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29. syyskuuta 2026 · EventsSeinäjoen KäsityömessutI just got back home from Kuopio, and on Thursday I’m heading to another event; Seinäjoen käsityömessut (Seinäjoki Handcraft Fair) in Seinäjoki Areena. Below yo… 11. huhtikuuta 2025 · CommissionsSakura – Watercolor Painting CommissionI just realized it’s been almost a year since I made this painting! About time I made a blog post as well, so here we go!… 24. maaliskuuta 2025 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW Calendar 2026 – January, February, March and April4 out of 12 illustrations for the 2026 calendar have been finished so far. Enjoy the work-in-progress photos! 🙂… 5. maaliskuuta 2025 · Calendar IllustrationsAll the Seals! – 2025 Calendar illustrationsCan I fit all the work-in-progress material of the 2025 calendar into one post? Well I’m about to give it a try and see if my blog can handle it. 😀… 14. tammikuuta 2025 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 18Only two weeks into 2025 and we already have a blog post?? This is very promising!… 26. tammikuuta 2024 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2024 Calendar – All the SquirrelsThe 2024 calendar season is pretty much over and soon it’s time for me to start working on the illustrations for the next calendar! But before we get there, I w… 29. marraskuuta 2023 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 17Having finished this comic diary update months ago, I think it’s about time I finally uploaded it, eh?… 23. heinäkuuta 2023 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 16A quick comic diary update before I run to Sweden and Närcon! In case you wonder why I haven’t been posting anything on my blog for a long time, that was becaus… 4. maaliskuuta 2023 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: DecemberFinally! The last illustration of my 2023 calendar! I’m so happy about how this one turned out! I think you hear that a lot from me, but isn’t that just a good … 11. helmikuuta 2023 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: NovemberAnother perfect horse painting! Needless to say, another favorite of mine.… 23. tammikuuta 2023 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: OctoberThis horse became more blue than I intended. My original plan was to make him gray, but it might actually have been too depressing of a color scheme. So the blu… 7. tammikuuta 2023 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: SeptemberOne of my favorite illustrations in this calendar! ?I have a lot of favorites in this calendar tho, but let’s not go down that road now… ?… 15. lokakuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: AugustI’m really reeeaaally happy about how this one turned out! Just like I imagined and even better! I’m particularly happy with the colors, they blend with each ot… 8. lokakuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: JulyIt is good to notice at this point how I, once again, mixed up the words “June” and “July”. I wrote “July” into the cover picture of the previous blog post, whi… 1. lokakuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: JuneHalf way there with these calendar illustration blog posts, good job Jasu! ?… 24. syyskuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: MayIt’s Alex! The main character of my horse comic! …and his mother, of course. ?… 17. syyskuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: AprilUnicorns!! ??… 10. syyskuuta 2022 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 15Oh dear… It’s been about one and a half YEARS since my last comic diary update! About time we fixed this.… 10. toukokuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: MarchI’m just going to say it: This illustration is PERFECT! ? And what I mean by that is that it looks exactly the way it should. It gives all the magical, beautifu… 28. huhtikuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: FebruaryThe second illustration of 2023 calendar: February. I originally wanted the horses to have a bit different kind of color, but my attempt to produce the pattern … 23. huhtikuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2023 Calendar: JanuaryAnd so it goes that once I’m done with the sales of the previous calendar, it’s time to start working on the next one. Jasu Wonder World 2023 calendar theme is:… 21. huhtikuuta 2022 · CommissionsWatercolor Painting Commission – Double Dog PortraitThe first artwork I made in 2022; dog portrait commission with not just one but two furry friends; Finnish Lapphund and Samoyed.… 19. huhtikuuta 2022 · CommissionsWatercolor Painting Commission: Cat on a Flower-Filled Forest ClearingIt’s been 7 months since the completion of this commission, and finally Jasu is here to share it on her blog! This commission was another pet portrait, but this… 17. maaliskuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – DecemberThe last illustration in 2022 calendar, December, here we go!