I was born in northern Finland. Ever since I was a child I wanted to be an illustrator so after finished school I head over to art school. I have degrees on Visual arts from Lybecker Institute of crafts and design and BA from children´s book illustration from North Wales school of art and design. I have also studied art history, folklore and cultural anthropology (which is my other passion). Currently I am working as a freelance illustrator, artist, online educator and a folklorist. 

I am also a Gryffinclaw and a watercolorist. I have an impressive collection of 19th century girl books, Beauty and the Beast ornaments and Don Rosa´s comics. 

Awards:
Saku Stars Honorable mention, Print making, 2011
Saku Stars, third place, Print making, 2010 

Grants:
Tellervo and Juuso Walden´s foundation, 2015, grant for artistic work

Solo exhibitions:
"Call of the sea", Tähtitornin kahvila, Oulu, Finland, 2017
"Amethyst Forest", Venka&Vinka, Oulu, Finland 2015 
"Moonbird and the sun doll", Venka&Vinka, Oulu Finland, 2014
"Travel Memories", Galleria Tuomenkukka, Oulu, Finland, 2013

Group exhibitions/ art fairs/projects:
New Designers, London, UK, 2019
"Bears from myths to reality" Kuterevo, Croatia, 2013
"Constructing European female identity", travelling exhibition, Finland, Turkey, Greece and the Netherlands, 2012
Art Ecult, Fuengirola, Spain, 2011