142. Riitta Kaunisto - Norrgårdin taidetalli

Address

Purunpääntie 263
25870 Dragsfjärd

Phone

+358447812761

Genre

Photography, Environmental art, Graphic art, Painting, Visual arts, Wood

Accessible for persons with reduced mobility

Information about the artist / the group

In 2019, we bought 19th-century farm in poor condition on Kemiönsaari. The old stable was renovated in summer of 2024. Part of the stable was converted into a loft, which serves as my art studio during summer. My current art works are inspired by the yard’s old oak trees, as well as the log buildings that have seen multiple generations come and go. I'm in love with sun and wind-beaten logs and boards, the structure of their surfaces, and their story-telling. I work with mixed methods, cold wax oil technique and acrylic paint. I photograph and paint nature and animals.
In 2019, I entered a new path in visual art studies. The basic subject studies of visual arts at the open University of Lapland at Kanneljärvi Opisto, painting studies of Vapaa Taidekoulu.

Program during Konstrundan

During Konstrundan you can visit to see the artworks, the old stable building and old agricultural tools and objects found on the farm. When the weather allows, you can enjoy coffee and snacks on the yard, located nested within the fields. The location is only a few steps from the stone- and early metal age graves of Hammarsboda (around 150 m), five kilometers from Ölmos beach and seven kilometers from Söderlångvik museum.

https://www.instagram.com/norrgard1833

Driving directions

From Söderlångvikintie, turn to Purunpääntie. Drive the dirt road for 2.6 km.
Norrgård’s Art Stable is located on the right, at the intersection of Purunpääntie and Kruunumalmintie.