… 10. maaliskuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – NovemberAlmost finished with the 2022 calendar illustration blog posts! This time, November~… 1. maaliskuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – OctoberAnd so we continue the journey through the remaining calendar illustrations. This time I give you the wip material of October, enjoy!… 18. helmikuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – SeptemberAfter finishing all my accounting work and tax reports for 2021, I finally have time for another blog post, yay!… 14. tammikuuta 2022 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – AugustLong time no blog post! But that’s because the last couple of months of 2021 I was too busy to prioritize making blog posts. Instead, I prioritized getting suff… 20. lokakuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – JulyI wanted the illustration of July to be warm and peaceful; A beautiful Summer’s day with nature in its full bloom. There’s all the time in the world to just com… 23. syyskuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – JuneWe move on with the calendar illustrations! Today you get to see the illustration of June. If you follow me on social media, you might be aware that I finished … 21. syyskuuta 2021 · CommissionsYoung Prince – Watercolor Painting CommissionIt’s been forever since I published a blog post! Tells you how busy I’ve been. But now that I got all the calendar illustrations finished, I finally have time t… 24. huhtikuuta 2021 · CommissionsA Wedding and a Birthday; The Creation of Two Custom CardsSo far all the card commissions I’ve got have been very fun to create! What makes them especially fun in my opinion, is that they’re small scale artworks and ta… 10. huhtikuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – MayI was beyond excited to create a calendar illustration starring my favorite dragon and the main character of the “dragon story”, which you might have heard me m… 27. maaliskuuta 2021 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 14To get to the comic diary update where I start covering my healing journey, click here… 20. maaliskuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – AprilIf you think the girl in this illustration looks a little like me, then you wouldn’t be wrong. This girl’s appearance was inspired by what happens when my hair … 13. maaliskuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – MarchWhat I absolutely love about creating this calendar is that thanks to the lineart in the illustrations I can be abundant with details and not need to worry the … 27. helmikuuta 2021 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 13… 20. helmikuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – JanuaryThe creation of Jasu Wonder World calendar has begun early this year. For 2022, the theme of the calendar will be “A Window to Another World”. We’ll be seeing a… 20. helmikuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2022 Calendar – FebruaryShouldn’t be a surprise I like all things magical, and since it’s all about “A Window to Another World”, a little bit of magic here and there is definitely happ… 6. helmikuuta 2021 · CommissionsOver 40 Seals in One Painting – A Commissioned Watercolor PaintingIn summer 2020 I got to create this very detailed watercolor painting with more than 40 seals in it! Definitely one of those paintings that properly test my pat… 30. tammikuuta 2021 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 12As a little bonus, below you see a page from the very first finished comic I created about the girl and the Pegasus. The page on the right is from Niki’s story.… 23. tammikuuta 2021 · CommissionsFaunus Lady – A Commissioned Digital Logo DesignLast summer I was commissioned a logo for an online store. The client wanted it done digitally, which I was delighted about since I very rarely get to do such c… 16. tammikuuta 2021 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 11, My Artist Life Update… 9. tammikuuta 2021 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2021 Calendar – October, November, DecemberThe calendar season is over and it’s time to say goodbye to JWW 2021 calendar (and start working on 2022 calendar illustrations). In this blog post I present yo… 18. joulukuuta 2020 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW 2021 Calendar – June, July, August and SeptemberI was convinced I would only have a chance to make a new blog post in January 2021, but it turns out I was wrong. Since this evening it’s snowing outside and I … 5. elokuuta 2020 · CommissionsMy Second Cat Portrait CommissionThis post is all about a commissioned watercolor painting I created in the beginning of summer. Before starting to work on the painting, I showed the client the… 15. heinäkuuta 2020 · CommissionsA Custom Birthday Card CommissionThe first time I got to create a digitally colored drawing as a commission! I mean, I do love watercolors but it was nice to do something a little different. Pa… 8. heinäkuuta 2020 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 10, “My Artist Dream”You can find the earlier comic diary update about Lena Furberg here.