In the pic a bracelet I made with wooden beads I handpainted and some small recycled pieces. Today´s link is to the ceramic recycled jewellery by the Swedish designer Elin at Sägen Butik .
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Category: Design & Art
Some Things I liked this Week
Posted by – March 11, 2011
-The blue color of the wall on the pic
- That a new illustration of mine has been published by “They Draw & Cook”
- this illustration collaboration between -Ana Ventura and Camilla Engman
-these ceramics
-and …the blog Road Trip in Finland about Finnish design
Have a nice weekend!!!
Here it is snowing … a lot!!!!
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Illustrated Recipe “Finnish Oven Pancake (Pannukakku)”
Posted by – March 7, 2011
I have illustrated a recipe of the Finnish Oven Pancake for “ They Draw & Cook”. Check here how my foodie art-work has been featured (or just click on the image below) !!!
Illustration “Finnish Oven Pancake Recipe (Pannukakku) ©Ruth Landesa
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Another Recipe of the Traditional Finnish “Pannukakku” here.
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Winter Color Inspiration
Posted by – February 27, 2011
A piece of mine . A small wooden pendant hand painted .
And .. along with the links to my web and to my small on-line store, some other links I like:
The website of Eduardo Armada a great Galician photographer. Among his beautiful pics you will find some of Marta Armada,´s jewellery pieces which I really love. I have already posted about her work here.
…and the website of Isabel Muñoz a photographer from Catalonia and Goldenink ´s with the amazing handmade ceramic jewellery designed and made by Katherine Wheeler and Abby Seymour .
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Visiting Porvoo, The Toy Store
Posted by – January 3, 2011
Every time I visit Porvoo, I stop at the window of the toy store of the “old town”
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For those interested in Scandinavian and Nordic toys here some links…: Wooden Toys (Wooden Finnish toys) , Playsam and the traditional Brio (Scandinavian design Toys).
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Happy New Year!!
Posted by – December 31, 2010
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Thanks to you all for a great year which has been full of surprises, interesting and funny projects , new friends….
Happy New Year to you all!!!!
I´m celebrating tonight rather in a Spanish way…. I have already bought the grapes :”Las Uvas de la Suerte“ !!!
The ” Twelve Grapes of Luck”
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For the new year a new calendar…. I like Noa Bembibre´s one.Noa is a Helsinki-based designer working in art direction and graphic design. Her work comprises identity, book design, packaging and custom publishing. And I also like Camila Engman´s , Swedish illustrator, and Sandra Juto´s ,Swedish graphic designer, illustrator and artist and Kauniste´s by Matti Pikkujämsä.
..Onnellista Uutta Vuotta!!
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Wrapping Orders
Posted by – December 15, 2010
I´m wrapping orders with paper printed with my patterns
Other nice wrapping ideas aquí from A Creative Mint
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Decorating the Crhistmas Tree
Posted by – December 10, 2010
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I have just visited a link that I love… Hanna Konola´s Joulukalenteri (Advent Calendar) .. and discovered Polkka Jam ( Independent Finnish Design)
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In Helsinki, Textile Craft & Design by Johanna Gullichsen
Posted by – November 24, 2010
Johannna Gullichsen Textil Craft & Design shop, Helsinki,I took the pic in summer…
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Take a look at her textile designs and works here, they are just great!
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Moomin Mug
Posted by – November 10, 2010
“Love” mug from the Moomin Collection of Arabia Finland.
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Moomin products are as popular now as they were when they were originally created in the 1950s, some of them retain the charm of the original illustrations by Tove Jansson.
I love Moomin mugs.. I have some… so some pics will come …
. .Retro Shop, Helsinki
Posted by – November 1, 2010
Wanha Kaarke, Kallio, Helsinki, Finlandia.
.A nice second hand shop, located in Kallio area, specialized in Finnish design of the 1950-70′ies (lamps, toys, ceramic, glass……)
Helsinki, Fall Reeds
Posted by – October 28, 2010
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Along with the photo here an amazing link to some works of Andy Goldsworthy . He is a British artist..sculptor, photographer and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculpture and Land art.
Marta( Marta Armada) sent me the link. Marta is a wonderful Spanish jewellery designer whose web, that is also amazing, you can visit here.
Töölölahti, Helsinki, Finland
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Visiting the “Big City”
Posted by – October 26, 2010
The opening of the exhibition of Hugo Backmansson and the presentation of the book “Hugo Backmansson Taiteilija, Upseeri Ja Seikkailija”, written by Tom Backmansson, Marie- Sofie Lundström, Tutta Palin and Marju Rönkkö was a great event. The exhibition, till January 2011, is wonderful, not to miss… as well as the book ….I have already one !!! …
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