Advent calendar day 22

Illustration by Maarit Ailio, Finnish artist

On the way to U.S.A.  for Brian in NY

 

Happy Easter

Easter Greetings

Illustration by Maarit Ailio, Finnish artist

Sent by my daughter

 

Happy Easter

Happy Easter by Finnish illustrators

Illustration Virpi Pekkala

Illustration Maarit Ailio 

Illustration Omppu Omenamäki 

Illustration Katja Saario

Illustration Raija Nokkala

Illustration Martta Wendelin 

 

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

 

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 

Feeding animals in Winter

Illustration Johnnie Jacobsen (1952-) Norwegian illustrator 

Illustration Erik Forsman (Swedish illustrator , 1916–1976)

Illustration Lennart Helje, Norwegian illustrator 

Illustration Timo Puheloinen, Finnish illustrator 

Illustration Heikki Laaksonen, Finnish illustrator 

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish illustrator 

Illustration Lisi Martin, Spanish illustrator 

Fox Christmas

Fb-Swap Christmas

Illustration by Katja Saario, Finnish illustrator

Sent by Sassa on December 2021

Fox with bird and elf 

Illustration Raija Nokkala, Finnish naive artist

Christmas gifts on the way

Illustartion Kaisa Rekinen, Finnish illustrator

Christmas tree on the way to the fox's home

Illustration Anita Polkutie, Finnish illustrator

Christmas fox greets the elves

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish illustrator

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Peaceful moment

Sent by  Manuela on 5 Jul, 2020 from Dresden, Germany

Summer Memories

FB-Swap "June, July, August"

Snufkin is a philosophical vagabond who wanders the world fishing and playing the harmonica. He carries everything he needs in his backpack, as he believes that having too much stuff makes life overly complicated. My Favorite character in Moomin Valley

Sent by Airi on 1 Jun, 2022 from Kemi, Finland

FB- Swap  "Summer Greetings"

Fishing with best friend

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish artist

Sent by Tanja on 27 Jun, 2022 from Vaasa, Finland

FB-Swap -"Summer Greetings"

Secret Garden

Illustaion Virpi Pekkala, Finnish artist

Sent by Dolores on 27 Jun, 2022 from Parainen, Finland

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Sent by Yujkari on 17 Jam, 2022 from Fukushima, Japan 

 

Easter Sunday

Easter flowers

Daffodills and Willow flover

Illustration by Leila Myllymäki, Finnish

Illustration by Katja Saario, Finnish

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish

 

Palm Sunday

 The Holy Week starts on Palm Sunday, palmusunnuntai, which also means the beginning of the traditions – like the little Easter witches arriving at your doorstep.

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish

On Palm Sunday and Holy Saturday, children dress up as little witches. Wearing colourful clothes, overhead scarves and painted freckles on their cheeks, the little witches go from door to door with their willow twigs saying: “Virvon, varvon, tuoreeks terveeks, tulevaks vuodeks; vitsa sulle, palkka mulle.”

Illustration Virpi Pekkala, Finnish

Illustration Marjaliisa Pitkäranta, Finnish

Illustation Maarit Ailio, Finnish

Illustartion Omppu Omenamäki, Finnish

Illustration Marjaliisa Pitkäranta , Finnish

Snowmen

Illustration Minna Immonen ( Finnish )

Illustration Maarit Ailio (Finnish )

 

Illustration Arja Laihonen  (Finnish)

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Happy Holidays. 

Snowman by Margarita Stāraste

Margarita Stāraste(1914-2014) was a Latvian children's books writer, born in Vladimir, Russia.

Sent by Agnese (Gulbene, Latvia) 

Happy Santa  and Snowman

Illustration lleana Oakley, Advocat Art, United Kingdom 

Sent by my friend Soili from Portugal'

Snowman sent by Richard on 8 Dec, 2022 from Blain, Washington, U.S.A.