Shailin

I received a letter in July telling me that I’ve gotten to the first place in the reserve list to the Lahti University of Applied Sciences. I’ve been waiting since then but I haven’t been offered a place…  So it seems I didn’t get to school this year. I think I did good by getting in to reserve list, considering I don’t have secondary education officially needed to study graphic design in upper secondary school. I have time until spring before I have to decide if I want to apply again. Meanwhile I’m going to take some drawing courses.

I received a letter in July telling me that I’ve gotten to the first place in the reserve list to the Lahti University of Applied Sciences. I’ve been waiting since then but I haven’t been offered a place…  So it seems I didn’t get to school this year. I think I did good by getting in to reserve list, considering I don’t have secondary education officially needed to study graphic design in upper secondary school. I have time until spring before I have to decide if I want to apply again. Meanwhile I’m going to take some drawing courses.

I don't think I want to make jewellery professionally. Yes, I have graduated as both goldsmith and jewellery designer. That means I've studied jewellery making for 8 years. I've never enjoyed jewellery making as much as I enjoy drawing and painting. But I think the deal breaker is the fact that I will probably break my wrists if I continue making jewellery. Not so long ago my mom was diagnosed with early stage osteoarthritis in her right wrist, and well, she isn't that old, and she hasn't done much physically heavy work during her life. Also osteoarthritis runs in my family, my grandma has it, my great grandma has it. Making jewellery with