tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27169807590222034812024-03-08T22:16:44.962+02:00gretchen gretchenKreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-58452752111688427782020-01-24T21:59:00.000+02:002020-01-24T21:59:21.323+02:00WELCOME 2020 NEW DECADE OF FLORAL DESIGNINGTWO WORDS - ECOLOGICAL AND SUSTAINABLE<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That is the direction we are going with floral design or I am with so many like-minded artists and floral designers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These Anemones are grown in Finland. They are grown in green house at <a href="https://www.martintarha.fi/" target="_blank">Martin Tarha</a>. They are stars of this coming up flower arrangement.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Chicken wire size 40cm x 40cm, tile and moss</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">with reusable plastic tubes if not possible to use ceramic or other container inside the chicken wire. Moss can be bind on chicken wire with metal wire, jute twine or fishing line. You can use chicken wire again and again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I chose Ranunculus with Anemones. These Ranunculus are grown in Italy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I use a lot of dried flowers with fresh flowers. I dry flowers that are leftovers from my flower designs. I can use same dried flowers again and again when I make flower photography. The Narcissus was grown in Netherlands.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oxypetalum is one of my winter favorites. Now I have to admit that I don't remember which country they were grown Italy or France.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's not easy to create ecological and sustainable floral design but not too hard either. You just have to think more, choose more carefully your flowers and you have less to choose from expecially in winter time. You can dry flowers and plants during summer and autumn and you can use them during winter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Life is never black and white </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">only </span></span>and it's hard to be 100% ecological and sustainable but small steps matters. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But one thing is for sure. Don't use floral foam - ever. It was
invention that took floral design to next level in 1950´s but it has a
huge disadvantage and that is microplastics. Floral foam is not the
biggest problem in the world but still we need to invent other ways to
create the most beautiful floral designs and luckily it is possible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We all have our own way to express ourselves. My floral designs combines the sweet beauty of fresh flowers with edged wilting and decayed beauties. Circle of life. From sprouts to decay.</span></span></div>
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Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-44152171729065419662019-03-20T21:10:00.001+02:002019-03-21T21:14:13.163+02:00FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY POP UP SHOP OPEN 17-24.3. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">FLORAL ART NOW FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTS ON YOUR WALL </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The shop is open for one week, 17-24th of March. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've promised it so many times and now it's real.</span> Go and see and pick your favorite. <a href="https://kreetta.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">You can find my shop here.</a> Welcome!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm Fine is the name of this work. The most popular photo at the moment in my shop. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are two sizes. 20cm x 25cm and 32cm x 40cm. If you like to have a bigger one then you can mail me: kreetta.jarvenpaa@gmail.com. If you live in EU you can buy online but if you are from other countries then please send me e-mail and we can take it forward from there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have this thing to get emotional when I work with flowers. Sounds familiar? If I manage to create something I really really like, I have tears in my eyes. Quite many of these have brought me tears in a good way.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All the works in my shop are special for me in some way. We all have our own life, experiences, memories, hopes and dreams and we find different kind of things beautiful. I tried to choose different kind of photos for the shop but till now there have been couple of subjects that have been the most popular.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Like a painting. I got assignment from <a href="https://www.thegreengallery.com/en/issue-10/historic-beauty" target="_blank">The Green Garden magazine</a> and this is what I did. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Yes, I've also asked to photograph light backgrounds. I did. Can't get enough of these French Tulips. You can find these beauties in the newest Asun magazine but in different photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You have nine pics to choose from in my shop. Which one is your favorite?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some news coming up too! Next flower workshop weekend will be on 4-5.5. May. Saturday will be flower arrangement workshop and Sunday flower photography workshop Sign up will open in April. Follow my IG or FB. If you want to join in my mailing list, mail me: kreetta.jarvenpaa@gmail.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also have a tip for you. When you buy a dark print like mine then you should buy non reflective glass like </span>Artglass AR 70™, Museum Glass® <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and the glass should not touch the photo. A tiny gap is enough. So a small piece of thin cardboard is fine but it should be acid-free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kreetta</span>Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-48040885526704023632019-01-19T21:55:00.001+02:002019-01-20T09:42:15.799+02:00MY STORY - HOW I FOUND COLORS AND FLOWERS STILL LEARNING ABOUT COLORS IN ANNIE SLOAN´S WORKSHOP AT MÅLA & MORE<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today I write about my journey with colors. I also show you pics from the workshop by wonderful artist <a href="https://www.anniesloan.com/" target="_blank">Annie Sloan</a> in Helsinki at <a href="https://www.malaetmore.fi/" target="_blank">Måla&More</a>. She is the lady behind the Chalk Paint® <a href="https://www.anniesloan.com/about-annie-sloan" target="_blank">since 1990.</a> M</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">agical matt Chalk Paint® with such a wonderful color chart.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Think about that. Why I found her only in 2014? Because that was the year I began as a freelance photographer and artist after working 8 years in a big publishing house. I was looking for a good matt paint for my photography props to get right kind of feeling to my photographs. This post is not sponsored.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wonderful THE Annie Sloan at Måla&More, September 2018</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Over last four years I've been photographing food and flowers. Lots of lots of flowers lately :) How I got here, how I found colors and flowers. Let's go back to the year 2015. Then in some photo shootings I began to make styling by adding flowers to table set. That time is a very important moment in my story with flowers. I was brave enough to take a step and believe that I can work with colors and flowers so well that I can choose all the props and backgrounds for photo shootings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then time machine takes us to the year 2011 when I was working in publishing house as a photographer. Oh how I was unsure about all those things. I let art director or stylist to make the styling. But somewhere deep inside I was already eager to learn using colors and finally I opened a door when I began acrylic painting in 2012. Thanks to my lovely and inspiring teacher <a href="https://www.alinasinivaara.fi/" target="_blank">Alina Sinivaara </a>I could dive into the world of colors without worrying perspective or any other details. I could just use my big moves and I painted abstract. The whole thing was - and still is - about the colors and textures. I did not need any reality when panting because for that I could use my camera. I could just enjoy and mix the colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Professionally I began to style with flowers since 2015 when we made food photography for customers with<a href="https://www.instagram.com/merituulivantsi/?hl=fi" target="_blank"> talented cook Meri-Tuuli Väntsi</a>. Dried flowers I used in 2016 when we made our first cooking book <a href="https://www.kreettajarvenpaa.com/books#e-9" target="_blank">Pataruokaa</a> (A Book of Stews) together. I collected different kind of plants and flowers from the nature and used them as dried especially in our table settings. I think during that time we both - Meri-Tuuli and I grew with our talent to create beautiful food photography. We created a world of winter, woolly socks, gathering with friends and heartwarming stews. It had to and it was perfect. We really took the time to take pics to next level and I guess we made pretty nice job there ;) a bit raw, rustic, eclectic with style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The year when we made the book was such a roller coaster for me. The year began with sudden death of my mom. I was devastated. First 2 weeks after her death I just painted. But something good grow from her death, I can say now after three years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Throwing myself to new things didn't scare me after her death. My first real flower work was funeral flowers for her. I began to take my tiny steps towards flowers. I have photographed them before in my weird still lifes that you will never see - with all kinds of stuff. But now it was time to take bigger step and my next big goal was to learn to make a beautiful flower arrangement for my floral art photography of course. But how could I do that?</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our paths are different. There are people who believe that they can do it and they do it but there are also people like me who spends tons of time to different kind of things and also use time to think why I can't or couldn't do it. Sounds familiar? It's the worst kind of thinking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On my path I have collected different kind of skills and things. Even though I have been unsure I have been also curious and a bit brave too. Like having this blog for example. Writing in English with imperfect English :) So 2016 I decided to arrange a flower workshop at our workspace with floral designer because I wanted to learn floral design. She would teach flowers and I flower photography. In Autumn 2016 the very first flower workshop began and they are still going strong but things have changed. At the moment I'm the teacher of both - flower arrangement and photography. For me the most intriguing challenge is to combine colors. Surprise! Still learning it because it's not only the colors, it's also textures, shapes, movement, contrast etc. But at the moment I'm trying to share my so far knowledge about designing with flowers and colors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am very eager to learn more and I have been visiting different floral designers like amazing Susanne from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_blue_carrot/" target="_blank">The Blue Carrot</a> as 1:1 student and then I took part in The Golden Age flower workshop by talented <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fleuropean/?hl=fi" target="_blank">Emily from Fleuropean</a> and Susanne from The Blue Carrot. I met also a lot of amazing people. I hope during this year I can meet more talented floral designers and other artists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now (finally) we come to the workshop by Annie Sloan. It was in September 2018 and I was super happy that I could meet this interesting and talented lady. Because the most important thing when you try to learn something is to have eyes open and ears too for other talented people methods and point of views. The other artist doesn't have to do the same as you do - colors are quite universal I think. Teaching yourself to use and combine colors is a challenging task and it might take a bit time but it's so worth it! I use to be afraid of colors, even colorful clothing was hard to choose because I felt much easier to choose black, grey or white ;) not anymore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know there is a bit of talent ;) experience and curiosity but there is also a huge amount of different kind of the work behind all of this. No-one can give you a talent or skill you just have to work for it. As we all know we creative people have our own secret places, books, shops, museums, music that we might not share with others so eagerly. But I will share now two important things I learnt at Annie Sloan's workshop.