Sari Bremer

The atmosphere at printmaker Sari Bremer’s studio is warm. Brushes, unfinished printing plates, pens, books, and aprons are scattered around, still in precise order. The printing press reminds of the days of steam engines, and greenery has taken over the front of the large window. Random colour splashes on the papers protecting the table’s surface are just beautiful.

On a rainy October day, we soaked up the atmosphere of Bremer’s studio as we shot product photos and got to know her work.

“In my images, I draw on the border between the familiar and the unknown, on the edge of magical realism. In the themes of my images, I weave together the beauty of nature and the dangers that lurk there.”  Bremer describes her work.

Printmaking is a time-consuming process that involves both monotonous, long-term work and physical printmaking. Many steps are involved in creating a picture, and Bremer works on a single image for months.

“The work is a continuous process, where one theme leads to another, and on the other hand, helps you return to a theme you started decades earlier. So it’s an expanding framework of ideas,” says Bremer.

Bremer compares colouring to composing and cooking: “It takes time to find the right balance and colour scheme to avoid discord. Once the colours are right, I write them down in my sketchbook with precise instructions so I can print the work almost identically.

Printing is a creative craft process, and each print is unique. However, the colour scheme remains the same, with only slight differences in nuance. Like cooking, you don’t have to follow the recipe strictly, but you can’t change the spices too much, or the result will suffer.”

Bremer is now making prints for exhibitions at Gumbostrand Konst & Form in Sipoo and Galleria Saskia in Tampere in 2026.

Bremer’s works are on sale in several galleries around Finland, and you can also see them on her website, www.saribremer.net or Instagram.

Thank you, Sari Bremer, for letting us visit your studio!