Kati Nulpponen

In Mourning Dress, 2006 cotton, silver, nylon, satin (crochet)

16x55x4.5cm photograph by Jaan Seitsara.

Kati Nulpponen is also part of Amazing Animal and was showing work at Collect with Galleria Norsu.

Mervi Kurvinen

The Grandmother, 2006 ceramics, silver, pearls,

hand-painted miniature (Tarja Hasa) 15x6cm

Mervi Kurvinen, also part of Galleria Norsu and Amazing Animal.

Maria Nuutinen

The Best Days of My Life (pincushions), 2005, cotton wool, elastic band, fabric, pins, plaster, plastic, printed fabric - dimensions variable
The Best Days of My Life 2005 (detail).

I first saw the work of Maria Nuutinen in an obscure (in the UK!) and inspiring design publication which I found at Borders in London last year called Metalsmith, so I was very excited to see her work at Collect with Galleria Norsu, a gallery from Helsinki dedicated to Nordic contemporary craft. Nuutinen is part of Amazing Animal with 2 other artists, Mervi Kurvinen and Kati Nulpponen.