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. You make mistakes with colors but hey who doesn't. Try again. (very simple but so easy to just use your time to avoid it and nothing interesting happens) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Complimentary colors. No black. No pure white. If you have two complimentary colors, mix them and get a darker color. Use these colors when you make your white. All fits nicely together. If you want to redesign your bedroom for example you can paint all things with her Chalk Paint ® yes, even curtains. No more trying to find a perfect match, it's already there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And if you want to find a creative secret then you have to read the bookazine by Annie that she is holding in her hands. It's a place and totally worth to visit! I hope I will. Maybe even this year, but you never know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Congrats if you are still reading my post about colors and flowers. Like here in my flower arrangement the nature has so many different flowers and colors. Same flower can be different color based on the soil where it has grown or time of the season, or how old it is etc. so you just have to learn to accept the grace of organic and ever changing nature. It's your palette, enjoy!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I want to thank you Annie and Christel for wonderful workshop!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">PS. If you want to make a flower arrangement with me you can come on Sat 9.2. to my Flowers and Colors flower workshop at Måla&More in Helsinki.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/338117596911739/" target="_blank"> Here's a link to it's FB-event.</a> All information there in Finnish. I also teach in Finnish </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">but maybe some words can be said in English too. More information: kreetta.jarvenpaa@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's time for recap of the year 2018. It has been full of hard work and wonderful assignments - both commissioned and personal work. I am more than happy how the year treated me. I've been busy and I will take a short pause in January and after that I will be ready for the year 2019. As I said it's been a busy year and it has been full of emotions especially with my cat family. Haruki got 4 kittens in June 14th and it was super lovely to follow kittens growing and finally one of the kittens stayed with us - Tove darling. Now Haruki has a cat friend and I'm very happy about that too. In the beginning it was quite difficult but now they really are friends. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But let's get back to my top 10 of the year 2018. It wasn't easy to choose from all the assignments I had. It was also hard to put them in order and order is not necessarily considered very seriously - they are all works I loved to do. There are also things I can't tell or show you yet but I will during this year. I want to thank you each and everyone for co-working with me. You made my day and hopefully we do some unique things this year too! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A story of me as an artist in <a href="https://issuu.com/finnair_bluewings/docs/bluewings_02_2018" target="_blank">Finnair's Blue Wings magazine</a> ( I'm a cover girl, how cool is that haha! )</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. </span></span>In January I SEE COLOR exhibition at <a href="https://www.mattssonandmattsson.fi/" target="_blank">Mattsson & Mattsson workspace gallery</a> in Helsinki. <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #222222;">3 works from the exhibition was also part of Käsittämätöntä group exhibition in <a href="https://www.arktikum.fi/" target="_blank">Arktikum</a> during Arctic Design week in <span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Rovaniemi in February</span>. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">I SEE COLOR exhibition was back in Helsinki in November at <a href="http://galleria.pirkkoliisatopelius.com/taiteilijat/kreetta-j%C3%A4rvenp%C3%A4%C3%A4/#myynnissa-olevat-teokset" target="_blank">Galleria Pirkko-Liisa Topelius</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The year 2018 has been the year of exhibitions, floral design and kittens. I begun the year in January with the photography exhibition I SEE COLOR. It took place at <a href="https://www.mattssonandmattsson.fi/" target="_blank">Mattsson & Mattsson workspace </a>in Katajanokka, Helsinki. The project took about one year and it is about a young woman who suffers from anxiety disorder. She is my friend Alexandra. I will show here all the photos because I know lot of people did not have possibility to come and see it in the gallery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did not plan this exhibition. I just wanted to help my friend with positive experience. I got an idea that we could make photos together for fun. Alexandra could make the make up and I could make a flower accessories for the pic. Both could do something they love. Maybe Alexandra could use these photos in her make up portfolio. Make up has been Alexandra's hobby and also a protection shield. No-one can see you feeling bad when you have a perfect make up on you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We have talked about the disorder a lot. All the works we made are based on those conversations. It's hard to understand what it really means to have an anxiety disorder. Because of these conversations I began to feel strong will to make the exhibition about the matter. I was a bit nervous when I asked Alexandra how she feels about it and for my surprise she said yes very quickly. We agreed that all the photos should be accepted by her of course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Process was organic. I got an idea for a photo and we planned the make up or the other way around. I did not want to use real clothing because I thought it takes too much attention and takes the attention to wrong direction. I used different kind of fabrics wrapped around her or black shirt. I did not photoshop the face. All you see is there. Not fixed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We have one message. You can get well. Mental disorders have unpleasant stigma and people tend to hide them because they are afraid what it means to them. We think too much other people's reacts. Unfortunately anxiety disorder is very common among young and young adults. It might be that it has begun when you were in your twenties and you try to get help when you are forty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">I'm not gonna say this was an easy project for me but more important I know this wasn't easy for Alexandra. I felt huge responsibility to make utterly beautiful and interesting photos and same time I was also worrying and hoping all goes well. But I would not have done it if I haven't felt this is right thing to do somewhere deep inside. This project we made together and I have no words to express how proud I am about Alexandra. The work above Still is Alexandra's idea. She told me she feels frozen. There are many dimensions in that word. For me this work describes how you feel when you are a viewer of life not the one who is living it. You are stuck with all your emotions, feelings and </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">restrictions they cause and for you they are invincible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meanings of these works are binded to references they consist to history or other photography genre or art. Things aren't obvious and like the make up for Alexandra these photos are also masks of the cruel mental disorder. I lure the viewer to come closer to expose the ugly truth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Naming all these works were challenging. Almost more difficult to find the right name than to create the whole work. We gave names in English because the name of the exhibition was in English too. The name of the exhibition was born from the Alexandra's experience to see colors in different situations. I don't see colors but I get strong feelings from the places and people. I feel strong empathy. The last portrait is Alexandra without make up. It is a very small pic in beautiful make up box. That pic was the hardest to make. Without the shield you are the most vulnerable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Three of these works were part of the group exhibition called KÄSITTÄMÄTÖNTÄ in <a href="https://www.arktikum.fi/en/home.html" target="_blank">Arktikum</a>, Rovaniemi during Arctic Design week in February 2018 and in November 2018 I SEE COLOR exhibition was in <a href="http://galleria.pirkkoliisatopelius.com/" target="_blank">Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius</a> with two new works.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After January's exhibition I felt that we need a break and if we make more portraits we do it in autumn. Autumn came and Alexandra felt much better. She was helping me as an assistant with my floral designs and I just could not see anymore make up and flowers. I saw a young woman who had grown and clearly taking over the disorder. All this and what had happened before got me thinking chaos theory, butterfly effect, coincidence. We can't predict how life treats us. But we can be active and positive about our own existence. Growing strong wings is not the easiest task but it is necessary to survive. If I can help one with this project, maybe I can help many by sharing it and that is what Alexandra also thinks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What's left from Anemones we used in Still after being frozen in freezer? It is changed flower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hopefully you enjoyed the story and photography work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wish you a sparkling New Year 2019 with plenty of colors and happy feelings! Take care!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">xoxo</span></div>
