8.6.2010 Aalto on Tracks jewelry workshop

Photo by Timo Idänheimo
Originally uploaded by Aalto on Tracks

A group of 82 adventurous Aalto University students and staff members travelled recently to China by train from Helsinki via Siberia and Mongolia. I had a chance to be one of the lucky ones to participate on the journey. We travelled with private train from Moscow to Mongolia-China border and continued by buss to Beijing. After a never-forgettable bus trip we took a night train from Beijing to Shanghai. The whole trip, including one week in Shanghai, lasted about 3 weeks.



As being in China I couldn't avoid buying some freshwater pearls and so I flew back to Finland with 30-35kg of delicious looking colored and variously shaped pearls. Luckily some of the AoT students helped me in carrying so we had a Aalto on Tracks jewelry workshop back in Finland, where students could design their own necklaces out of the chinese pearls.

Read more about our trip from www.aaltoontracks.com

Helmiä Kiinasta osa II

Loputkin helmet löysivät perille. Alla kuvia.

Helmiä Kiinasta

Kävin heinä-elokuussa ensimmäistä kertaa Kiinassa helmienhakumatkalla. Paikallisten ystävieni ansiosta pääsin tutustumaan mm. helmiviljelmiin helmijärvellä, helmitehtaaseen sekä tietysti valtisemaan kauniita helmiä. Yhteensä mukaani tarttui 14kg eri värisiä makeanveden helmiä, joista 5kg tulevat perässä jälkitoimituksena. Suomessa pesen helmet sekä pussitan osan korukursseja varten valmiiksi värisekoituksiksi, lopuista teen koruja.
I travelled to China for the first time in my life to buy pearls on my own in July-August this year. With the help of my chinese friends I got to see a pearl lake, factory and to be able to buy beautiful freshwater pearls. All together I bought 14kg of which I took with me 9kg when arriving to Finland. Here I wash them and pack and mix them for the jewelry workshops I give at our Shop.

Helmiä - Pearls

Helmiä - Pearls
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Tänään saapui 11,9kg makeanveden helmiä kevät- ja kesäkoruja varten Suzhousta.

Today I received 11,9kg of freshwater pearls from China for next spring and summer.

Helmiä - Pearls

Sain tänään kasan kauniita helmiä Kiinasta tuttavaperheeltäni syksyn koruja varten. He tulivat kolmen lapsensa kanssa vierailulle Suomeen ja ihastelivat maamme luontoa ja sinistä taivasta - sitä kun ei juuri näe Kiinassa enää saasteiden vuoksi. Toivottavasti pääsen pian vastavierailulle Kiinaan. :)

I received a beautiful punch of pearls yesterday. Thank you to our friend Y and her family!