Flower Arranging Workshop

Kallio Hoodz Blooms! 

Photo Elina Boström

Thursday, May 17, 6 PM - 8 PM

Please join us for this informal flower arrangement workshop in Udumbara pottery in Kallio. Learn how to make your own flower arrangement in this class.

During the workshop, floral designer Elina Boström/Arteflos will teach you everything you need to know about making beautiful floral arrangements on a ceramic artist/Eva Spoof/Udumbara wild clay vase. 

Photo Elina Boström

Eva will tell the history of the material of the vases and you get to choose your own for keeps. Elina will help you with your very own creation - no experience required.

We'll supply all of the materials, includes all florals and Udumbara vase to take home, no experience required. 

The fee for the class is 160 € (inc. VAT. 24%)  registration is binding. We will have limited attendee of 8.

The workshop will be held in Finnish and English. 

Registration before May 2nd  and more info:  elina@arteflos.com

Welcome and Thank you, 

Elina & Eva 

Udumbara Studio & Gallery
Kaarlenkatu 15,
00530 Helsinki

Photo Elina Boström, vase Udumbara 

ARTEFLOS:

Arteflos <https://www.facebook.com/arteflos/>

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www.arteflos.com <http://www.arteflos.com/>

UDUMBARA:

Udumbara Studio & Gallery <https://www.facebook.com/UdumbaraHelsinki/>

https://www.instagram.com/udumbara_helsinki/

http://udumbara.fi/

Photo Elina Boström

User Manual; UDUMBARA planters.

UDUMBARA planters are made from wild clay from the small village of Kultela in Somero, Southwestern Finland. 

The material gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character. By choosing this local raw material, Eva wants to emphasize the unique and ecological value of authentic/wild clay.  These flowerpots are also made using solar energy.

Wild clay planters are ideally suited for a plant's physiological needs. Part of their beauty is their tendency to beautify with age as they weather and absorb mineral salts from the soil. It's completely natural, porous, and has thermal properties that make it an asset to plants. The color of the planters will turn darker in use. The porous nature of clay also means you cannot easily overwater plants, the roots can breathe, and itself has excellent heat retention and repellent properties. All of this adds up to better plant care. 

Before planting anything new in a planter, you should pre-soak the pot. The porous nature of the clay tends to pull water from the soil. Soaking the pots in clean water overnight prevents this.

Photo courtesy of Michiko Erkola 

CLEANING UDUMBARA PLANTERS
It is easy to clean the planter, and it is all about keeping fungus and algae from growing.  The pores that naturally occur in the clay can harbor these and pass them on to the plants when you replant.  Empty the planter of all soil and residue, scrubbing and rinsing if needed. 

Baking the planters. 

Wild clay planters can be placed in an oven and baked up to 150 C (higher the heat slowly) about an hour. Do not remove the pots until they’ve cooled back down to room temperature as they will be sensitive to heat fluctuation. 

Cleaning wild clay planters with vinegar. 

Mix it at a (maximum) 1:10 ratio of white vinegar to water and cover the planters entirely into the water overnight. Let the pots dry in the open air for at least two days after cleaning.

If you don’t like the build up on the planters  (I love it! ),  you can try to remove it, mix baking and water into a paste and then scrub the crust. Fine steel wool can also be used.

To me, part of the beauty of the wild clay planter is their tendency to beautify with age as they weather and absorb mineral salts from the soil. 

Happy planting! 

Photo courtesy of Nina Skogster/Distylestudio

UDUMBARA Studio & Gallery (since 1994)

Earth-friendly pottery. Handmade ecological luxury; Tea Art, sculpture and flowerpots. Creating high-quality solar energy powered local/ wild clay ceramics. Ceramic artist Eva Spoof.

Available:
Kämp Garden, Helsinki
Allé Magasinet, Oslo
NID.ee Paris

We welcome visitors to our studio Helsinki, just make an appointment first
 at https://udumbara.youcanbook.me

Polttarit, Synttärit & Juhlat Udumbarassa studiossa.

Keramiikkapaja on hauska vaihtoehto juhlille. Udumbaran studiossa voi jokainen kokeilla onneaan dreijan äärellä. Kokenut keraamikko (Eva Spoof) ohjaajana pitää huolen, että kaikki onnistuvat ja tapahtumasta jää muistoksi oma itse muotoiltu kukkaruukku. 

Aikuiset ja lapset (vanhempien seurassa) ovat Udumbaraan tervetulleita. 

Studio sijaitsee Helsingin Kalliossa, keskeisellä paikalla Sauna Arlan vieressä ja  lähistöllä on monia hyviä muitakin jatkopaikkoja, ravintoloita sekä baareja. 

Lisätietoja ja tilaus: UDUMBARA juhlat
Täältä kalenterista voi tarkistaa koska on vapaita aikoja: UDUMBARA ajanvaraus:

THE IITTALA & ARABIA DESIGN CENTRE , Master Class Workshop

Photo by wonderful Nelli Kivistö. 

The newest addition to Helsinki’s dynamic art and design scene – where you can take a deep dive into two of Finland’s best-known design and lifestyle brands, Iittala and Arabia.

More than a window into the history, present, and future of these legendary brands, the center invites guests to interact with working artists and explore their own creativity through exhibitions, workshops, guided tours, design talks, and events.

I am happy to announce, that among others I  too will give Master Class workshop there, the first ones will be in October and December:

MASTER CLASS WORKSHOP: EVA SPOOF

How to use Udumbara wildclay tea bowls.

UDUMBARA’s pieces are made from wild clay from the small village of Kultela in Somero, southwestern Finland. So, when you get UDUMBARA, you don't just get handmade pottery, you get a piece of Finland too. 