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Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-11321849119298766692018-08-30T00:32:00.001+03:002018-08-30T00:32:49.331+03:00FLOWER WORKSHOPS SINCE AUTUMN 2017EVERY FLOWER HAS A MEANING<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">floral design by Satu in Måla and More workshop</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's almost autumn. Two days ago I was thinking what happened one year ago in my life and I remembered that September 2017 was a big month for me. It brings me very good memories. My first flower arrangement workshop happened in September <a href="https://habitare.messukeskus.com/?lang=en" target="_blank">Habitare </a>2017 at <a href="http://www.asun.fi/" target="_blank">Asun magazine </a>exhibition. It was wonderful gift from Asun magazine for the Habitare guests. A free flower workshop. We had a huge line of eager ladies and I only could take ten. I was quite excited maybe a bit nervous too and the time flew and suddenly there were ten flower arrangements ready to be photographed. So I think the past year went quite same way. Fast. A bit nervous. Eager. Restless. Happy.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my flower arrangement for Johanna Gullichsen shop window in Helsinki</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This past year has made me feel a bit overwhelmed. I've been asked to teach floral design, expecially arrangement in various places like in Asun+Anno home, </span><a href="http://www.kultaseppakulmala.fi/english/gallery/" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">Kultaseppä Kulmala</a>, <a href="https://www.malaetmore.fi/" target="_blank">Måla and More</a>, <a href="http://www.johannagullichsen.com/" target="_blank">Johanna Gullichsen</a>, <a href="http://www2.hm.com/fi_fi/home.html">H&M home</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. A good design and colorful diamonds with group of wonderful flower ladies - not bad at all. I'm more than happy about all these workshops.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">flower workshop in Asun+Anno home in December 2017</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">details in Kultaseppä Kulmala</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Arranging flower workshop is a project. It's a process that begins with planning and ends with cleaning the workshop. A lot of work in between. I never counted the hours I've spent in one workshop but it's a lot. I want that the workshop is so good that everyone is happy after the day. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in every workshop we take pictures because you have to have a record of your beautiful floral art</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Every time is different. Every flower arrangement is different even though we all use same flowers. We are different. After every workshop I think how could I express my way of working better. The real and short version is - intuitive. But you can't teach people by saying "I like it this way. Someone asks "Why?" My answer could be "Well, I feel it and see it." Believe me I've been working hard to find the right words for the creative work with flowers. But it's quite same like in painting. Colors, texture, shapes and composition.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">s set up at Måla and More before our flower students arrived</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First one is always the hardest one or is it? I don't think so. Second one is the hardest one. To continue. When you begin from zero knowledge you are free of every rule. I think the best way to work with flowers is to keep it very relaxed. Never plan too tight what you are going to do because it's all about ingredients and they will direct you for sure. I could say I make big decisions when I choose flowers for the workshop. But when we are talking about flowers you can't promise certain flower with certain color because you might not get it. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">You always have to have a plan b. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Flowers are also quite expensive material to work with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Colors, shapes and textures. I love to combine colors in quite bold way but I know that when I choose colors then I need more time to create the flower arrangement. I love the challenge - how to get all the colors together in harmonious way. And the important thing is time. You need time. You are surrounded by all the beautiful flowers and yes you should have time to enjoy it. It's important to have also a break. A pause. Part of creative work is learning when to take a pause. Take a few steps backwards, do something else. Drink coffee, walk or eat delicious food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That brings me back to our workspace työhuone ovi 10. I have organized workshops there from the Autumn 2016. I organized my own flower arrangement and flower photography workshops first time in Mars 2018. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I believe that all we do should make us feel good so in workshops there are beautiful flowers, photography, good food, beautiful natural light and time. I co-work with my lovely workspace colleague cook, food stylist and cooking book author Meri-Tuuli Väntsi. Can you imagine when you have worked almost two hours with your flower arrangement and you might be in a spot where you don't know what to do next? Then is the right time to forget the flowers and take a pause - and eat something! Talk with like-minded people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After lunch we continue with flower arrangement and when it's ready we begin to photograph. You photograph your own beautiful flower work with my help. We see the arrangement through the lens and make some adjustments because the world is different through the camera. You might need photos for your portfolio or you want to make an art photography print on your wall or maybe you just want to show your friends your floral art. But we also do it because it's good to photograph your arrangement before you leave the workshop because never know what can happen to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been writing about flower arrangement workshops but I also arrange flower photography workshops where we go through very basics of manual exposure. It's worth to learn if you are planning to get better in photography. On that workshop day we don't make a flower arrangement but we photograph flowers with props. You learn bits of composition too. Manual exposure will open you a new view to photography. Finally you get your blur to the right place.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a flower arrangement for advertise H&M Club flower workshop</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All you see here in this picture is done by a photographer. Developing your own skills in different things is always a good thing. I've noticed that painting has helped me to make better photos and it was easier to begin with flowers too - colors, shapes, textures. The most unpleasant feeling comes when you have a doubt that you can't do it. How can you know if you never try? You don't have to be the best - enjoying is enough reason to begin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many of the students have been so happy and almost surprised about their arrangement or crown. Flowers are wonderful ingredient to make feel good art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are still with me you are in the beginning. This flower arrangement was made in Asun magazine flower workshop in Habitare 2017. A lot have happened and I don't know what to expect from the next year. I'm a photographer and now also flower artist. Love the combo. I love photograph food and lifestyle (and flowers of course !) and I love to make flower art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm very thankful for all the lovely stories about me in different magazines like in <a href="https://www.hs.fi/elama/art-2000005649290.html">Helsingin Sanomat. </a>They asked me to make this flower arrangement above with basic flowers from the flower shop. Ok, I added few mine special ones but still it's quite basic, haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you for reading my blog post and I want to wish you a wonderful autumn ! This pic above is from this year's Taiteiden yö in Helsinki. We made flower art together - 30 persons and look how it looks? Not bad? Quite bold and wild I think. That's good, don't you think?</span><br />
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KreettaKreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-11097126064457570022018-08-07T15:28:00.004+03:002018-08-07T15:32:27.069+03:00SOMETIMES ONE PIC IS ENOUGHFLOWER WORKSHOP AT H&M HOME<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the times of the pictorial glut it's even more important to understand the power of one photo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In July I had a chance to teach a flower workshop at H&M Home in Iso Omena for 2 wonderful groups of lucky members of H&M Club. This pic I styled and photographed for H&M for marketing these workshops. I also used it in my own Instagram feed and offered a chance to win 2 places in these workshops for my followers. I just love the idea of one photo but of course I had to take few and finally I used two pics in my feed. One when announcing the competition and one as a reminder pic. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">( and when I'm telling in IG about this post I will use the third one)</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Social media demands often more than one photo but there is a difference between enough and overload. Before I began my Instagram feed January 2014 I was very convinced that I don't need or actually the world doesn't need more of my pics but I was wrong. From Instagram I found very lovely community of people who I'm following now and we are having great conversations and plenty of useful tips have been shared and mindful thoughts too. I've got so many thankful comments and DM:s about my flower photography that it's been almost overwhelming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes, my feed is full of flowers and (at the moment) Mama Haruki's kittens too. There are posts of food too but mostly flowers. I have over 14 000 followers and I'm very grateful of that and always happy to read all the comments. Maybe now I can call myself social media influencer. I've made few Instagram takeovers and I have to say I've enjoyed a lot making them. Love to tell this to you because I'm back at work and it's time to create something new and beautiful, don't you think? Something what we haven't seen before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One more thing. I was smiling today when I saw the cover of Vogue. <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-september-issue-2018" target="_blank">There were huge flower headpiece and Beyonce.</a> I had an art exhibition<a href="https://www.kreettajarvenpaa.com/personal-view" target="_blank"> I See Color in January where I had huge floral headpieces.</a> I taught<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BigwtFtgrb6/?hl=fi&taken-by=johanna_gullichsen_official" target="_blank"> flower crown workshop at Johanna Gullichsen shop in Helsinki </a>in May and designed flower crowns for<a href="https://www.instagram.com/supershesnaps/?hl=fi" target="_blank"> Supershe Island summer 2018 retreats</a>. <a href="http://www.bukettmakaren.fi/" target="_blank">Flower crowns are made by Bukettmakaren. </a>I guess we are not so far from each other anymore. The world and us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think there is never too much beauty and luckily I have a chance to create and share it. Yes I'm talking about flowers and I think there is a lot more to it than just beauty. Why we love flowers and plants? What do flowers, plants, garden and nature mean to us? They have many symbolic meanings (though less familiar nowadays) but I am more interested about what they give to us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love to photograph flowers and work with them. It's not the easiest job in the world but not the hardest either. It's not the most important work in the world but I think you can make it important by how you use your talent with them. In a nutshell they bring joy and comfort and that's why I think they are very important. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This spring I made Instagram takeover at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mustila_puutarha/" target="_blank">Mustila Garden Instagram</a> account. