NEW! Two new mixed media art babies! “Lilla Pyret (Little Pyre”) and “Mr Jolly”! Contact me for more info. 
“Lilla Pyret” / “Little Pyre”, 2025, oil pastel and vintage magazine cut-out on black paper. ca 21 x 28 cm. Available.
“Mr Jolly”, 2025, oil pastel, acrylic, pencil, vintage magazine cut-out and coffee on an antique book cover. Ca 19 x 15 cm. Available.
Min illustration i det nystartade svenska kulturmagasinet Opulens och en tänkvärd essä av Melker Garay.
digital illustration, “Den intellektuelles ansvar” av Mia Makila, 2017
Here is the second collaboration piece by me and Candice Angelini.
“No Place Like Home” art collaboration by Mia Makila and Candice Angelini, 2017
“Dead Lolitas” by Mia Makila, 2017 [digital]. Click to enlarge
!["My Superpower" by Mia Makila, 2017 [digital]](https://miamakila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/my_superpower.jpg)
“My Superpower” by Mia Makila, 2017 [digital]
I revisited this old draft of something I never finished last year. I guess I’m not feeling as gloomy anymore. So this turned into “My Superpower”:
“There Are No Memories Of My Crying Bed” by Mia Makila, 2017 [digital]
July – Working on “Sperm Wounds” – the first painting in almost 5 years!
I haven’t really been painting since 2010. It’s been a long break (and a long journey back from the blockages) and I’ve missed it terribly. My work in 2015 is dominated by two concepts – rage and home. There are a lot of floating or flying houses, perhaps because I spent the first half of the year without a home of my own. And my Lolita demons are not scared anymore – they are furious! They are taking back whatever people took from them, especially their sexuality and humiliation. I am slowly healing and it’s reflected in my art as well.
!["Iceland" by Mia Makila. 2015 [digital]](https://i0.wp.com/miamakila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/iceland_colorful.jpg?w=127&h=174&ssl=1 "iceland_colorful")
The inspiration for my art this year has been coming from a lot of different sources – old votive paintings from Mexico with the addition of words and stories at the bottom, the American folk artist Grandma Moses and my own art, especially from 2008-2009, just before my long hiatus due to the creativity crises.
Sometimes I start some projects but never finish them – perhaps because they lack something or because they feel flat and dull.
I’m so looking forward to the new year – and I can’t wait to be painting, drawing, making digital art, writing and expressing myself in every artistic way possible! Happy new year everyone – 2016 will be an amazing opportunity to be courageous and confident in our work, and empathetic and kind in our hearts. ❤
MIA MAKILA 