Malevala is a quiet, spacious breath — a studio where creation happens slowly, sincerely, and without pressure.
It is a place for children and adults from the age of three — a place where the inner world can move gently outward: through paint, through clay, through found objects, through silence, through touch.
It is a place for children and adults from the age of three — a place where the inner world can move gently outward: through paint, through clay, through found objects, through silence, through touch.
My name is Maria Lukomsky www.lukomsky.art and I am an artist working with tactile, intuitive, nature-based practices. I imagine Malevala as a small sanctuary in the city, where one arrives with curiosity rather than expectations.
Where there is no right way to draw a line, no correct hue, no perfect form — only the unfolding of an honest moment.
Where art is not a performance, but a process of noticing: How does this color feel? What shape does my hand want to make? What happens if I press harder, softer, lighter?
Where there is no right way to draw a line, no correct hue, no perfect form — only the unfolding of an honest moment.
Where art is not a performance, but a process of noticing: How does this color feel? What shape does my hand want to make? What happens if I press harder, softer, lighter?
Freedom, trust, sincerity
These three words shape everything here. Children — and adults — need room to explore, to experiment, to follow their impulses without fear of being corrected.
In Malevala, materials are open and accessible. Brushes, paper, clay, natural pigments, sticks, threads, found objects — they are not presented as tools for a task, but as companions for discovery.
Mistakes are welcome. Spilled water is part of life. Torn paper is simply a new beginning.
In Malevala, materials are open and accessible. Brushes, paper, clay, natural pigments, sticks, threads, found objects — they are not presented as tools for a task, but as companions for discovery.
Mistakes are welcome. Spilled water is part of life. Torn paper is simply a new beginning.
The role of the adult
I see my role not as an instructor, but as a presence — someone who notices, holds space, supports, and gently guides when needed.
The studio is intentionally small: no more than seven people at a time, so each person can feel seen without being observed, accompanied without being led.
The studio is intentionally small: no more than seven people at a time, so each person can feel seen without being observed, accompanied without being led.
Nature as teacher
Malevala is rooted in natural rhythms: seasons, textures, imperfections.
We work with materials that bear traces of life — wood, clay, wool, leaves, branches, paper, recycled objects.
We go outside. We collect, we touch, we smell, we listen.
Art begins long before sitting at the table.
We work with materials that bear traces of life — wood, clay, wool, leaves, branches, paper, recycled objects.
We go outside. We collect, we touch, we smell, we listen.
Art begins long before sitting at the table.
Open Studio spirit
Part of Malevala’s heart is the idea of an open creative space — a room where one can come without an assignment, without an expectation, and simply begin.
To follow a thought, or to abandon it.
To build a small world out of cardboard and tape.
To draw for five minutes or for an hour.
To do nothing until suddenly something inside says now.
To follow a thought, or to abandon it.
To build a small world out of cardboard and tape.
To draw for five minutes or for an hour.
To do nothing until suddenly something inside says now.
Professional materials, soft structure
I work with high-quality, professional, safe materials chosen not for display, but for the way they feel in the hand.
The structure is gentle but present: rituals of preparation, choosing tools, caring for the space, cleaning together. These small actions ground us and create a quiet sense of belonging.
The structure is gentle but present: rituals of preparation, choosing tools, caring for the space, cleaning together. These small actions ground us and create a quiet sense of belonging.
For children, adults, families
Although many people think of creativity as something for children, I believe it is simply human.
Adults also need spaces where they can create without performance, without comparison, without proving anything.
Malevala is open to anyone — beginning at age three — who wants to touch the world with curiosity.
Adults also need spaces where they can create without performance, without comparison, without proving anything.
Malevala is open to anyone — beginning at age three — who wants to touch the world with curiosity.