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a creative and artist I wanted to make best of it of course. In my case I believe in atmosphere and emotions. The pic have to somehow make an impact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So let me tell you shortly about <a href="https://www.mustilapuutarha.fi/epages/mustilapuutarha.sf/fi_FI/?ObjectPath=Categories" target="_blank">Mustila Garden</a>. It is a fine Finnish garden shop next to beautiful <a href="http://www.mustila.fi/en" target="_blank">Arboretum Mustila.</a> Arboretum was founded 1902 and it is especially famous for its rhododendrons and azaleas. In Mustila they have had the knowhow for over 100 years. Mustila Garden grow for example different kind of Magnolias and plenty of different kind of treasures for your garden. They work for better and more beautiful garden so I think they grow food for our souls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We all have our own history and memories. Flowers are often present when something important happens - in different kind of celebrations. A lot of our memories connected to garden and flowers are from grandma's place or childhood home's garden or maybe a place where you made a trip you never forget. Maybe you stole a piece of pink flower from your favorite place and you keep it between your diary pages. Flowers have inspired many artists and creatives - there is no question about it - they nourish our souls. Not only by how they look but also how they have magical scent too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They say gardening is a secret of a longer life and it might be only a belief but there are reasons to believe it too. True or false - garden makes people happier and relief stress. Gardening is truly slow living and you have to wait a whole year to try again and I think the way we live our lives nowadays we might need a pause and that is what nature or garden offers us. A moment of connection with the world we are part of and where we are coming from. We are not made of iron or plastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My final pic in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mustila_puutarha/" target="_blank">Mustila Garden Instagram takeover</a> was this pic of grandpa's and grandmom's attic. It's a picture of something important to me. I created it at my workspace and it's totally product of my imagination. But it's very connected to my childhood memories. I'm rooted strongly to a farm house, my mom's childhood home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I lively remember how I loved to spent my summer days following my grandpa and my uncle working with cows. Every morning I tried to wake up early to get to see how they were milking the cows and I was always a bit late. There are all things together in my mind: scents of cows and fresh cutted hay, small potato field and the feeling of warm soil under my bare feet, strawberry cake, wild summer flowers and midsummer roses with scent of cardamon baked roll and the funny sound of cuckoo clock that I still have at my workspace even though it doesn't work anymore. This attic is a symbol of all that. A secret place, full of old things and memories. This is what I think we all need - a safe haven. For me it was this picture for you it can be something else like a corner of your balcony with plants and flowers or your garden where you can jump off the running horse and pause your life for awhile. Because we all need it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last weekend we dived in the world of flowers. On Saturday we made a colorful flower arrangement and photographed it. On Sunday we went after beautiful flower photography. Beautiful flowers, moody and inspirational workspace and good food by talented and lovely cooking book author, cook, journalist </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.kodinkuvalehti.fi/blogit/oispa-aina-nalka" target="_blank">Meri-Tuuli Väntsi</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What else you need to have a perfect day? I will show you some pics from these two days. I was teaching the flowers and photography so did not use a lot of time to photographing but I was very surprised I found so many pics I can use in this post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We used a lot of tulips in my workshops and they were intentionally wide-open. I love how they show their inner beauty too. Of course they don't last so long anymore but when you make floral art you use flowers when they are the most beautiful and suitable for your art work. Then you also take a photo of it and you will always have your flower work with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Sunday we photographed flowers. We painted backgrounds for our photos by Annie Sloan chalk paints I got from <a href="https://www.malaetmore.fi/" target="_blank">Måla and More</a>. Working with them was super easy and they dried quickly so we could use them during the same day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went through very basics of photography. Aperature, shutter speed and iso numbers, these are the three things you have to learn that you can photograph in manual mode. You also have to photograph in order to get better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two days went quickly and it was wonderful to meet all the lovely ladies during these 2 days. For me it's important that students takes something with them home and not only flowers but most importantly a bunch of good spirit and inspiration and day well spent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That is the question I have heard few times after these workshops. I work as a photographer and artist so these flower workshops are great combo with my daily work. But because I am co-working at the moment flower workshops with different companies I need to get more clear picture of the spring to schedule my own workshops. But I think if not before then in June. Send me an e-mail if you want to hear about these workshops by e-mail: kreetta.jarvenpaa@gmail.com or you can follow me in Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kreettakreetta/" target="_blank">@kreettakreetta</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KreettaJarvenpaaPhotography/" target="_blank">Kreetta Järvenpää Photography FB page</a> I will inform in these two what's happening in my flower world ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m lost in flowers. I've always liked them but after my mom's death 2016 flowers just took over. My mom loved flowers and somehow I feel more connected to her when I work with them. I’ve been organizing flower workshops in Helsinki at my </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">workspace työhuone ovi 10 for over one year now and I always find myself making wild flower arrangements from the workshop leftovers because in the workshop I teach flower photography and floral designer is teaching the flower arrangement. But because I want to learn to make very beautiful flower works I decided to make a trip to well-known floral designer and gardener Susanne Hatwood known as </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_blue_carrot/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">The Blue Carrot.</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Her work speaks the language I love and I was her </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1:1 student for two days in April. This trip was a gift to me from me. Creativity needs to be fed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the workshop morning I’m very excited and a bit scared too because I’m only a </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">photographer who wants to learn to make beautiful flower works that I can photograph and of course I’m </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a big fan of her work so this is really exciting. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We drive to her workspace. It’s in a small stone house next to the old farm </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">house. When Susanne opens the door, I just can’t get my eyes off her </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">flowers. Amazing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First we decide to make a bouquet because I’ve never done one! She is teaching me the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">spiral technique. That is because we want to avoid crushing and breaking </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">those delicate stems. It’s demanding a great deal of patience and finally my </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">left hand fingers are starting to feel really stiff and the whole hand is hurting a bit. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Susanne reminds me to relax my hand and fingers and same time to </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">see how flowers goes in shape that is natural for them. She is so right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Susanne has amazing skill to build a movement in her flower works. Like the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bouquet she is building now. I struggle with very basic things and she is </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">helping me out and giving good advices so I’m not in trouble at all (actually I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">have pretty good chances to success because next to me is very talented </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">flower lady) But still I have this moment of frustration “Can I start all over </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">again?” I ask. “No” Susanne answers. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In creative process I often get to the point </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">when I feel real frustration because the work doesn’t look like I want to. But (most of the time) </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve learned to breath in and out I do something else and then go back to the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">thing I was doing. But now Susanne takes my bouquet and tells me loose my </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fingers (again - this is second or third time) - she says “Look where the flowers </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">set. Forcing is not a good way to work with flowers.” Wise words and quite obvious too but did not come to my mind in this pure excitement, haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Susanne’s philosophy is charming. Her bright blue eyes and sense of humour </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">are enchanting. She is a lady of no rules even though she is very precise in </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">everything. She doesn’t care about numbers, green foliage, cold colours. She </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is all about movement, curves and autumn colors. She also keeps her </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">arrangements quite simple if talking about amount of different flowers and </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">colors. No mess of flowers around here but lot of laughing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Suddenly my bouquet is ready to be tied up. Susanne puts my bouquet on the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">table and takes burlap string and ties it up tightly but not forcing. Then she </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">takes flower tape and rolls it on the burlap string few times and then turn the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tape’s sticky side up that when we add the silky ribbon it will stay there </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">without problem. