Welcome to the art studio & creative lab

Hello, I'm Mervi

Artist
Illustrator
Designer
Poet
Sorcerer

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Birch, a black and white ink drawing of an old, life seen birch without leaves by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Blue Bird Paradise, an illustrated pattern of blue pirds surrounded by green branches and leaves and red flowers on a black background by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Cats & Catnip, a simplistic illustration of blobby black cats with big round eyes surrounded by stylised green and purple catnip plants by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Black Cat, Colourful World, a digital painting of a blob like black cat before a teal/turquoise circle, between colourful branches and leaves on a pink background by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Summer Cat, black and white illustration of a happy black cat laying on its back with one front paw stretched out as if it's waving surrounded by wild strawberries by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Creator, digital painting of a mysterious person with purple pink bob hair, green eyes, green stripe on lower lip and a crescent moon on their forhead creating a shiny universe between their hands by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Flower Power Bicycle, a line art style black and white illustration of a cutesy bicycle with baskets full of and surrounded by flowers and bees by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Rooster, line art style black and white illustration of a fancy rooster with big tail and left foot lifted up by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Fantasy, a digital chest portrait drawing of a androgynous humanlike creature facing right with eyes closed and with pointy ears, dark brown hair braided and pointy horns by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Occultist, digital painting of a mysterious feminine person with long green hair, ram horns and green eyes wrapped in a creamy fabric, holding a red thread with pentagram on the end of it on a pink art deco style background by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Innocence, digital painting of an androgynous young person with big sunflowers in their arms being stalked by a black wolf on a red background by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen
Waiting, colour block style illustration of a young woman sitting and looking bored by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen

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I search
search, cannot find
Every step closer
Every moment farther

Am I there,
or have I already left?

Illustration of strange white mushrooms by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen

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Illustration of three sweets wrapped in red and white striped paper on a black background by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen

Commercial Illustrations

Sweet illustrations and repeat patterns for business, brand, blog and other full commercial use.

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Illustration of three sweets wrapped in red and white striped paper on a black background by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen

Personal Art

Beautiful art & illustrations to decorate your home, add to your collection, or to give as personal gifts.

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Decorate your life with posters, canvases, home decor, stickers, t-shirts, jigsaw puzzles and other items featuring my art.

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Line drawing and coloured pencil illustration of a curious orange fox with pale purple crystals growing from its back by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen

Is a human,
shape of an animal,
audacity of a god,

anything more miraculous
than accidental debris?

Illustration of a red and green snake like dragon with wings and small feet by Mervi Emilia Eskelinen

From The Blog

Comic

This simple black and white webcomic deals with mundanity of life in my dry and sometimes poetic style.

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4 panel black and white comic in which a person looks for stuff under the bed, in a bookshelf, outside the door and in the wardrobe. Another person asks: "What are you looking for?" The first person answers: "My motivation."
Magic Hand Illustration by Mervi Emilia EskelinenIllustration of a hand from which pulsing and blinking stars and planets emerge.

Creating beautiful, strange and sustainable

I'm dedicated to bringing this world more art, creativity and weirdness, while advocating sustainability and slow business instead of unlimited growth.

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