This workshop is a working studio rather than a finished platform. I’ll be using this space to document my ongoing practice as a full-time sculptor and designer, focusing on things I believe can be genuinely useful to other artists and makers. The material shared here is grounded in professional practice and long-term experience rather than theory or ideal workflows. Alongside my studio work, I have experience as a curator and exhibition organizer, and I work with a gallery focused on unique design. My background is broad: I’m trained as a cabinetmaker and craft designer, and before focusing fully on my own artistic production I worked as an entrepreneur producing fiberglass structures for industrial use—from molds and containers to finished components for technical applications. Materials such as fiberglass and resins are therefore familiar territory, not abstractions. https://www.teemusalonen.fi/ Much of what I share here consists of things learned the hard way: through testing, failure, rebuilding, and problem-solving. These are things I would have gladly paid to know earlier, but instead had to piece together through practice. The emphasis is on applied, adaptive use of materials and techniques—on why something works, and why something else doesn’t. Posts may include images or short videos from the studio, along with notes on material behavior, structural decisions, technical problems, and the reasoning behind certain choices. Questions are welcome, though responses may be selective and unhurried. Occasionally, a project or question opens up space for deeper discussion or mentoring when something genuinely worth exploring emerges from the work itself. At this early stage, I’m also curious to hear from others working in similar territories. If you’re currently facing a material challenge or a practical problem in your work, feel free to share it here. I won’t be able to respond to everything, but some of these questions may help shape what gets explored further in this workshop.

This is a working studio rather than a finished platform.I use this space to document what I’m making and how I think through materials, processes, and practical decisions in real projects. Feel free to look around, follow along, or join the conversation if something resonates. If there’s a material, process, or practical challenge you’re currently dealing with, you’re welcome to share it here.

I’m curious to hear what kinds of practical help or knowledge artists and makers feel they’re currently missing—especially around materials, making processes, exhibitions, or sustaining a practice over time. Hearing what others are working with, or struggling with, helps me understand what might be worth documenting and opening up here. If something feels relevant, feel free to share—briefly is enough.