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the work is done we start to photograph our beautiful </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bouquets. And that you should have seen. Two ladies with their cameras going </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">around and round those flower bouquets and how many places we tried - </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">trying to find a perfect light and angle. But as all creatives they know their </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">light and Susanne’s workspace window is magical before </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the noon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I can already say I’ve learnt many things but one of them is patience. I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">don’t have it always so much so it’s a challenge. It’s important to concentrate when </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">choosing your flowers like what kind of flowers, colors, right size, right </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">shaped stem and how to put it in the right place. When collecting ingredients </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it doesn’t have to be the most beautiful ones but they have to speak the same </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">language in every level: color, shape, texture, size, contrast, movement. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Seeing different shades and colors together - is it cold or warm tone - makes </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the difference. You might have to leave your favorite flower out from the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bouquet. We are not talking about easy decisions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next day we continue with flower arrangement but the time just keeps running and </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">suddenly it’s time to close the workshop door behind us. I’ve enjoyed two </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">days in the middle of flower haven with talented Susanne. She has her own </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">way with flowers and she follows more her instinct than rules. But of course she is on that </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">level that she can work like that. She doesn’t make easy decisions, she is a bit </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">like her favorite flower - dark colored tulip called The Queen of the Night. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is drama and tranquility with a hint of absolutely perfect sense of </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">humour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Because I couldn't take the whole flower arrangement home with me I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">took few flowers. I pressed them between the magazine I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bought from the Paddington station for the train reading. Those flowers are </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">my souvenir from the beautiful flower experience I had with </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Susanne in her magical workshop in Portscatho, Cornwall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next week I will travel to Belgium to <a href="http://www.fleuropean.com/goldenage/" target="_blank">Golden Age : The Abundance of Autumn workshop</a> by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fleuropean/" target="_blank">Fleuropean</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_blue_carrot/" target="_blank">The Blue Carrot</a>. I can't believe this is happening but it is. You will see and hear about it during next week in my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kreettakreetta/" target="_blank">IG</a> and later on here in my blog. It's another gift to me from me. I paid these workshops with my inherited money from my mom. I think it's well spent money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Enjoy your weekend!</span></div>
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It's been a really long time from my last blog post (too many new things going on) I've missed blogging but I wanted to come back with super interesting story and now I have it! (actually two)<br />
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First one is about our visit to <a href="https://www.stedsans.org/" target="_blank">Stedsans in the Woods </a>in July. Charming project by Mette Helbæk and Flemming Hansen. They came from Denmark and started this huge project in Swedish forest. They sold their house and closed their restaurants in Copenhagen. Who has that kind of courage? And they managed to get the rest of the money with <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/987808536/stedsans-in-the-woods" target="_blank">Kickstarter.</a> I can already say it's worth it and love to support it.</div>
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We had our ten year anniversary and we decided to celebrate it by coming to Stedsans and have a beautiful dinner in the forest and stay overnight in one of their big cosy tents and I mean they were cosy. A huge soft double bed with beautiful linen.<br />
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This course was our starter. A medicinal plant salad with mushrooms and berries from the forest.<br />
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When we arrived we were shown our tent and all the important things concerning our stay on a hand drawn printed map. Restaurant, toilets, shower, boat house, floating sauna, garden and pigs with chickens ;)</div>
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The dinner was delicious even though I have quite strict diet. There were things I could not eat but I was well taken care of.<br />
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My husband can eat anything ( not envy at all) and his favorite was Peas francaise with horsebeans and lemon thyme. I don't drink alcohol so I had to skip wines but they offered lovely non alcohol drinks like Aronia-apple juice. It was very good with main course Brisket with grilled leek and flowers (flowers! love to eat flowers!) and we enjoyed a lot being there. Their charming style, atmosphere with cosyness and good service. </div>
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This is Peas française with horsebeans and lemon thyme. Mette styled the dish quite gracefully but in very relaxed way. I felt I had to go and shoot it in the forest and lucky me - forest was just few meters away from our dinner table.</div>
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During our six course dinner we had a lovely discussions with a couple sitting next to us Maria and Thomas. We all took few pics of the food ;) they were looking so delicious.</div>
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I found Mette's and Flemming's Stedsans in the Woods because I've been following Mette in IG. First I wanted to visit her restaurant in Copenhagen but then I read about her interesting plans. So in spring it was quite clear that I wanted to visit their place in Sweden. Do you ever feel that somehow all the things are connected ? Because same time when I was thinking about Stedsans I got an assignment - to make a speech about trends in food photography. Of course I mentioned Stedsans as one example of the trending things in the world of food.</div>
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So I gave a speech in Helsinki in April. Event was called <a href="https://whatscookinghel.com/" target="_blank">What's cooking Helsinki</a> - food carnival. I spoke to food bloggers about trends in food photography and why storytelling is even more important now than before. I have my own opinions about trending things (actually I don't like the word trend at all, haha. For me trend is equal to consumption which is not a good thing but the word is very easy to understand so I use it) but I decided to ask opinions from talented food and lifestyle bloggers. I wanted to hear their ideas about food photography at the moment. I combined their thoughts with mine and I got surprisingly coherent content. We shared pretty same ideas of going more natural and authentic content - less styled - simple and natural and some of us saw building community very important. We are all creative so we all have a bit different style and opinions in the end of the day but I felt a feeling of collective mind if I may say so.</div>
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I want to thank you all lovely ladies who helped me with the trend speech task in April: Aran Goyaga from <a href="http://www.cannellevanille.com/" target="_blank">Cannelle & Vannille</a>, Nina Olsson from <a href="http://www.nourishatelier.com/" target="_blank">Nourish Atelier</a>, Holly Becker from <a href="https://www.decor8blog.com/" target="_blank">Decor8</a>, Beth Kirby from <a href="http://localmilkblog.com/" target="_blank">Local Milk</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adelasterfoodtextures/" target="_blank">Adelaster Food Textures</a>, Tami Hardeman from <a href="http://www.runningwithtweezers.com/" target="_blank">Running with Tweezers</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/siforellana/?hl=da" target="_blank">Sif Orrellana </a>and<a href="http://www.photographernicolineolsen.com/" target="_blank"> Nicoline Olsen</a>.</div>
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Here above you can see a pic from our atmospheric tent. Why I told about Stedsans in the Woods to my audience - food bloggers? I think my main point was that trends are less important. Going back to the roots and sustainable way of living with no waste is one of the directions we are heading to. Simple life with healthy and delicious local food. Using plants and flowers from the nature that is surrounding us but still eating delicious food. Luxury in the forest.</div>
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This we found from our breakfast table. Who can say no to this?<br />
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The floating sauna was made by an architect and carpenter. It was lovely.<br />
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Before leaving we went to see pigs and chickens. We walked by the garden and I was feeling happy and calm and ready for the next destination: Göteborg and botanical garden.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed my blog post! Next time I will tell you about my 1:1 flower class with amazing The Blue Carrot.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Welcome to see bits of last Sunday when we had our relaxed creative day with flowers at työhuone ovi 10. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We made Creative Flower Workshop together with lovely and talented <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lovejunedesign/" target="_blank">Laura Syväniemi from Lovejunedesign.</a> A day was combination of making a flower arrangement, photographing it and having a delicious lunch and dessert by my dear workspace colleague <a href="https://www.instagram.com/merdulainen/?hl=fi" target="_blank">cook and book author Meri-Tuuli Lindström.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's amazing how silent it can be when all the ladies are concentrating in creating the flower arrangement.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the Laura's gorgeous flower bar students could take so many beautiful flowers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It has been super fun to plan and make the workshop happen with Laura. Here she is telling about roses.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> F</span>lowers have the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ir own nature<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. S</span>ome of them are very fragile, some <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">very straig<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ht, some very difficult to maintain<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the list is endless. </span></span>There are lots of things to learn. I wish I had made my 10 000<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> hours already but no<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - I'm in c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hap</span>ter one.