The techniques and materials are versatile when making landscape croquis. Interesting point is to follow the intuition and what comes up when spending time on the site. In this method, making art is a manner of being.

The main point with the method is to find out how the visual interpretation and multisensory observing can play role in landscape assessment and further in design process - landscape is not just in front of an observer.

The speed (or rapidity) is in essential role when sketching landscape as in croquis method. The quick croquis sketching reduces the spatial and visual elements to the minimum. The observer’s eyes, brain and hand must work in seamless collaboration to differ the essential lines from irrelevant visual noise.

Above: Use of natural materials and water-soluble colors enable weather’s visual presence on the sketches by dribbles and smudge. The reed pens were carved from common reed (järviruoko) and Polygonaceae plants (tatar) on the site.

Above: University students approaching landscape by making croquis in it. As a teacher I can not force students on the site if the weather conditions aren’t moderate. I have yet observed students’ apple-cheeked satisfaction and joy of finding when they have worked in rough weathers as self-imposed.

Below: Students’ landscape croquis hanged on the corridor wall at the campus. You can smell the weather and melting snow when passing by.

Visuals and landscape design for a competition entry for Ylivieska church in co-operation with Casagrande Laboratory, 2017.

Competition entry for Soulmade Local Hub in Taivallahti Helsinki 2019 in co-operation with Casagrande Laboratory and Bjørnådal arkitektstudio.

Visuals and landscape design for a competition entry for Tampere Art Museum in co-operation with Anssi Lauttia, Valter Rutanen and Linda Wicksten, 2017.

Concept and landscape design along with visual identity experiments for Naissaari island, City of Jyväskylä 2015.

Lighting concept for Naissaari island 2015.

Experimenting the acoustic landscape of a sacred forest.

Sketches for Tampere Eteläpuisto lake front

Concept plan for a forest terrace, a co-operation project

Competition entry and visuals for exhibition pavilion in Aurajoki, European Capitals of Culture Turku in 2016. Co-work with Lennart Lang.

Garden design concept and visuals for a private house in Espoo, 2016. In co-operation with a property development company Settle Oy.

Teuraspiha concept plan for Teurastamo Helsinki.

Design for a floating and living green island to increase biodiversity in a “blind spot” of Jätkäsaari Helsinki, 2014.

Experiments for a publication graphics

Illustrations for Glims Farmstead Museum on permanent exhibition, Espoo City Museum, Espoo 2019.

Set design for a new dance piece Kokongi: Luonnos 1 (Mediakeskus Lume 2011). With: Katri Liikola, Laura Haapakangas, Ville Mäkelä, Ilpo Heikkinen, Sanni Giordani, Soili Huhtakallio, Minna Karttunen ja Hanna Mönkäre. Photos: Sanna Käsmä.

Installation at architecture festival in Cadiz, Spain 2011. Co-work with international group of architecture students and the weather.

Set design, dance and drawing performance for a new dance piece Lasivatsaiset (Theatre Academy, Helsinki 2012). With: Katri Liikola, Minna Karttunen, Ilpo Heikkinen. Photos: Sanna Käsmä.

Lasivatsaiset installation and exhibition at Theatre Academy in Helsinki 2012-13.

Landscape installation and stool at Design March festival in Reykjavik 2017. Co-work with CHOICE, Matti Ahopelto and Mikko Pykäri.

Floating greens at digi agency Nosto’s office in Helsinki

Copper patinations in-between acoustical windows at music restaurant G Livelab in Helsinki.

Patinated copper walls at G Livelab.

Design of a glass stage at G Livelab, in co-operation with Casagrande Laboratory.

Design and construction of a moss wall and green decorations at finnish design and concept store PRE and Cargo Cafe in Helsinki city centre 2016.

Design and construction of green decorations at G Livelab music restaurant in Helsinki city centre 2015-17.

Wasteland plants potted in-between acoustical windows at music restaurant G Livelab in Helsinki. Design and construction of living green decorations 2015-17.

Design for Helsinki World Design Capital year’s Flower Cubes in the city centre, 2012.

Design and construction of Hyperspeed Picnic Boxes in Suvilahti Culture Centre area, 2013. Co-work with YEAH HELSINKI art collective.

Design of G livelab’s entrance lights in co-operation with lighting designer Teemu Nurmelin, Helsinki 2016.

Art as part of the kitchen design. Interior paintings for a private house.