🌟This weekend find me along the Artist Alley at Comic Con Finland! Happening from Friday to Sunday in Helsinki messukeskus🌟

❤️ Packing for Tampere Kuplii ❤️
Find me in myyntisali this time sharing a space with my lovely pal Inka Ruska 😍 Ducks and seagulls together side by side ❤️

We made some changes to our MUJI local design village layout and we are also getting new members 😍 Come visit in April and you will find out who our new lovely members are ❤️ I think me and Kiserinn’s new display works so well! We have moved a couple of meters and are still opposite to the cashiers 🙂

❤️ Tuesday is pottery day ❤️

🌱🐝 It’s world wildlife day! 🐝🌱
I cannot wait for spring to start and the snow to melt and all the bumble bees to come out and crawl into our spring flowers ❤️🐝🌱🌷

❤️ Welcome to Helsingin kädentaitomessut at Wanha satama today 10-16 ❤️ Find me and Evianna Ester Art in hall A 🙂

🌟 Top gull and Seagull dude now with Lahti and Helsinki city names as waterproof vinyl stickers 😀🌟 I’m now on the train from Lahti to Helsinki with a bunch of them to refill at MUJI local design village, my year round little shop (among 16 other small businesses) in Kamppi 4th floor ❤️

Loofah cucumber seedlings just sprouted, all four seeds germinated 🥳, my fish dish made it our of the kiln and the colours turned out so nice too ❤️
And I’m working on something new, inspired by vintage tiger illustrations 🌟🐯

I’m teaching product design for the next couple of weeks and I kinda had fun making the slideshow materials 😁 I have no idea what this creature is but I like it 😀 Is it some kind of a bat?

I just updated my events, markets and pop ups schedule 🙂 Newest edition is Tuska Expo in Helsinki 🌟 Please comment or message me if you’d like me to bring something specific with me and I’d be happy to see what I can do. I also always love to hear your art/product ideas ❤️

Yesterday was pottery day 😍 A way of decorating with brushed underglazes and pencils worked really well (with the oranges) but unfortunately the bowl cracked. But then a seashell tray (made with a mold came out beautifully and the glazing worked so well ❤️ I get more and more into it each time 😍❤️

🌟 Desucon frostbite day 2 has started, I’m selling my art and products in myyntisali (vendor hall) until 16.00 today 🌟

I’m vending at Desucon frostbite today 10-18 and tomorrow 10-16. I’m in myyntisali with some rare discounts:
🌟all my earrings are -20% off today and all stickers 3 for 9€ 🌟

I’m packing right now for Desucon frostbite 🌟 Please feel free to comment if message me with any requests, no need to buy but just if you’d like to see something in person 🙂 Anyone coming to Desucon this weekend?
Find me in myyntisali/vendor hall, come say hi ❤️

Here are my confirmed events, markets and pop up shops for 2025. I will add more as I book them. Please feel free to message me with any requests of what to bring with me to an event if you’d like a specific piece or product ❤️ See you there! 🙂

Hello 🙂
I’m Valpuri ’Valppa’ a professional illustrator, artist, printmaker and gardener based in Finland. I’m into linocut and tetrapak printmaking, ecological gardening, pottery and art. I illustrate picture books, teach, do commissions and design and sell my own illustrated products and prints ❤️