… 3. heinäkuuta 2020 · Calendar IllustrationsHappy Otter – JWW 2021 Calendar “In the Wonder World”This illustration of May was finished a while ago, and here’s finally the blog post where you’ll see the finished illustration and all the work-in-progress mate… 26. kesäkuuta 2020 · Calendar IllustrationsThe King of the Forest – JWW 2021 Calendar, “In the Wonder World”I’ve painted several different deer, but this is only my second moose. My first painting featuring a moose is actually an illustration in the story of Sebastian… 29. toukokuuta 2020 · Comic DiaryA Day in My Artist Life – Comic Diary, part 9… 19. toukokuuta 2020 · Calendar IllustrationsJWW Calendar 2021 – MarchAt the moment, I have finished 5 of the total 12 calendar illustrations for my 2021 calendar. This blog post features March, the dragon!… 29. huhtikuuta 2020 · Calendar Illustrations2021 Calendar “In the Wonder World” – FebruaryThe illustration of February was very simple and took me only a few hours to finish. My main idea was to have a dark pond/lake in the middle of a forest, with e… 15. huhtikuuta 2020 · Calendar Illustrations2021 Calendar “In the Wonder World” – JanuaryAfter several years of trying to finish my calendar well in time, it seems this year I actually have a chance to do so. This is all thanks to the fact that Coro… 11. huhtikuuta 2020 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – part 8I finished this portion of comic diary a while ago but completely forgot about it for a couple of weeks! Here it is finally, sorry for the wait!… 19. maaliskuuta 2020 · CommissionsThe Creation of My Biggest Watercolor Painting CommissionNine rats living in a fantasy forest; the most detailed large-scale painting I’ve ever done so far. The painting process took me about one and a half months fro… 4. maaliskuuta 2020 · CommissionsThe Creation of a Custom Wedding CardWhile I was still working on my biggest single watercolor painting commission (a blog post about that will be up later on), I created this simple custom wedding… 19. helmikuuta 2020 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life – Comic Diary, part 7This time you’ll get to know more about how the story of Sebastian was created. The finished book is available in Finnish here on Wonder SHOP. I have recently f… 25. tammikuuta 2020 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life – Comic Diary, part 6The incident where I asked a stranger to drive me to the railway station is here in this earlier comic diary update.… 18. tammikuuta 2020 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life – Comic Diary, Part 5Lately I’ve been sharing details of my early artist career, and the events that lead to the decision to pursue such a path to begin with. There are so many thin… 11. tammikuuta 2020 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2020Finally I have the time to write a new blog post! Needless to say, the past couple of months have been the busiest of my life. However, now that the Christmas-s… 22. lokakuuta 2019 · CommissionsCat Portrait – CommissionSo far, I have had the chance to create portraits of humans and dogs, but this time it was, for the first time, a cat.… 24. syyskuuta 2019 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 4… 28. elokuuta 2019 · Commissions3 Commissions for 3 BusinessesJust before the busy summer-sales-season, I got to create three commissions that were all for three different businesses. The first one was a logo design, secon… 25. kesäkuuta 2019 · IllustrationsNew T-shirt DesignsIf you’re wondering why there’s been silent on this blog during the past few months, it’s because of a little renovation it went through. However, the wait is o… 4. huhtikuuta 2019 · CommissionsWedding Portrait – Commission (wip)This painting took me surprisingly little time considering it was A2-sized. But then again, the commissioner wished the painting to remain rather simple and wan… 19. helmikuuta 2019 · IllustrationsThe Final Portion of Sebastian IllustrationsAll the illustrations for the story of Sebastian have been finished at last. I’m hoping to be able to send the story file to publishers as soon as possible.