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This month, we were very pleased to received some fun photos from Marika Makaroff, CEO and creative director at Finland’s Gutsy Animations (Moominvalley).
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I have been doing meditation for years on and off, but this summer a friend asked me to join Deepak Chopra’s 21 Day Meditation Challenge. My cat Tarmo and I are continuing the practice together on a daily basis.
I’m going through emails at home: Most of our work is remote these days, so it’s not unusual to to sit in front of the computer 14 hours in a row!
Giving feedback on a Moominvalley animatic with our director Sara Barbas. I’m super proud of our talented team and how they’ve adapted to our current working constraints.
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Google Hangouts meeting with our drama team. COVID-19 has forced us to get creative and develop this project in an online writers’ room.
Sometimes I come to the empty office just to use my standing desk and experience a more concrete transition ritual between work and free time.
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An appointment with my miracle-worker osteopath who not only takes care of my body, but also my mind and soul.
I’m workshopping ideas with director Paavo Westerberg about a new series in development.
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Fact checking some details for our script. We use Tove Jansson’s original books, art and comic strips as the base of all our work.
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I end the day in a nearby forest with my son Vertti. They say a forest is the church for a Finn, which is very true: A daily walk in nature keeps you grounded and connected to something bigger. september|october 20
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