The girl with moss in her pockets
Also, artist, slow walker, light chaser and sketchbook hoarder
Hi, I’m Heidi
I live in a quiet corner of the world where the sea is close, the moss grows thick, and the light knows how to linger.
I make minimalist art with a wabi-sabi soul—pieces built from slow walks, half-finished notebooks, and the kind of beauty you almost miss if you’re not paying attention.
People sometimes call me the girl with moss in her pockets. And, well… they’re not wrong. One slow walk with my dog and I’ll come home with 12 photos of moss, 3 painting ideas, and maybe an actual bit of green tucked into my coat.
This is the kind of life I try to bottle into my work: soft, honest, quietly alive.
You belong here if you’re craving less, noticing more, and believe stillness is a kind of rich too.
Artist Statement
I create abstract minimalist paintings in acrylic that explore simplicity as both an aesthetic and a necessity.
My work is slow, intentional, and deeply connected to the rhythms of everyday life and the changing seasons.
Much of my inspiration comes from fleeting details—shadows across a wall, the texture of bark, the quiet echo of something that’s almost gone. I’m drawn to the in-between: not quite visible, not quite gone. The places where stillness meets memory.
I believe beauty doesn’t need to be loud to be felt. My paintings aim to create space—visually, emotionally, even physically. They invite the viewer to pause. To breathe. To notice.
I live and work in Finland, and my process is rooted in presence. In the soft light of my studio, surrounded by sketchbooks, brushes, and natural textures, I try to translate what I notice into something that holds space—for myself, and for others.
Artist Bio
Heidi Hjort is a Finnish artist creating abstract minimalist paintings in acrylic. Her work is inspired by quiet moments, changing seasons, and the kind of beauty that’s easy to overlook.
There’s usually no grand idea—just a quiet noticing. A shadow, a texture, a trace of something almost gone. The paintings arrive slowly—from walks, from golden light, from a softness that keeps asking to be seen. They’re shaped by a deep need for simplicity—and by the belief that art can create space, where there wasn’t space before.
Heidi’s background in architecture and a student exchange in Japan introduced her to the wabi-sabi way of seeing: imperfect, impermanent, and deeply enough. That quiet appreciation still lives in everything she makes.
She’s exhibited her work across Finland, and her paintings live in private collections in the Nordics and the US. She works from her home studio near Vaasa, surrounded by notebooks, golden light, and the soft sound of nature just outside.
A little love from past collectors
“Heidi is a very openhearted and friendly person and she was a joy to work with. I loved that I was included in the process and could influence the end result. I love the vibrant colors and the painting reminds me of very special moments.”
“Loved being a part of the process. Especially happy that by working together we managed to take it beyond the photo reference and get my kids’ true personalities into the portraits.”
“I especially appreciated the pictures of the work in progress. Heidi is a skilled Portrait Artist who has extremely high standards for herself as well as for the end result.”
“Everything we wanted and more. Heidi is an outstanding Portrait Artist who does everything in her power to make her clients happy!”
