About me

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I was born to a Finnish mother and a Kashimiri father in England, and later lived across the globe - now in Denmark and Italy. From a young age, I observed the many contrasts between traditions, languages, temperaments, and beliefs. I tried to understand what connects us beneath the surface. My life, like my art, is layered, shifting, and filled with stories - from Europe to Asia, from age and experience, from losing and finding oneself, to learning to be present in all of it.

My paintings reflect inner and outer landscapes. 

I work across two main bodies of work:  

• Circles of belonging -  circular works exploring connection and community
• The Natural World  - inspired by Nature and its quiet power. These energetic beings speak without words. 

I work with layers on paper or canvas -  experimenting with acrylics, oils, watercolours and other mediums.  

I have always felt a deep connection to the natural world - rocks, mountains, water, trees, the things that existed long before us and will remain long after us. I’m fascinated by what happens when I look long enough for those boundaries to begin to blur: a rock becomes a presence, a figure becomes a landscape, a face appears and almost disappears again.

Belonging runs through my work, and belonging to nature has always felt instinctive to me. I’m not interested in simply painting nature, but in exploring this curious relationship between us and the world we are part of.

In my circular, abstract work, I journey through shapes and colour, painting the richness of a mixed DNA - a homage to the past, present, and future. 

Colour is not just something I use - it’s something I feel. It comes from memories; Summer heat of big city life, moonlight in a snow-covered, nordic forest, the pinks and purples of my emotions, the greens of hope and renewal.  When working with colour, I tap into my inner energy and work with my flow of consciousness, and see what it brings. 

The name Spiraliens is a meeting point between the spiral - an ancient symbol of growth, energy, and movement - and the word “alien,” which speaks to the feeling of being foreign, outside, and in search of belonging.

We are all Spiraliens in some way - circling around each other, evolving and searching for connection. 

The spiral reflects our natural state of becoming. The alien captures the shared human experience of displacement and return.   

My logo, inspired by the Mayan  ‘Hunab Ku’, the Galactic Butterfly, carries this energy at its heart. It symbolizes unity in diversity, movement in stillness, and the beautiful paradox of being many things at once. Just like my work. Just like me. Just like all of us.