Portfolio Minta Peltokangas Textile Design 2018
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Minta Peltokangas 1991 Poste Restante, 00100 Helsinki, Finland mintapk@gmail.com +358 45 328 1170
Education 2017 -2018 Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia. Textile Design Erasmus 2015 - 2019 Metropolia Univercity of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland Textile Design 2013 - 2015 Stadi Vocational School, Helsinki, Finland Dressmaker 2010 - 2012 Actor Educations, Tampere, Finland 2007-2010 Vocational College Lappia, Tornio, Finland Visual Artisan
Skills Weaving **** Knitting **** Tapestry *** Leather handcrafts **** Fabric manipulation *** Silkscreen printing *** Print design *** Fabric dyeing *** Drawing *** Painting *** Adobe Photoshop **** Adobe InDesign *** Adobe Illustrator ** Photographing **
Exhibition February 2018 Anykščiai, Lithuania “Summer in Winter” group exhibition with solo works, for 100 years of Independence in Lithuania. Aprill 2010 Tornio, Finland “Journey to Poweranimal” graduation work for Visual Artisan education. September 2009 Tornio, Finland “Shamaanin hetki” (Moment of a Shaman) solo exhibition part of an education.
KNITTING I knit everywhere, it is like meditation to me. I have always some kind of knitting project going on. I have discovered a hole new world past year when I have learned to use knitting machine.
KNITTED BAG School project or knitted accessories. I wanted to make multi- function bag, which can be used as a bagback and handbag with adjustable strap.
Materials: 100% wool yarn and recycled leather Size: 40x20x60 cm Technique: Knitting, felting and sewing Supervisor: Tuija Niemi 2015
INDUSTRIAL KNITTING This is my industrial knit design “Kaarna�. The inspiration came from the skinless, insect- eated tree which I saw in Lappland. The scarf under, is a testpiece of Kaarna, made on knitting machine. Materials: Merino and alpaca wool Size: 140x200cm Knitted in Finnish Kutomo Holopainen Technique: Double knit in industry Supervisor: Rosa Piironen 2017
My goal was to make warm, cozy, sustainable and easy to wear garment. This in mind I designed a maxi dress that has a long slits on the sides and a big collar.
Weaving
Sรกmi symbol pillow Material: wool Size: 40x30 cm Technique: Jacquard 2016
Above: Samples from weaving courses Bag made of Lapin Kettu- fabric. Materials: wool and cotton Size: 30cm wide Technique: Computer loom weaving Supervisor: Hilpi Koivisto 2016
INDUSTRIAL WEAVING School course of Patterned Weaving Designs, we designed together with my school friend fabric called “Lapin Kettu�. We mixed her fox pattern and my square motifs and got traditional looking pattern. Materials: Wool and cotton Size: 200x140cm Technique: Industry weaving Supervisor: Ulla Karsikas Weaved in Finnish Kultavilla company 2016
WEAVING I was erasmus student 2017-2018 in Estonian Academy of Arts in Textile Design department. In the the weaving course, I wanted to do everything by myself from star to finishing. Inspiration came from Lappish winter and the name is “ -30* sky�. It has the colors of the freezing winter sky. Material: 100% wool Size: 130x200cm Technique: Weaved in traditional loom Supervisor: Imbi Ilves & Merlin Kruusel 2017
General in weaving I am inspired of the traditional symbols and motifs from Scandic, Sámi and Baltic cultures and I like to mix them with modern styles, colors and materials. “Something new, something borrowed”
TAPESTRY / GOBELIN In my erasmus is Estonian Academy of Arts, I attended to tapestry course. First we learned the technique and final work subject was potrait. I had this idea of wolf in front of wintery hill and a girl behind just as a siluet. Final work “Wolf and the Hill� Materials: mainly wool Size: 20x40 cm Technique: Tapestry weaving Supervisor: Maasike Maasik 2018
LEATHERWORK Working with leather is more of a hobby of mine. It is way to relax for me. Bag Material: Recycled leather Technique: Sewed by machine, 2015. Small coffee pouch (left) Material: Recycled and reindeer leather, 2018. Small fannybag Material: Reindeer leather, 2017. Baby shoes Material: Handmade reindeer leather “sisna�, 2017 Cases for knife Material: Reindeer leather, 2016&2017 All the rest are sewed by hand.
LEATHER BACKBAG The bag was final work for “Specialized techniques” course 2015. I wanted to create backbag for my own needs. Material: recycled leather jacket Size: 45x30x15 cm Tecnique: Leather works and sewing Supervisor: Anu Kaukola 2015
FABRIC MANIPULATION In my studies in Estonian Academy of Arts I attended the fabric manipulation course. There I explored working with heat gun and pyrography pen. I worked with synthetic textiles and discovered how they react on heat. The inspiration for my collection “Cold Spell in Spring� (right page), came from forest. The bare ground with molded leaves that is exposed after the snow has melted away. Material: Polyester/Synthetic Size: A4- sized samples Technique: Melting with heatgun, pyrography pen, folio printing, puff paste. Supervisor: Piret Valk 2018
PRINTDESIGN I’m still searching for my style in print design. I like to do simple patterns and use contrasts in my creations. All of them are inspired by wilderness. I also do photographing and I mostly take pictures of nature. I can use SLR camera and photograph studio. I know how to use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, DesignKnitt and Weave Point programs.
Globeflower Is Sun, 64x40cm, 2018, Supervisor: Krista Leesi
GlobeBine, 200x140cm, 2018, Supervisor: Krista Leesi
Blueberry Field Forever, 246x200cm, 2018, Supervisor: Krista Leesi
Water Aroun My Toes, 200x132cm, 2018, Supervisor: Krista Leesi
Istuhan Mäthäälle, 91,4x72 cm, 2018, Supervisor: Krista Leesi
Soft In You, 92x91,4cm, 2018, Supervisor: Krista Leesi
Tape 1, 91,4x60cm, 2016, Supervisor: Tiina Karhu & Tuiti Paju
Ice Age, 91,4x120cm, 2016, Supervisor: Tiina Karhu & Tuiti Paju
PAINTING Past year I have discovered more of my painting style. Symbolistc story telling and mythologic themes using acrylic colors or watercolors. Painting supervisor: Kadri Kangilaski
“Journey to Poweranimal” painting of Wolf, acrylic on canvas, 100x120cm, 2010.
JOURNEY TO POWERANIMAL - EXHIBITION When I was studying in Vocational College Lappia back in 2010, as a final project, I made an installation called “Journey to Poweranimal”, where I studied shamanism. That was an extension to my earlier school project “The Shaman’s momoment”. Technique: Statues: wire, gypsum, paper mache. Painting: acrylics on canvas Supervisors: Annika Rytkönen & Eeva Koivumaa
The exhibition is about a moment when Erkki is calling his power animal and the wolf has heard it and came to him.
SHAMAN DRUM
As a Såmi, me and my mom had learned how to make a traditional S’ami shaman drum. The frames and reindeer leather we order from another company but we do the rest.
Each of the symbol have their own meaning. Depending on customer, I choose fitting symbols for drum.
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