lauantai 31. joulukuuta 2022

Time to rest

Illustrastion Lennart Helje, Swedish



Illustration Mauri Kunnsa, Finnish


Illustration Jaana Aalto, Finnish artist


Illustration Sirkku Saukonoja, Finnish artist
Sent by Seija on Christmas 2018 from Lohja Finland


Christmas Greetings from Germany
Sent by Karin on Dec 8, 2022 from Hannover



"Whether signaling far off planets or softly shadowing the snow, holiday lighting , at its best, is a beacon of  peace."
Photo Earl Carter
Sent by Annie from Michigan U.S.A.




perjantai 30. joulukuuta 2022

Christmas porridge

Illustration Lena Petersson, Swedish 


Christmas porridge for eight
Illustration Ingrid Elf, Swedish


Illustration by Lars Carlsson, Swedish






 

 

torstai 29. joulukuuta 2022

Christmas Dance

Postcard from the 1950s
Illustration Bjarne Uttuslien ( 1909-1977) Finnish, Norwegian


Postcard from 1970s 
Illustration " Sirkku 15" Finnish  


Christmas dance at Dog Hill
Illustration Mauri Kunnas, Finnish 



keskiviikko 28. joulukuuta 2022

Mailbox Today

The city of Carcassonne, France  ( 3rd. century AD 12th. and  13th. century)
Carcassonne  is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. 

Sent by Dany from Poitiers, France 

Holy Innocents Day

 

The Holy Innocents  Day is celebrated in memory of the children from Bethlehem who were killed by King Herod according to the 2nd chapter of the Gospel of Matthew


Illustration Minna Immonen, Finnish artist


Illustration Rudof Koivu, Finnish artist

maanantai 26. joulukuuta 2022

Peaceful Christmas

Sent by Jane from Aurora, Illinois, U.S.A.


Christmas 2021

Illustration Jaana Aalto, Finnish


Illustration Kaarina Toivanen, Finnish


Illustration Raija Riihimäki, Finnish


Illustration Heikki Laaksonen, Finnish


Illustration Henna Punkki Pitkämäki, Finnish

sunnuntai 25. joulukuuta 2022

Holy Night

Frohe Weihnachten 
Tausendschön 
Sent by Rosemarie from Germany








 

Peace for Christmas


Juupajoki Church
Christmas 2018


♥Wishing you all Joy and Peace This Christmas ♥




Christmas decorations
Original painted by mouth by Mariusz Maczka, Polish artist
Sent by my friend Soili from Portugal

lauantai 24. joulukuuta 2022

Christmas traditions

Christmas Sauna

 Kaatina Toivanen, Finnish illustrator
Kaarina Toivanen (b. 1959) is one of Finland's most famous postcard artists. There is a lot of rural spirit, traditions and nature in her csrds like pictures of animals, gnomes, but the artist's favorite subject is elves.


 Minna Immonen, Finnish illustrator
Minna L. Immonen (b.1964) is also one of the most popular Finnish visual artists, known especially for her postcards.
Sent by Kirsi on 31 Oct, 2022 from Lahti, Finland


Christmas porridge

Jenny Nyström, Swedish illustrator


Christmas tree

Lars Carlsson, Swedish illustrator


Santa Claus is coming 

Illustration Lisi Martin





perjantai 23. joulukuuta 2022

Santa Claus



Christmas postcards from 1970s by Aarno Hammar, Finnish 
illustrator, set designer, advertising draftsman.

 

torstai 22. joulukuuta 2022

Christmas memories

1950
Illustration Kaj Edelman, Finnish illustrator 


1950
 Eeli Jaatinen (1905-1970) Finnish illustrator 

Eeli David Jaatinen was a Finnish painter, illustrator and cartoonist. He studied at the drawing school of the Finnish Art Association and was tutored by Eero Järnefelt.


1960
Mirja Vänni ( 1933-2011) , Finnish illustrator 


1960
Olavi Vikainen (1915-2005) Finnish comic artist and cartoonist.



1950
Urpo (Manelius) Maasio (1901-1984)  Finnish lithographer, draftsman and artist. 












 

keskiviikko 21. joulukuuta 2022

Christmas Misc

Christmas 1971
Original illustration by Gunila Stierngranat 1902-1960 Swedish illustrator 
Gunila Stierngranat made comics, postcards, Christmas letters, coloring books, story books and girls' books and illustrated in weekly magazines.


Christmas 2017
Peaceful Christmas¨
Original by Charles Golding, Swedish illustrator 



Christmas 2020
Illustration Mauri Kunnas, Finnish illustrator 


Christmas 2021
 Snowman and Angel
Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish illustrator


Christmas 2021
Bread recipe
Illustration Ingrid Elf, Swedish illustrator