November Joys

Old Ladies Getting ready for winter

Illustration by Inge Löök, Finnish artist

Postcard sent to France for Martine

 

Summer Joy

 Ladies enjoy the summer

Private swap sent by Merja from Helsinki, Finland

Happy Easter

Happy Easter by Finnish Illustrators

Happy Easter 

Illustration Inge Löök

Illustration Leila Myllymäki 

Joys of Winter

Joys of winter  by Finnish illustrators part  1.

Illustration Inge Löök

 

Illustration Katja Saario

Illustration Maarit Ailio

Illustration Martta Wendelin 

Illustration Minna Immonen

 

Summer cats

Illustration Inge Löök, Finnish

My collection

Summer 1973

Art by Enni Id (1904-1992), Finnish Naive artist 

My collection

CN-1691677

Art by  Seiko Ogisyo

Sent by Susan on 10 Jul, 2015 from Nanning, China

Travel time 39 days

Book cover

Children's book 

Hilja Haahti, Oma Mirri 1963

Illustration Rudolf Koivu, Finnish

Sent by Seija on 5 Mar, 2022 from Sastamala, Finland

 

Week 2 Sent postcards -

Happy ladies

Illustration Inge Löök, Finnish

Singing in the snow

Illustration Minna Lehväslaiho, Finnish

Illustration Minna Immonen, Finnish 

Bridge, Helsinki, Finland

Photo Taneli Eskola, Finnish 

Cute kitten

Seagull

 

Christmas with Fanny Ladies

Inge Löök Christmas 

Inge Löök (real name Ingeborg Lievonen) is a Finnish artist born in Helsinki in 1951. She was once a professional gardener.

Christmas 2014

Christmas 2018 

Christmas 2018

 

Happy old ladies

 Inge Löök, Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2016

FI-2594722

Inge Löök / 33

Received 2 Jan, 2016

Sent by Eira (Konnevesi, Finland) 

FB-swap, Christmas cards 

Inge Löök / 217

Received Dec 9, 2019

Sent by Pirjo (Olulu, Finland)

FB-swap, Smile group

Inge Löök /2

Winter driving 

Received  18 Apr, 2020

Sent by Imane (Turku. Finland)

Inge Löök / 8

Summer wine

Received on  27 Oct, 2016

Sent by my sister-in-law ( Djursholm, Sweden)

Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Association - Artists of the Year

 Inge Löök -   Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2016

Inge Löök (real name Ingeborg Lievonen) is a Finnish artist born in Helsinki in 1951. Inge Löök is both a gardener and an illustrator. Today she lives in Pernaja, Finland.

Her illustrations are mainly inspirations from her own surroundings or life.

Virpi Pekkala- Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2017

 Virpi Pekkala born in  Helsinki in 1945
full-time illustrator since 1980. She draw images by hand, using watercolor and cover colors and a marker.

Hannu Hautala, Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2018

Hannu Hautala born in Töysä in 1941 living in Kuusamo. Hannu Hautala is a pioneer of Finnish nature photography.  In 1970, Hautala received a  working grant form the Finnish State and started his career as a professional photographer.

Minna Lehväslaiho -  Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2019

Minna Lehväslaiho is Finnish naive artist and illustrator.

Advent Calendar Day 23. - Christmas Porridge

Riisipuuro illustration Ingrid Elf

At Christmas time, even those who usually dislike porridges may still enjoy eating rice porridge. It can be served with a pat of butter, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar or with whipped cream served with fruit soup or sauce, typically made with prunes and raisins.  

We start out Christmas Eve celebration with rice pudding and fruit soup.  The kids love this, their favorite part is trying to find the almond hidden in the rice.  Whoever finds it gets good luck.

Illustration Inge Löök

Advent Calendar day 18. - Fourth Sunday of Advent

Fetching the Christmas Tree

Illustration Rudolf Koivu, Finland

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finland

Illustration  V. Barsukova, Russia

 Illustration Inge Löök, Finland

Advent Calendar Day 15.- Christmas Homes

Charles A.Goulding's hHouse elf

Inge Löök's  Grannies

Inge Löök's house elf