

Mija Louekari

Pattern, colour and zing today from the fantastic designer and illustrator Mija Louekari who's designs I have featured before, but this one has languished for a while waiting for the right time, Today!

Anne-Elina Alho

Above: Orrella, Below: Seinaruusu

Paper like skin, . . . with skin like crepe paper. Paper is very skin like and sculptor Anne-Elina Alho uses its wispy skin like qualities in her strange and evocative sculptures.

Maaria Wirkala's Chairs

Another Installation (from the Venice Biennale 1995) by the ingenious Finnish artist Maaria Wirkkala who's work I featured earlier in the week, while your sitting comfortably!

Merja Winqvist

I especially love the long blue lozenge of the bottom picture, weaver and sculptor Merja Winqvist makes incredible cage/creel forms.

Markku Kosonen

The fantastic and inspiring weaving of Finnish artist Markku Kosonen, have a look, he has the most beautiful work.

Maaria Wirkkala

Maaria Wirkkala's work 'So What' of 2002 makes me happy, I'd love to see these tightrope walkers.

Nithikul Nimkulrat

These sculpture are constructs of paper string and wire, Nithikul Nimkulrat's portfolio has blown me away this evening, its is extremely inspiring, please visit her website.

Bookbinder Matchbox Maker Kaija Joutsijarvi

The lovely work of Kaija Joutsijarvi a Finnish bookbinder and artist who makes exquisite books and these wonderful matchboxes.

Mattisj

A single photograph because I adore it. It is the surreal blue of those amazing chicks contrasted with the piercing yellow of the parents eyes, just amazingly beautiful. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattisj

Furniture from Company

Above: Sleeping Furniture, Below: Tree flower stool

http://www.com-pa-ny.com/, I love the work of this Finnish design duo, they are wonderful.