Henna -94 / Pieksämäki, Finland
Having grown up at a farm, I didn’t have that much to do with fashion and arts. Seeing Project Runway, however, made me obsessed and I started dreaming of a career in fashion.
As my original goal was to become a fashion designer, I studied enough arts, handicrafts and sewing to design and make clothes. Ended up changing directions and studying a bit of graphic design before starting my illustration business in 2021. After a year in the business, I decided to get back to school to finish up my bachelors degree in culture and arts. My thesis was about Customer journey and customer experience in e-commerce of handmade products ( read more HERE ).
Outside of my creative work, I enjoy time outdoors, doing some photography and playing games on my PC. Also renovating our 50s house and trying to live a more sustainable life by second hand shopping and getting as much of our food directly from the nature close-by as possible.
EDUCATION / STUDIES
Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Savonia university ( 2023 )
Photoartisan in graphic design, Ingmanedu ( 2020 )
Fashion studies, VNF ( 2015 )
Artisan in handicrafts and arts, YSAO ( 2013 )
WORK EXPERIENCE
Internship at art event Taidekatu ( SS 2023 )
Entrepreneur at Illustrator Henna ( Feb 2021 – )
Graphic design internship at Räikee Oy ( Fall 2020 )
Saleswork at Opteam Oy ( 2018 )
Internship with exhibitions at Jukka Rintala Oy ( Summer 2017 )
SKILLS
lLLUSTRATION AND ART, photo composition, color theory, drawing from perception,…
ADOBE Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and Indesign
DESIGN: fashion design + design for better products and services
Basics of service design, marketing, saleswork and personal branding
LANGUAGES: finnish, english, swedish and some japanese
+ can make stupid songs out of everything
FEATURED IN / EXHIBITIONS
Taidekatu 2024. Art exhibition at Pieksämäki.
Freelancer Magazine, Issue 12: Going Global. ( Interview )
Pieksämäen lehti 5.2.2022 ( Interview )
Henna -94 / Pieksämäki, Finland
Having grown up at a farm, I didn’t have that much to do with fashion and arts. Seeing Project Runway, however, made me obsessed and I started dreaming of a career in fashion.
As my original goal was to become a fashion designer, I studied enough arts, handicrafts and sewing to design and make clothes. Ended up changing directions and studying a bit of graphic design before starting my illustration business in 2021. After a year in the business, I decided to get back to school to finish up my bachelors degree in culture and arts. My thesis was about Customer journey and customer experience in e-commerce of handmade products ( read more HERE ).
Outside of my creative work, I enjoy time outdoors, doing some photography and playing games on my PC. Also renovating our 50s house and trying to live a more sustainable life by second hand shopping and getting as much of our food directly from the nature close-by as possible.
EDUCATION / STUDIES
2023 Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Savonia university.
2020 Photoartisan in graphic design, Ingmanedu
2015 Fashion studies, VNF
2013 Artisan in handicrafts and arts, YSAO
WORK EXPERIENCE
SS 2023 – Internship at art event Taidekatu
Feb 2021 – Entrepreneur at Illustrator Henna
Fall 2020 Graphic design internship at Räikee Oy
Year 2018 Saleswork at Opteam Oy
Summer 2017 Internship with exhibitions at Jukka Rintala Oy
SKILLS
lLLUSTRATION AND ART, photo composition, color theory, drawing from perception,…
ADOBE Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and Indesign
DESIGN: fashion design + design for better products and services
Basics of service design, marketing, saleswork and personal branding
LANGUAGES: finnish, english, swedish and some japanese
+ can make stupid songs out of everything
FEATURED IN / EXHIBITIONS
Taidekatu 2024. Art exhibition at Pieksämäki.
Freelancer Magazine, Issue 12: Going Global. ( Interview )
Pieksämäen lehti 5.2.2022 ( Interview )