minä

today



in the 60s!



pregnant for the first time :) in the 70s





in the 50s


I

am my personal history.
all what i have experienced.
i´m a mother and a granny- my strongest identity.
art is a way of life to me or a language to speak and if i have to be something here in this society, then i´m an artist.
communication is what i have tried to learn all my life, nowadays it seems, that i am more connected with nature than people.
i love long, deep conversations and i get easily excited, a terribly combination.
i cannot stand routines more than is necessary for flexibility.
without sense of humor i would drop dead.

this is the drawing challenge, hosted by dear patrice, more about who am i? over there.

, tyynyni alla

, under my pillow

i will have during this night,(the real midsummer night) 7 different flowers, so that in my dreams i can see my future love ;)
(according to old finnish midsummer customs.)
sweet dreams!

luonani

this necklace is also from olga

and so is this card, lakes with finnish names- love it!




with me

a parcel from olga! thank you ever so much!
something new, something blue, something so familiar.
earth and water, sky and feathers- leaves.
a gentle grip. your art.

and my dear ones :)
midsummer at our doorstep.
time for magic?

täällä

here

! Tänään

! Today

congratulations my dear!
you made us all happy!!!

ulkomailta

some time ago i received this beautiful card from schanett, thank you my dear friend!









this delightful piece of art zine is from jane i love it!






and these from sweet ingrid! so much talent!

from abroad

thank you all
i´m a very lucky lady to have such friends!

ystäviltä

from friends

thilda and patrice i got this prize some time ago.
thank you both, dear friends so much :)

to friends

dominique
finn
inge
jane
and wsake

this is what you should do:
when you have received the award you should post a link to the one who has given you the award.
choose 5 blogs to whom you want to give the award to.
let them know about it by leaving a message on their blogs.
that´s it :)
hugs!

. Kirjeitä

. Letters

i found these from a flea market long ago. all the letters belong to one family. most of them are written during the wartime.
it was like reading a novel, a true one. these persons, their destiny, lingered on my mind.
i have used these letters for various purposes. this time for covering my old cupboard.

look what talented mano has done! and other participants, lots of letters to read :)

jostakin

about something

i´ve been working and had my granddaughter with me-fun!
and hands full
hope you have had fun too!

ja aavistus

and a shadow

this time i made two posts about shadows, this one and the one under ;)- couldn´t decide- and i remembered this one too :)
dear ariane is our hostess, you can see more shadows there

Varjoja

shadows

these are from my friends exhibition, year 2010. her name is Eeva Tiisala. she is a very sensitive artist and a great personality. i was helping her. in the evening shadows started to communicate with her works.

more shadows over here