This natural material gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character and thanks to the porous nature and rich iron and other mineral content of the clay, tea brewed in a wild clay bowl develops a richer flavor.

Udumbara wild clay bowls are made for use. You have to play with them and caress and rub them with your hands often. Wild clay, gains its shine from your touching and rubbing. A well "loved" wild clay bowl has a better glow than a less "loved" bowl.  

Photo courtesy of Nina Skogster

The light milky color, glazes will eventually develop fine crackles. As time passes, with use tea seeps in the crackles gives a patina that is prized and brings pleasure to tea connoisseurs. 

Never use soap or detergent on Udumbara wild clay bowls. Use it only for tea, it will absorb tea, as well as non-tea stuff.  Don't put your bowl near any funny smell, especially when they are wet. Use it only for tea.

After use, extract all tea leaves from your Udumbara bowl. Rinse it with hot water to wash away all tea inside. Wipe it with soft fabric to get rid of all water. Then leave the bowl in an airy place to dry.

環境に優しいアースフレンドリーな天然粘土の陶器。北欧風な茶器やフラワーポットの工芸品です。

Lisää kuvateksti

UDUMBRA(ウドゥンバラ)の製品はフィンランドの南西に有る小さな村、クルテラで採取された天然粘土(ワイルドクレー)で作られています。この天然の材料の恩恵によって豊かで自然な土の味わい有る仕上がりになっています。その土地固有なありのままの加工されていない材質を厳選するUDUMBRAはワイルドクレーのユニークでエコロジカルな価値に重点を置いています。

多孔質で鉄分やミネラルが豊富に含まれているクルテラの天然粘土のおかげで入ったお茶はより豊かな風味となります。

Photo by Nina Skogster

又通気性の優れたワイルドクレーの鉢は植物の生理的なニーズに適した理想的な作りとなっています。土に含まれている塩のミネラル成分が吸収や風化を繰り返し、年を重ねるほど味わい深く趣きのある美しい鉢へと仕上がっていくことも、この製品の魅力の一つです。

UDUMBRAはハンドメードなだけではなく、それを手にした時、そこには一欠片のフィンランドが入っている自然陶器です。

Welcome to visit the studio in Kaarlenkatu 15, Helsinki.     

Just make an appintment first:

http://udumbara.youcanbook.me 

Helsinki Ceramic Arts & Pottery Classes.

UDUMBARA ceramics studio in Kallio district of Helsinki offers Ceramic Art and Pottery classes in English.  

At UDUMBARA you are submerged in a real pottery studio and learn how to handel local wildclay. This will truely be slow design as the potterys big kiln is only fired few times per season and it takes more time and patient when working with wildclay.

Next workshops are:
Lantern workshop in August
Wine cooler workshop in September

 

 
 
 

UDUMBARA Matcha bowl photo Nina Skogster 

Wild clay gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character. By choosing this local raw material Udumbara pottery wants to emphasise the unique and ecological value of this clay.

 Thanks to the Kultela clay's porous nature, this clay is especially suited for flowerpots and tea-ware.

When you make pottery at Udumbara , you don't just make handmade pottery, you get a piece of Finland too! 

Join us at Helsinki Ceramic Arts and Pottery Meetup . or at Facebook Udumbara Helsinki 

the name

UDUMBARA the name.

The Udumbara flower, or “an auspicious flower from heaven” in Sanskrit.

The time I started the pottery (1994) and for many years I was a practicing Buddhist. 

UDUMBARA name comes from Buddhism, plainly it means no sorrow. The name is a memory for the quest to live an authentic life...finding the way for true self is not easy, not for anyone. 

Thich Nhat Hanh places the flower in the context of enlightenment. 

To see a fully awakened person, a Buddha, is so rare that it is like seeing an udumbara flower. In the Tu Hieu Monastery in Hue, there is a scroll which says: "The udumbara flower, although fallen from the stem, is still fragrant." Just as the fragrance of the udumbara flower cannot be destroyed, our capacity for enlightenment is always present. The Buddha taught that everyone is a Buddha, everyone is an udumbara flower.

UDUMBARAs symbols

Eva Spoof/UDUMBARA mark 

UDUMBARA pottery started in 1994, but ever since I can remember I have marked all my artworks with "zorro" the Sarvela family cross.
This original was signature of my ancestor Hermanni Sarvela (1806 - 1880) but assumedly much older and it has been used as my fathers family's symbol In 2001 graphic artist Eva Louhio (who also made UDUMBARA's logo's) made a mark of mine, this red version of  "zorro".

UDUMBARA´s  Rooster (photo by Nina Skogster). "the Sarvela rooster" 

It is very old and has been watching over the pottery for years. The rooster is from the same farm (Sariola) as my "zorro" mark, from the Sarvijoki village in Jurva South-Ostrobothnia of Finland. 

Rooster as a spirit animal: 

If Rooster is your Animal, you are comfortable and in touch with your fiery side, especially in terms of passion/sexuality. 

As the herald of dawn, Rooster also gives you hope and mental keenness. Those who carry Rooster medicine inside rarely find themselves depressed or lacking energy. Rooster fills your aura with enthusiasm and a renewed sense of wittiness.

Rooster spirit draws good luck, prosperity and overall health to both you and your situation or projects. 

Finally, Rooster as a Totem Animal helps you to be a potent protector who is adept at keeping negative energies and evil away with your the solar light which burns brightly in your aura.

As Rooster arches his neck up to the heavens and lets loose his sacred song, our attention is called to the fact that we are alive to witness the power emanating from such a small and relatively fragile creature. If such a tiny soul believes he is entitled to touch the stars, so can you! 

In meditations, the Rooster teaches you self-protection and vigilance. This Spirit Animal also mingles with your auric field to cleanse negativity.

From:

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/birds/rooster-symbolism-meaning/

Thank you!