AUTUMN MOOD

Thought I'd share some pics

from an autumn product shoot 

for Nougat

before it's time for some Christmassy ones

Always as fun, meditative & tiring :) 

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SIMPLE

a little ode to the simple,

quiet moments,

daily life.

a practice video

with the assistance of my son,

my eager teacher

in more ways than one :)  

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SEMPLICE

starting to feel it,

 simplicity 

whisked in by summer winds.

in the glass 

an effortless concoction

of a dollop of madagascar vanilla ice cream

swimming in a pool of espresso,

or drowning

– affogato al caffè,

as the Italians call it.

half of the family disappeared

to the other side of Europe,
one quarter busy at his summer job,

i work, organise & play in a quiet house.

i wish you warm breezes,

with love.

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NOTHING TO ADD

The first of May tomorrow,

and yesterday it snowed.

I was cooped under the covers 

with a spring flu

& didn't really mind

with all the glow 

that arrived in the form of

writings on creativity, 

photography vibes,

& a film with one of my absolute favourites,

 Lena Endre,

 transporting  me

to the windswept coastline of Öland.

Today I fancied picking up the camera,

take away any excess. 

Simple forms,

simple things

– honey, glass that reflects the morning light,

the drinking glass made by a friend,

who is a glass artist,

the caraf a souvenir from a market in France.

An attempt to catch some tender luminosity,

while the head is a soft, warm blur. 

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CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON

A brief visit over here

in the middle

of a perfectly ordinary Wednesday

marked by intermittent

rain & shine.

I'm churning out words on the keyboard,

lots of words,

& when words begin to take over,

I have an urge to escape into images even for a brief moment.

I'm quite good at fluffing up a cumulus cloud

from a duvet,

but this guy is doing the real thing!

Pieni piipahdus tänne

aivan tavallisen keskiviikon lomassa,

jolloin vuoroin sataa ja paistaa.

Nakuttelen sanoja,

paljon sanoja,

& kun sanat tahtovat ottaa tekemisestä ylivallan

täytyy edes hetkellisesti paeta kuviin. 

Olen aika hyvä pöyhentämään täkistä kumpupilven,

mutta tässäpä ihminen, joka loihtii ihka oikeita!




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SIMPLE THINGS

i have a thing for those simple things,

perfection in imperfection,

soft, milky light

on an early Tuesday afternoon,

a moment of quiet

in between the humdrum.

somehow there's an awful lot

of strength right there. 

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