… 10. tammikuuta 2019 · Comic DiaryMy Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary – Part 3… 4. joulukuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – December (wip)The stare of this wolf became just as captivating as I wanted to! Also, the bright red roses together with the dark gray and blue tones of the wolf gave this pa… 25. marraskuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – October (wip)Now that I have painted my first swan, I came to realize that when it comes to birds, I’ve mostly been drawing and painting owls exclusively. This painting beca… 25. marraskuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – November (wip)Long time no (painting) horses! But now, here’s one for you. I must admit all I can think of when it comes to horses is my upcoming first-of-its-kind Jasu Wonde… 13. marraskuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – September (wip)Yet again, the first time for me to paint an animal: This time a mouse. I did a little dive into the anatomy of a mouse before starting to work on this painting… 8. marraskuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – August (wip)I hope you all know by now that the calendar, including the illustration featured in this blog post, is now available for purchase on Wonder SHOP. There are mul… 14. lokakuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – July (wip)This is the first domestic cat painting I’ve created during my career as an artist of Jasu Wonder World. I almost can’t believe it took nearly two years for thi… 10. lokakuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – June (wip)Halfway there! (even though, at the time this post is being published I’m almost done with all the illustrations)… 17. syyskuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – May (wip)One more finished, 7 more to go! Honestly, I didn’t think it would take this long for me to create these illustrations. That’s why, starting this week, I’m sett… 5. syyskuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – April (wip)Another finished illustration for Jasu Wonder World calendar 2019!… 29. elokuuta 2018 · CommissionsI needed to paint this commission three times to be satisfied…At the end, not giving up was certainly the right thing to do with this commission.… 25. elokuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – March (wip)I’m so happy about the way this illustration turned out! It went better than just according to my plan! I wanted to express the playfulness of the lynx cub and … 22. elokuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – FebruaryIt doesn’t show very clearly in the picture, but if you look at the colored pencil sketch made on watercolor paper, you might notice that the flowers on the wat… 17. elokuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsJasu Wonder World Calendar 2019 – JanuaryThis year I wanted to make sure I’d not have my calendar finished at the last minute like it’s been the past two years. So, I have already started working on th… 11. elokuuta 2018 · IllustrationsThe Story Behind My Most Popular PaintingIt’s been about two years since I created my so far most popular painting, “Firefoxes”. In this blog post I want to bring up the reasons I believe why it is so … 17. heinäkuuta 2018 · NewsHOW I BECAME MY OWN HEROEver since my official career as an artist started, I’ve wanted to create this drawing. Jasu Wonder World company was registered on 11th of October which, funni… 6. heinäkuuta 2018 · EventsDESUCON 2018For once I was well in time, writing a blog post about Desucon just a week after it. Then, once I was about to proudly announce the publication of the post, it … 6. kesäkuuta 2018 · CommissionsFLOWER HEDGEHOG – COMMISSION IN PROGRESSEver since I drew my first flower-hedgehog as one of my 2017 inktober drawings, the idea of a hedgehog carrying flowers in her back instead of spikes, has been … 24. toukokuuta 2018 · NewsNEW ARTIST PROFILE PICTUREI’ve been thinking of creating a new artist profile picture for almost a year now. I don’t exactly know where I got the time to work on it but above all I’m hap… 19. toukokuuta 2018 · CommissionsPORTRAITS OF A SHETLAND SHEEP DOG – COMMISSION IN PROGRESSIf you follow me on social media, you’ve most certainly seen some pictures of a Shetland sheep dog a while ago. I had the honor of drawing four portraits of thi… 15. toukokuuta 2018 · Comic DiaryMY WONDERFUL ARTIST LIFE – COMIC DIARY – PART 2Here are the updates on my comic diary from the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018. I’m having a little train trip tomorrow so I might finally be able to make so… 30. huhtikuuta 2018 · EventsUMICON 2018Travelling to Turku to attend Umicon was one of those kinds of trips where I basically spend the whole day on a train. Waking up before 5 am, getting to the tra… 11. huhtikuuta 2018 · EventsYUKICON 2018Yukicon, which was held in Helsinki during February, was my first event in 2018. I’d gladly have participated Desucon Frostbite but when I contacted the organiz… 7. huhtikuuta 2018 · IllustrationsINKTOBER 2017I might have told you before that one of my favorite quotes is “Better late than never”. Today, I’ll once again take that quote to a good use, for I’m about to … 6. huhtikuuta 2018 · Calendar IllustrationsTHE CREATION OF THE CALENDAR ILLUSTRATIONSTo make life easier for all of us, I decided to put all the work-in-progress pictures of the calendar illustrations into the same blog post.… 6. huhtikuuta 2018 · Comic DiaryMY WONDERFUL ARTIST LIFE – COMIC DIARY – PART 1Here you have the first part of my comic diary!