Finnish visual artist and sculptor Eila Leonoff  finds inspiration from beautiful moments with friends, walking in the wild, from photography and the sun. Colors and passionate people have an especially strong influence on Eila's work. She has a specific talent in forming captivating abstract oil paintings and fine sculptures out of marble. She studied several forms of art at the University of art and design Helsinki and now owns the Weekend Gallery, a place to work an exhibit. She was the chairman of HIAA from 2015-2017 and she visits Italy every year to teach marble carving and to make her own new sculptures.