I am a Doctor of Philosophy (I dissertated in 2016 from the Faculty of Medicine (University of Helsinki, Department of Pathology)). Since then, among other things, I have studied Solution-Focused Therapy in the Helsinki Psychotherapy Institute, where I did my diploma work in art therapy. I have been a freelance artist since 2011, but I have been drawing and painting since childhood.
In 2001 besides school, I attended various sewing courses and started to do fashion designing in Turku and I had a fashion show with Joni Ronkainen on 2002. My Designs were also worn at various events, including Miss Finland Suvi Miinala when she handed over the Miss of Finland crown in 2001. Fashion design, however, did not interest me further, because I did not think it gave me the opportunity to express my emotions.
Many artists try to express their feelings and moods in their works. Also I try to do that. I put the feelings that can otherwise be difficult to deal with into my paintings. Many of my painting express sadness, pain, loneliness, despair and death, but also joy, passion, faith, strength, sexiness, sensuality and hope.
In 2011, a lot of changes occurred in my life and I had to go through many difficult things. I didn’t really know how to dismantle them. Suddenly, I took a brush in my hand and started to paint. After starting, I could not finish and I painted dozens of paintings within half a year. My home started to fill up with these paintings and I wondered what could be done to them. When my friends saw my paintings, they urged me to start selling them. At first I didn’t think anyone would buy them, because some were really hard and personal, but not long after I decided to show them to other people, most of them were sold.
The best thing I have noticed about being an artist in addition to dismantling my own feelings is when my paintings touches another person.