perjantai 8. helmikuuta 2013

Sámi children




To my mother 8.8.2006
Greetings from Sotkamo!

Card illustration: Merja Aletta Ranttila.

Merja Aletta Ranttila is a Sámi artist, printmaker and illustrator.
She was born into a Sámi family of five children  in Karigasniemi, Utsjoki, in 1960..
At the beginning of her career, Merja Aletta Ranttila got her income
 from illustrations to textbooks, children’s books and novels
 and collections of short stories.

More postcard in Beth Niquette's blog,
 The Best Hearts are Crunchy. Just click the button under.


Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!



4 kommenttia:

Beth Niquette kirjoitti...

Oh, my GOODNESS! This is an AMAZING piece of art. Thank you so much for posting this!!! Wow! I am so inspired. I see the medium used is colored pencil. I've never done colored pencil in cross hatching before.

Have a lovely weekend, dear one--and Happy PFF!

VioletSky kirjoitti...

What a lovely card. Just look at those cheeks!

Sheila @ A Postcard a Day kirjoitti...

Absolutely beautiful!!

viridian kirjoitti...

Lovely illustration, and thanks for showing the stamp too.