Artistic Identity Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/category/growing-as-artist/artistic-identity/ Fly to Your Inner World and Color the Emotion Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:49:55 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-site_icon3-32x32.jpg Artistic Identity Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/category/growing-as-artist/artistic-identity/ 32 32 Do You Need a Mentor? https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/do-you-need-a-mentor/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/do-you-need-a-mentor/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:49:53 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=33146 I am honored to be invited to mentor at Mastrius and join a group of top art mentors and teachers around the world. Become a member of my mentorship group here: Paivi’s mentorship group Mastrius has a great concept for mentoring and the mentorship complements my courses. I will still be running my online courses […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/artist-vlog-august-2026/feed/ 9 Three Brave Questions to Ask Yourself about Your Art https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/three-brave-questions-about-your-art/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/three-brave-questions-about-your-art/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 10:36:25 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=32382 This week, I have questions about your art, and I will also share my answers as an example. As an artist, you’re always asked: 1) where do you get your inspiration, 2) how is your art made, and 3) what does it represent or mean? But when you want to go deeper and find answers […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/three-brave-questions-about-your-art/feed/ 6 Intuitive Art Journaling https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/intuitive-art-journaling/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/intuitive-art-journaling/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:02:27 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=30791 Art is more than re-coloring what we already see. This week, I talk about intuitive art journaling and inspire you to follow your spirit and create more freely. Even if we continuously grow our skills as artists, the joy of art-making disappears if we use too much reasoning. It’s good to practice the technical skills, […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/intuitive-art-journaling/feed/ 6 Choosing the Word for 2025 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/word-for-2025/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/word-for-2025/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:14:17 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=28433 Have you ever chosen the word for the new year and then happily forgotten it? Me too! But last year, I had a word that stuck in my mind. It was “Integrate”. My word for 2025 is “Release”. Here’s what I have learned about choosing the word! Too Much Emotion, Too Little Impact Some words […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/word-for-2025/feed/ 4 Magical Cat and Its Many Lives in Art https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/magical-cat/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/magical-cat/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:33:46 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=28133 This week, I present a new cross-stitch pattern based on my drawings, and ponder about my word for the year: “integrate.” It’s finally time to release the cross-stitch pattern that you, my dear blog readers, voted for in April. The pattern is based on the cats drawn for the course Magical Inkdom. Magical Inkdom is […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/magical-cat/feed/ 4 From Painting to Digital 3D Art – Part 2 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/from-painting-to-digital-3d-art-part-2-virtual-reality-art/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/from-painting-to-digital-3d-art-part-2-virtual-reality-art/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:15:28 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=27922 September is the last month of the grant I received from The Finnish Cultural Foundation. It’s time to show you the final virtual reality artwork and share more about my journey from painting to creating digital 3D art. This week’s video is a sequel to the video “From Painting to Digital 3D Art” which was published […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/from-painting-to-digital-3d-art-part-2-virtual-reality-art/feed/ 6 From Painting to Digital 3D Art https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/from-painting-to-digital-3d-art/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/from-painting-to-digital-3d-art/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:59:52 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=27280 This week I have a video that is made for all who love art and love creating art. It’s about my artistic journey from painting to digital 3D art. My new digital creations move and change color on screen and in virtual reality. 3D Art – Watch the Video! I am currently making digital artwork […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/artists-life-starting-new-media-art/feed/ 8 New Beginnings in Art-Making https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/new-beginnings-in-art-making/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/new-beginnings-in-art-making/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:15:19 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=27051 Let’s think about new beginnings and give one to our art-making! In recent months, I have felt that a new era has begun in my life. It has been surprising. I have thought that I am already too old for anything new – that the new beginnings in life have already been experienced, at least […]

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