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's amazing <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to see how different the flower arrangements are </span>from<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>same flowers. I have arranged already quite a few flower workshops since August 2016 and not in any of them people made the same. I think we bring a lot of our personality to our work and I think that is wonderful and THE thing. We can be creative in so many ways. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In workshop w</span>e try to support <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">students </span>own creative process. For me one very important thing in creating is feeling relaxed. I sure you it makes things easier with better result. But we all have our own way to create so whatever works for you - use it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you enjoyed the post. Maybe even got excited about flowers? You are always very welcome to our flower workshops. We don't just make a flower arrangement, we want to create a full relaxed and creative experience for you. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the </span>workshop you have <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">beautiful flower arrangement, a pic of it in your camera or phone, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">great <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">experince</span></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tasty </span>food<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and hopef<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ull<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y</span> your mind is relaxed and full of inspiration.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for all our lovely students<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since the last August I've been organizing flower workshops at my workspace työhuone ovi 10. Why? Purely because I l<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ove love love flowers<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span>At <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">työhuone ovi 10<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>there </span></span>are 5 creatives working<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> We all have our own room plus we share a big space where we can make different kind of things like workshops. Today I made a photoshoo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ting with flowers. I want to learn and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">this is how I do it<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did 6 workshops with floral designer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/piippohanna/?hl=fi" target="_blank">Hanna Piippo</a> during autumn. First one was with <a href="http://www.huililehti.fi/" target="_blank">ecological lifestyle magazine Huili</a>. It's my favorite magazine in Finnish of course. I made a blog post about the workshop, <a href="http://www.gretchengretchen.com/2016/08/flower-workshop-at-tyohuone-ovi-10.html" target="_blank">you can read it here.</a>
Idea of flower workshops has been a success and I've noticed that now
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buzzing, people are organizing workshops a lot and I think it is a great
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had an idea of flower workshop more than two years ago before I could make it happen. I've been an independent professional photographer and artist over two years now and I have been so thrilled to develope my ideas to reality. Workshop doesn't just happen, you make quite a lot of work before it does. In January I had one intimate workshop on my own with very small group. It wasn't only about flowers it was about composition in still life. But of course we had flowers too with vintage props and fruits. Very classic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/385080625197639/" target="_blank">The latest news is Creative Flower Workshop </a>by Laura Syväniemi from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lovejunedesign/" target="_blank">@lovejunedesign</a> She is Finnish talented stylist and floral designer who has worked and lived in Australia but now she has returned to Finland. I was happy when I found her because her work is very beautiful and she has a very good eye for colors and style. We can learn a lot from her. Her work has been in international wedding blogs like <a href="http://www.magnoliarouge.com/inspiration/moody-sensual-wild-spirited-bridal-shoot/" target="_blank">Magnolia Rouge </a>and <a href="http://adornmagazine.com/ideas-tips-minimalist-table-design/" target="_blank">Adorn Magazine</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With Laura I have planned carefully our very first workshop. We want to make your day relaxed with beautiful flowers, photography and with tasty food by talented cook and cooking book author Meri-Tuuli Lindström. It is on Sunday 12 of March. Go and see more information in FB event. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/385080625197639/" target="_blank">You will find it here.</a> We will have another one <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on Sunday </span>23th of April. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1748682978794851/" target="_blank">You will find it here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Binding sign-up e-mail me:kreetta.jarvenpaa@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ps. I will revamp my blog's layout in this spring. This look has been live about two years. This is the third one already, haha I started blogging in 2012. Can't wait to make it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"It's Christmas time, and there's no need to be afraid<br />
At Christmas time, we let in light and banish shade<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Band Aid 1984</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Songwriters<br />
Bob Geldof, Midge Ure</span></span><br />
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Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-8572549815190224112016-12-20T16:06:00.000+02:002016-12-20T22:55:41.076+02:00BEHIND THE SCENES - SHOOTING FOOD<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">MY STORY</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have you ever thought how to make a perfect food pic? I have. Over ten years ago I learned from the best. I was assistant to talented food and commercial photographer <a href="http://www.laakio.fi/" target="_blank">Juha-Pekka Laakio</a> during years 2004-2006. It all began there with food. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the year 2006 I made a career as a in house
photographer in big publishing house till the year 2014. I made a lot of people photography
but I made also food, lifestyle, car, fashion, medicine - you name it - photography during
those years. You can find the best of it <a href="http://www.kreettajarvenpaa.com/#/" target="_blank">in my portfolio. </a>We had Finnish big customers like<a href="http://www.fazer.fi/" target="_blank"> Fazer</a>, <a href="https://www.vr.fi/cs/vr/en/frontpage" target="_blank">VR</a>, <a href="https://www.alko.fi/" target="_blank">Alko</a>, <a href="https://www.op.fi/op/private-customers?id=10000&srcpl=1&kielikoodi=en" target="_blank">Osuuspankki</a>, <a href="https://www.s-kanava.fi/web/s/ajankohtaista" target="_blank">S-ryhmä</a>,
<a href="http://www.volvocars.com/fi" target="_blank">Volvo</a>, <a href="https://www.yliopistonapteekki.fi/" target="_blank">Yliopiston Apteekki</a> and many more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In Autumn 2014 I started a career as an independent professional photographer. About two years ago.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And here I am. I'm focused on food, flowers, lifestyle not forgetting people either. I also <a href="http://www.kreettajarvenpaa.com/#/363597/" target="_blank">can concentrate more to painting </a>and <a href="http://www.gretchengretchen.com/search/label/ceramics" target="_blank">ceramics</a>. I have my own workspace with such a lovely group of people. We have great co-work with <a href="http://www.kirja.fi/kirja/meri-tuuli-lindstrom/pataruokaa/9789510418505/" target="_blank">talented cook and author Meri-Tuuli Lindström, she is one of my workspace colleagues. We just published a cooking book Pataruokaa</a> - A Book of Stews in English it would be. She is an excellent food stylist, I have to say. Lucky to work with her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For me our cooking book Pataruokaa came with perfect timing. My mom had just passed away suddenly in the very beginning of this year so luckily we had our book project mainly during winter and spring when I had the most difficult time of my life. I'm so proud of us and expecially the
result - the book. First print run is sold out in November so we are going with second at the moment. It has received <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cooking-from-pataruokaa-book-kreetta-j%C3%A4rvenp%C3%A4%C3%A4?trk=prof-post" target="_blank">very good reviews.</a> I'm very grateful of all the lovely feedback. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the workspace - we call it Työhuone ovi 10 - the light is magical and I think the place has a
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This autumn I've been organizing flower workshops there and people
have had a lovely relaxing moments with beautiful flowers, photography and good food. Students have
made so many beautiful flower arrangements and then we have photographed them. You can find a lot of pics from the workshops by following hashtag #kukkaworkshop in Instagram. Planning to continue with workshops next year but thinking a next level - more learning possibilities and more talking about creative work.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> That mean<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s</span></span> smaller groups <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with</span> flowers, food and photography. <a href="http://www.gretchengretchen.com/2016/10/kukka-workshop.html" target="_blank">Here you can find a blog post about this autumn's flower workshop.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been telling you a bit of my history as a photographer and about my past year and same time you have been watching the pics from one of the lovely photoshoots during this year I made with Meri-Tuuli. It is part of a huge project we made for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/keksihylly/?fref=ts" target="_blank">keksihylly.fi</a>. It has been a great joy. Meri-Tuuli made recipes and styled the food and I photographed it but before that I planned and collected the props and made backrounds and styled flowers.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/keksihylly/photos/a.1432066937088151.1073741827.1428742894087222/1616236805337829/?type=1&theater" target="_blank"> See the whole pic here.</a> We always try to make our best for customers with unique style. With handmade props and backrounds it's possible with a good taste of style and food styling perfection.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last pic is totally behind the scenes. There are never enough words how creative mind works. Usually you don't receive the words at all and you can only see the result - the photo or what ever the creative goal is. Actually that is how it should be - the final work should work without any explaning words. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you have enjoyed the story and the pics. I wish you a Merry Merry Christmas! </span></span></div>
