Q & A with artist Shantell Martin
Shantell Martin is a huge role model for me and I've been meaning to write about her for a while. Her work is simple, minimalist and honest. She is very prolific as an artist and describes her work with the hashtag #DrawOnEverything; which has hugely inspired my latest creative direction…
Video: Talking About Untitled (Yasawa Girl)
Recently I did a live broadcast on Periscope talking about this artwork: the story behind it, who this is, why I titled it like this... and more! Here is a video recap of the broadcast. The video is in portrait mode and not exactly HD quality but keep in mind this was a live broadcast from the land of…
My Top 3 Destinations in Fiji
Vanua Levu is very much the underdog of Fijian Islands as far as tourist destinations – the Western Division and Viti Levu usually steal the spotlight. But wrongly so. Savusavu is a well guarded secret and a place that I have learned to know and love…
How to Support an Artist You Love - by Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon is the person who says that we should "Steal Like an Artist" and so I'm following his advice. This is something I found from his blog that I just needed to re-post because I totally agree with everything he says and I think it's a point that needs to be really clear…
How To Feel Miserable As An Artist
I won't tell you which of these points I am most familiar with but I am definitely guilty of doing at least 6 of these things at one point or another. Often several at once. And it really works, I do recommend it if you want to feel miserable (as an artist or…
20 Things You Might Not Know About Me
This blog post is a part of the ’20 Things You Might Not Know About Me’ Blog Tag started by April from Blacksburg Belle. She began this blog tag experiment to build community among creatives, help us bloggers to connect more and get to know each other better. This month’s topic is all about sharing just a little too much information about yourself.
My First Public Art Installation at Kilometre of Sculpture!
Kilometre of Sculpture, held in Rakvere, Estonia between June 28th and July 13th was my first chance to participate in a public art exhibition. Here are some pictures of my installation Sirgjoon (Straight Line)…
Video: Visiting Kioa Island in Fiji
Bula! I hope you will enjoy watching my recount of our visit to Kioa Island. In this video you will find out why Kioa is a stark reminder of climate change effects in the Pacific region. You will see some traditional singing and dancing, get some insights of the local lifestyle and find out what is the must-have ingredient in any Fijian party.
6 Things You Would Miss When Sailing in the Tropics
People can have funny preconceived ideas about what sailing is all about, especially when they have never set foot on a boat. It seems that the image they see when I say “I’m sailing in Fiji” is of half-naked bodies lounging on the deck of a luxury yacht, sipping colourful drinks and getting a perfect tan…
Video: The Long Journey To Fiji
The morning of my departure day I was woken up by a text message from Finnair saying my flight was "considerably delayed", which meant it would leave 8 hours later than planned. This would have screwed up my entire itinerary from beginning to end…
The Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Totally Come To Tallinn
Have you noticed that places start to look a lot better as soon as you know you are leaving? This happens to me all the time. I get into this state of super-awareness mixed with melancholy and start noticing all of the astonishing details, marvelling at beauty in unexpected places and smiling at strangers…
3 Inspiring Paradigm Shifts ( or why travel & art is the answer to everything)
The past couple of months have been pretty life changing for me. I have spent long days and nights locked in at my desk: questioning, re-thinking and learning. And what a steep learning curve it has been!
Paris: the good and the bad
I know it’s the strange thing to say but I don’t really like Paris all that much. It’s expensive, dirty, the traffic is mad and people on the subway look like they are about to have a nervous breakdown. Don’t get me wrong, Paris is beautiful: the…
Go see for yourself: ladies in Yokohama
I am not yet sure what the finished version of this will look like but I thought it would be interesting to share an intermediate phase that will almost certainly be discarded never to be seen again. These two Japanese ladies were photographed at Yokohama Chinatown. It was a hot sunny day and I stopped at a shaded gazebo for a rest.
Video: How a photo becomes a drawing
I haven't made any videos in so long so I'm really happy to share this one with you. It walks you through my drawing process from the source image (photo) to the very final version.
How to get art on a wall before it's even finished
I have been doing the last finishing touches on some new drawings and decided I needed to take a step back and see what they will look like as a finished object. But printing out a proof in the size I want would be rather costly, especially since ideally these drawings should be mounted on…
Is it a photo? Is it a drawing? It's a photo-drawing!
Here is something new I made as an experiment, I call them photo-drawings. There was an open call for an exhibition in Romania titled "A Photo from Oz" and I really wanted to participate seen as I have spent quite a lot of time in Australia and should therefore have some decent photographs from the place.
Tallinn Light Biennale
I had the honour to be invited to participate in this year's (and first ever) Tallinn Light Biennale that took place from November 24th to December 1st. It featured two indoor exhibitions and several public space installations with Estonian and international artists. My Light Box Drawing series Ship Life was part of the exhibition Luminous Utopias