Ten years ago, painter and illustrator Vincent Bakkum returned to the Netherlands after living in Helsinki for almost thirty years. Bakkum’s tools are still canvas, paint and brushes, as he has not adopted the digital media that are now used for illustration. But he has not given up his role as an illustrator. On the contrary, his works have become even more decorative. Aesthetics is a source of inspiration for him. A former gallerist once told Bakkum that he shouldn’t tell people that his paint

Ten years ago, painter and illustrator Vincent Bakkum returned to the Netherlands after living in Helsinki for almost thirty years. Bakkum’s tools are still canvas, paint and brushes, as he has not adopted the digital media that are now used for illustration. But he has not given up his role as an illustrator. On the contrary, his works have become even more decorative. Aesthetics is a source of inspiration for him. A former gallerist once told Bakkum that he shouldn’t tell people that his paint

Sculptor and designer Arni Aromaa uses ceramics, glass and wood as his materials. In recent years, he has explored the combination of ceramics and glass in the firing process. Aromaa’s techniques include casting and mould-pressing and hand-building for larger works. In addition to ceramics, Arni Aromaa uses wood as a material for his sculptures. The themes of his works are inspired by nature, but their visual language, finishing and execution techniques draw heavily on Aromaa’s training as an

Samuli Heimonen was born in Saarijärvi, Central Finland. Heimonen, who currently lives and works in Jyväskylä, graduated with a Master of Arts from the Master of Fine Arts programme of the University of Art and Design in 2002. He held his first solo exhibition in 2000 and has participated in group exhibitions in Finland and abroad since 1998. Samuli Heimonen was elected Young Artist of the Year in 2008 and was also awarded the Tapperie Art Society Medal in 2003. Samuli Heimonen’s works