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During the last two years I've been photographing more and more flowers. I've always loved flowers but somehow woke up and decided to go more that direction. First I started with <a href="http://www.gretchengretchen.com/2014/07/precious-wild-flowers.html" target="_blank">natural flowers during summer 2014.</a> <a href="http://www.gretchengretchen.com/2015/06/flower-chandelier-diy.html" target="_blank">Played a bit more during summer 2015</a>. I've made <a href="http://www.gretchengretchen.com/2016/01/how-to-make-beautiful-flower-arrangement.html" target="_blank">ceramic flower frogs and used them with flowers</a> and my blogger friend Igor Josif from the blog <a href="https://happyinteriorblog.com/2015/12/ceramics-flowers-flower-frogs.html" target="_blank">Happy Interior blog also blogged about my frogs last year before X-mas</a>. You can find plenty of flowers in my blog very easily. <br />
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Because I want to learn more I decided to do something about it. I have started to organize flower workshops this autumn. I have <a href="https://www.instagram.com/piippohanna/" target="_blank">talented florist Hanna Piippo</a> teaching the flower arrangement and I am teaching and helping students to take a good photo of their arrangement. When people takes the arrangement home it might not be in same condition anymore. A lot of people have only iPhone or other smartphone but you can make quite nice pic with phone too. The light and location just have to be very well chosen and light have to be quite soft. </div>
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When you are making a flower arrangement it depends on the purpose how you should make it. For example if you only take a photo of it, you don't have to make it look good from every angle. You can cheat a bit but it is always good thing to keep in mind that you don't learn if you cheat. If you make it as a table decoration then you really have to think that it looks good from every angle. If the arrangement is in front of a wall you can also cheat a bit and not to use so many flowers in backside I think. So it is important to think where and how you are going to use your flower arrangement. Of course it is always better if you make it look good from every angle. Then you have alternatives how you want to show it. I made this arrangement to look good from both sides. It is my first one (I can show you) and managed to do so but this is very much learning by doing. Actually I like the second side (the first pic) better than the first side I made first. </div>
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These photos I updated my portfolio. There are other flower photos too and<a href="http://www.kreettajarvenpaa.com/#/358854/" target="_blank"> you can find them all here.</a></div>
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Next weekend we are going to have Christmas flower workshop. It is already fully booked but you can follow how I build the photography backround and props for it in my Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kreettakreetta/" target="_blank"> @kreettakreetta and of course there will be #instastories and pics from the workshop too.</a></div>
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Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-31100793039408780982016-10-23T21:20:00.001+03:002016-10-24T09:42:53.044+03:00COOKING FROM PATARUOKAA BOOKCOTTAGE WEEKEND<br />
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Weekend at the cottage was pure slow living. Finnish cottages are often very basic. This time - no running water in the kitchen. The cottage was very old house where we could enjoy of fireplace in the kitchen. Such a cosy feeling it made for us. I was so happy that finally we had time to begin to cook from the book I have made with Meri-Tuuli Lindström. <a href="http://www.kirja.fi/kirja/meri-tuuli-lindstrom/pataruokaa/9789510418505/" target="_blank">The book is called Pataruokaa</a>, A Book of Stews. Stews are THE best on a cold autumn evening in the middle of nature in the candle light.</div>
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We made two stews during our stay in the cottage. Here you can see roasted Jerusalem artichokes. We made lentil stew with Jerusalem artichokes. We made also very hearty stew - chorizo beef stew. They were both so good.</div>
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Our little Haruki also enjoyed the stay and she was very interested about the birds :)</div>
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Chorizo beef stew was made with tomatos. It took 4 hours to cook and worth to wait, I have to say. The meat was so tender. I ate it again next day with bread and it was so lovely. Rich and thick taste. It's easy to imagine that after a very cold day outdooring this kind of food is heaven.</div>
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We are having grey days and the light is vanishing very early. I love the greyness I have to admit. I've learnt to love every season. It makes life very rich because every season has a very special atmosphere. After warm summer it's great to enjoy the darkness, candle light and warm woolly socks on the cosy sofa.</div>
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This is not my knitting work, it's my husbands. Yes, I have my camera and my husband has his knitting.<br />
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I've been thinking to photograph birches...so long time. But every time when I see a very good birch forest we are driving somewhere and we just don't stop only for photographing except today. Gorgeous burnt orange color from the leaves behind the birches.<br />
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I admit. I took my own table cloth and two plates with us to cottage because I knew I wanted to photograph the food we make and you can't do it with ugly plates, can you?<br />
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We also brought with us these preserved pears and made delicious dessert from them. These ones are actually Finnish pears. We are going to make them again. They are in season now so have to be quick. They say also that we are going to have snow fall next week. I guess winter is knocking on our door. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Familiar things. Comfort zone. For me going after artificial light with flowers was a big big question mark. For me flower photography has been all about natural light. But as I live in north - Finland - we really don't have much of the light during November, December or January either and I have to photograph then too. Yesterday we had the flower workshop at our workspace in the evening so I needed to try other options than natural light. I rented led light and here you can see the results.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not bad. But not exactly the same at all. All these things are matter of the taste for sure. Many times there are not enough natural light or you really have to think where and when to photograph. With artificial light you are not depending at all from the giant big lamp above us. But still...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For us in kukka workshop it is important that people get a pic of their work before they leave the workshop. That is because of many reasons but the one is that the arrangement might not survive in it's beauty to student's home door.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's also important to document the arrangement that you can get back to it and see how you develope your skills. By comparing pics of the flower arrangements together - it's easy to see. You don't need any high end camera. With this light you can shoot with smart phone too...ok, it's pro photography light and too expensive in home use and some troubles always with smart phones with right exposure but you can do it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beautiful textures, tones, lines, scents, colors, shapes, thickness, airiness, diagonals, contrasts and many more. When making a flower arrangement you are like an artist who just happen to paint with flowers. Sounds tempting? For me? Yeah!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next flower workshops will be on 19-20th of November during the weekend and they are all about Christmas. We will be at Työhuone ovi 10 and we will use natural light as much it is possible. So if you are planning to use camera take your tripod if you have one. I will make a biggest ever background for you with different shades of white. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/674133499402897/" target="_blank">More information <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">here</span> in FB event<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Teachers: Florist Hanna Piippo @piippohanna Photographer and Artist Kreetta Järvenpää @kreettakreetta Food: Health Coach Maia Söderlund @maiasgreenmedicine</span></span></div>
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After a very busy week I finally had a chance to play with these cuties. I bought them during this week and I was a bit of afraid they will be wilted before I have time to make something out of them. I'm always a bit unsure when I begin with my flower arrangement. How about you?</div>
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But getting started makes my creative soul sing. It's flower therapy.<br />
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In love with details. Odd textures and forms. Colors and tones. Mixing them all together.<br />
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Surely it takes sometime and I took pics while building the arrangement and went to computer few times to see if everything is just in the right place. Many times they weren't but now I think they are - surely could do better. I was building the arrangement for the picture only so one side mattered. </div>
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I think the moment when you can say this arrangement is ready - no changes anymore - is the most hardest moment of all. I know I'm only on the way because it is still very hard to say: It's ready. But you know what they say 10 000 hours practise is needed to be a professional. Well, I hope it's less though...and do I have to be a pro? Anyway it is very very relaxing to work with flowers that is for sure and when you do it only for the camera you can break a lot of rules - that is so cool. Well, that is another story. </div>
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But if you like to learn how to make a luxurious,modern and relaxed flower arrangement, you should come to our Kukka workshop at työhuone ovi 10. I have invited <a href="https://www.instagram.com/piippohanna/" target="_blank">talented florist Hanna Piippo </a>to teach you the most beautiful flower arrangement on 13-14th of Oct and I will teach and help you with photographing the arrangement. Teaching is in Finnish. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1589790027993104/" target="_blank">You can find more information about the workshop in Facebook event you can find here. </a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We are planning now new flower workshops - two different ones. Another with only flower arrangement and documentation of it and the other one will be flower arrangement and flower photography workshop. You will find information about them here in my blog, <a href="https://nb-no.facebook.com/KreettaJarvenpaaPhotography/" target="_blank">Facebook Kreetta Järvenpää Photography,</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/piippohanna/" target="_blank">@piippohanna</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kreettakreetta/" target="_blank">@kreettakreetta</a>. They will be held at our workspace Työhuone ovi 10. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hanna and I went to collect some treasures from the meadows and found few very nice ones like Ukontatar, Persicaria lapathifolia. We also picked some different hays. They went very well with those perfect flowers chosen by Hanna.