… 6. huhtikuuta 2018 · NewsPENCIL PORTRAIT – COMMISSION PROGRESSIt’s been a while since I got a chance to create a pencil portrait. With this commission, I greatly enjoyed adding all the details as precisely as I could. For … 6. huhtikuuta 2018 · NewsI FORGOT TO POST THESE LAST YEARIt’s been a year since I created a design for Jasu Wonder World Christmas t-shirt and I suddenly came to realize that I never posted the work-in-progress pictur… 6. huhtikuuta 2018 · CommissionsALICE IN WONDERLAND THEMED DRAWING – COMMISSION PROGRESSThe commissioner wanted me to create “Alice in Wonderland”-themed drawing for their friend. The man in the drawing was to resemble one of her original character… 6. huhtikuuta 2018 · NewsABOUT TIME I GAVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THISIt’s Sebastian work-in-progress update, of course! As you might know, I haven’t had time to work on the illustrations as much as I thought I would, but slowly a… 5. huhtikuuta 2018 · EventsTWO EVENTS IN ONE POSTIt’s been three weeks since Ropecon, and a week since I returned from Worldcon. That’s plenty of time to recover enough to finally write something about those t… 5. huhtikuuta 2018 · EventsThe Evolution of My TableIt’s been 9 months since I attended an event for a first time to sell my products (Kitacon 2016). Now, let’s take a look at how it all started:… 5. huhtikuuta 2018 · NewsMORE OFFICIAL VIEW ON TRACONEven after starting “My Wonderful Artist Life Comic Diary”, I decided to keep making these traditional blog posts every now and then to give you people a “more … 5. huhtikuuta 2018 · IllustrationsIT’S THE FIRST TIME WE SEE SEBASTIAN’S MOM!I’m not even sure why I’m so excited about it. Must be because moms are amazing. Sebastian’s story will definitely not be the last story I create where the role… 5. huhtikuuta 2018 · CommissionsIT TURNED OUT EVEN CUTER THAN I EXPECTED!Sure, my plan was to make this commission a cute one. That’s what the client wanted after all. But somehow, the way this little fellow turned out has even more … 5. huhtikuuta 2018 · CommissionsA SONG TO THE MOON – COMMISSION PROGRESSOne of the most pleasant commissions I’ve ever received! Honestly, I’ve enjoyed every single commission I’ve had a chance to create so far, but the subject of t… 28. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsWEDDING PORTRAIT – COMMISSION PROGRESS“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” by —Eleanor Roosevelt… 28. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsWE’RE OVER HALFWAY THERE!“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” by ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire… 28. maaliskuuta 2018 · CommissionsUNICORN – COMMISSION PROGRESSThis commission was finished in one single day. I did work on it all day long but it was still nice to get it done so swiftly (I’m used to spending several days… 28. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsTHE STORY OF FABRIC BAGSI was supposed to create two designs for fabric bags that I would start selling. However, I got too excited with my ideas, planning super-detailed designs that … 28. maaliskuuta 2018 · Watercolor PaintingsCHARACTER DESIGN – COMMISSION PROGRESS“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” by ― Maya Angelou… 27. maaliskuuta 2018 · CommissionsWatercolor Portrait PaintingOn this blog post there are pictures from the process of the creation of a commissioned watercolor portrait that I just finished.… 27. maaliskuuta 2018 · CommissionsFormed by Water – Commissioned Watercolor PaintingBefore Christmas I received a commission of an A1 sized watercolor painting. The client wanted to have a front view of the head of a stag and a transformation e… 27. maaliskuuta 2018 · EventsDesucon Frostbite 2017At the end of January I travelled to Lahti to attend Desucon Frostbite. Of course, as the purpose was for me to sell my products there, I had to take all of the… 27. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsA HEALTHY PORTION OF SEBASTIANSince my previous blog destroyed itself, I decided to put all the recent Sebastian work-in-progress pictures into one single blog post. It can clearly be seen h… 26. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsWonder Video Time-LapsesI have a handful amount of videos. I always try my best to record the unfolding of a painting, or the process of making a painting. unfortunately most of my wor… 17. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsSOMETIMES THE EMERGENCY IS ABOUT CHRISTMAS CARDSSOMETIMES THE EMERGENCY IS ABOUT CHRISTMAS CARDSJust when my Christmas holiday had started a friend of my mom was in a desperate need of two special Christmas c… 17. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsALICE IN WONDERLAND THEMED COMMISSIONThe commissioner wanted me to create “Alice in Wonderland”-themed drawing for their friend. The man in the drawing had to resemble one of her original character… 17. maaliskuuta 2018 · NewsAbout time I gave you an update on this…!It’s Sebastian work-in-progress update, of course! As you might know, I haven’t had time to work on the illustrations as much as I thought I would, but slowly a…