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hanna had ordered such a beautiful flowers with charming colors, tones and textures. This one is Dahlia cafe au lait. Amazing big fluffy flower. She has a great eye for color and everybody was so <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">thrilled </span>about the flowers. Of course when we talk about flowers there are always surprises like you can't get the certain color of the certain flower. But when you are creative - that is not a problem. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This pic is from June when I visited Hanna's lovely home. I was coming back from <a href="http://dietlindwolf.blogspot.fi/2016/06/gotland-and-kreetta-jarvenpaa.html" target="_blank">Dietlind Wolf'</a>s amazing - life changing - workshop in Gotland and I stopped in Stockholm for few hours. We took <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">some great</span> pics and laught a lot. Ate turkinpippuri...Finnish candy called turkish pepper. Huili magazine made a story about her and you can find it <a href="http://www.huililehti.net/huilin-kukkatyopaja-19-8/" target="_blank">here</a> .</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had 20 eager flower lovers waiting for the workshop to begin. We had 2 and half hours to make the flower arrangement. People were so concentrated on making one. It was so lovely too see and feel too. Hanna tought very relaxed way and her smiling and positive personality is great to follow. Our students made so beautiful arrangements. Here are few of them but I sure you, they were all gorgeous.
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the next day while cleaning up the workspace I made one arrangement from flower leftovers. I was so inspired by Hanna's teaching that I could not resist making one of my own. I might have broken few rules with my arrangement but that is the best thing to do. First learn how you should or could do it and then you can start to break the rules. Well I admit I have a lot to learn still ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A very good thing about flowers is that even though they are wilted, you can make a very good photo of it. So don't throw your flowers straight to the trash bucket - try to photograph them then too, you might get really nice picture of them. If you don't know how, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">uld love to teach you in our flower and photography workshop!</span></span></span></span><br />
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Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-41514862886181262182016-07-15T21:48:00.001+03:002016-07-15T21:48:35.793+03:00STILL LIFE SERIES 4 <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">FOREST WALK PLANTS AND FLOWERS</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This day has been rainy and dark. I've been a bit sick even though it's my first day of summer vacation and then saddest news from Nice. What ever we people do we should start to care more about - everything. </span></span></div>
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Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-82143689058592292422016-07-09T21:53:00.001+03:002016-07-30T12:47:34.379+03:00STILL LIFE SERIES 3<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">GARDEN FLOWERS IN JULY</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gathered flowers from our garden this evening. I also borrowed few from our upstairs neighbour's flower bed. I just wish summer would stay longer with us and these flowers too. The vase is from my mom's home and I remember it from my childhood. I remember huge garden with strawberries, different kind of berries like red currant, apple and plum trees with lines of carrots, peas and potatoes. Lots of flowers. I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">remember I </span>said that I never will have a garden because it is so huge work<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">! </span>We use to help our mom with garden - she paid us a little money fo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it</span></span>. But never say never - now I have a garden<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and I love it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Wednesday I will travel to Gotland. My dream comes true and I will take part in Dietlind Wolf's workshop. I love her work. She is THE stylist I've been following and I just can't wait to meet her and be her student. This is something I have waited for so long. If you don't know her work, <a href="http://dietlindwolf.blogspot.fi/" target="_blank">please go and see it - right now ;) </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will be posting IG pics from the workshop. You will find me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kreettakreetta/" target="_blank">@kreettakreetta </a></span></span></div>
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Kreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-63189771010747925752016-06-04T12:37:00.004+03:002016-06-06T09:50:33.672+03:00MY DIY FROM A BOOK by Laura Iisalo and Melanie DowerHELSINKI - PEOPLE MAKE THE CITY<br />
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<a href="http://lauraiisalo.com/portfolio/helsinki-book/" target="_blank">A very new book of the local life in Helsinki. </a>There are lot of interesting places, people and their stories. I was interviewed in January among other makers and doers.</div>
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Laura asked me to make a DIY for the book and so I did this: a
keep-safe for small metal things - that are always lost like scissors,
needles, vintage wine bottle opener ( surely you have one) pins and what
ever you can imagine - the keep-safe made from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distaff" target="_blank">a traditional wooden distaff.</a> <br />
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When people got married around 200
hundered years ago, grooms had to carve this kind of wooden precious
item to demonstrate their skills to girl they wanted to marry. Well nowadays the meaning is purely decorational. But I guess they aren't so hip at all. That's why I got the idea. They look beautiful but still would you hang it on your wall? I thought these handmade beauties needed a second chance - or life. So I made my magnetic keep-safe DIY. </div>
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Before I go to the DIY I want to tell you a bit of the pic above and my January. There you can see a huge plant and it is from my mom's home. It just arrived few weeks ago to our workspace Työhuone ovi 10. It's an orange tree she planted in the 1965. She had bought an orange from a grocery shop and thought why not to try to grow an orange tree from its seed and well, here it is - still after almost 50 years. It has always been at our childhood's home and now it will be with me. It's over 2 meters high and I hope I don't kill it. It's my mom's legacy and I really hope I can keep it alive at least another 50 years.<br />
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But why I have it?</div>
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My mom died suddenly in the beginning
of the year and I'm still having a hard time but January was the hardest time ever for me. Unreal, sad, unbalanced and hopeless. So it was wonderful
to have a short joyful photography moment with Laura. Most of these photos in this blog post are photographed by her (...and yes I've
cropped them, sorry Laura ;) But you have to go and see the whole book - maybe even buy one! It's just
lovely combination of interesting stories, places in Helsinki and great photography and it is in English! <a href="http://www.peoplemakethecity.fi/" target="_blank">You can find it here.</a> I can notice I've missed writing - so much to say ;) but now let's go to the DIY.</div>
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MAGNETIC KEEP-SAFE DIY</div>
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a wooden distaff or other beautiful wooden item</div>
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a drill - a bit with the flat head with same diameter as your magnet</div>
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piece of leather or thick fabric</div>
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something for hanging like metal hanger, hanger made of the leather - use your imagination </div>
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First drill the holes. Be careful - measure how deep you can drill without going through the wood. Holes should be quite close to each other.<br />
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Mix your epoxy glue.<br />
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Put some glue in the hole and put the magnet in it. It doesn't matter which side is up or down - negative or positive. They will try to stick together so take a piece of cardboard or something else to cover those that are drying in place. You have to be quite quick because epoxy is ready in five minutes. So plan first - then do.</div>
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After magnets are dried in their places glue a piece of leather or fabric on them because small magnets are dangerous for animals and small kids. Magnets stays under the leather if any of those magnets got loose.</div>
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Then the last task is to make hanger for your keep-safe. You can make one from metal wire, leather, strong cord or just buy one. Use epoxy to glue that also and after that keep-safe is ready. Time to have a good cup of coffee and let the piece of art dry.</div>
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I wanted to make this magnetic keep-safe for my favorite scissors because they are always lost. <br />
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I hope you got a very good creative ideas from this. I love to see if you make one. You can find me in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kreettakreetta/" target="_blank">Instagram @kreettakreetta</a> so it's easy to just tag me when you do this.<br />
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Let's enjoy the moments we have now. Have a creative weekend!<br />
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xoxo<br />
KreettaKreettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879992915947100301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716980759022203481.post-23029633444525654152016-05-29T23:36:00.001+03:002016-07-30T12:49:57.884+03:00STILL LIFE SERIES 1<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">GARDEN FLOWERS IN MAY</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love all the things they are and what they give to us. Yesterday when I walked in our garden and smelled the scent of lilacs I felt I need to photograph all these beauties before they are gone. This is how I decided to make my summer series: still life series. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have a lovely beginning of the week!</span></div>
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