Marja-Liisa Pitkäranta

 Marja-Liisa Pitkäranta oli suomalainen kuvittaja. 

Syntyi: 27. syyskuuta 1941

Kuoli: 9. tammikuuta 2003, Killinkoski

Happy Easter

 Happy Easter by Finnish illustrators

Happy Easter by  Martta Wendelin 

Happy Easter by Olavai Vikainen

 

Happy Easter by Timo Puheloinen

Happy Easter by  Marjaliisa Pitkäranta 

Red Houses at Christmas

Many wooden houses are painted deep red in Finland. The deep red tradition didn’t actually start in Finland, but rather, in Sweden.  The ores from copper mines in Falun produced iron oxide, a byproduct of burning the ore to obtain the copper. Originally the red dirt was considered trash and piled up beside the mine. A few hundred years later, someone noticed that the pile had not rotted or decayed and began manufacturing it as paint. Since it was cheap and easy to produce, many wealthy people did not use it, preferring to use expensive pigments in colors of yellow or white. Finland calls this red paint punamulta, or “red earth”. 

Red houses  at Christmas by Finnish illustrators

Illustration Aila Utriainen

Illustration by Anita Polkutie

Illustration  by Jaana Aalto

Illustration by Maikki Parikka

Illustration by Heikki Laaksonen

Illustration by Marjaliisa Pitkäranta

Illustration Minna Immonen

Illustration Minna Lehväslaiho

Illustration Omppu Omenamäki

Illustration by Raija Riihimäki

My red house ♥ at  Christmas time

 

Summer Memories

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Butterflies

Illustration Osmo Omenamäki "Omppu" Finnish artist

Sent by Helena on 3 Jun, 2022 from Merijärvi Finland

FB-Swap " June- July- August"

Illustration Martta Wendelin, Finnish artist

Sent by Ritva on 2 Jul, 2022 from Hauho, Finland

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Blueberry boy on the forest

Illustration MarjaLiisa Pitkäranta, Finnish artist

Sent by Elina on 4 Sep, 2022 from Hauhuu, Finland

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

Bird Life

Finnish Facebook swap group  - Postcards of all kinds, this time the theme was  "Drawn Birds" by Finnish and Swedish illustrators

Little Hazel grouse

Illustration Daga Ulv 2015 (Amusantti)

Received Sep. 2020

Sent by Heidi 

Harakka (Pica pica)  Magpie

Illustration Daga Ulv 2013 (Amusantti)

Received Sep 2020 

Sent by Marit 

Kiuru - Lark

Illustration Marjaliisa Pitkäranta 

Received Sep 2020

Bouquet

Illustration Ulla Vehviläinen

Received Sep 2020

Sent by Päivi

Good winds

Illustration Arja Laihonen (Lentävä Lammas )

Received on Sep 2020

Sent by Tuula

Kaakkuri (Gavia stellata) Red-throated Diver

 Art by Bo Lundwall (Swedish)

Received  Sep 2020

Sent by Kirsi

 

Tuesday's Transport

 Flower Basket

Sent to my mother on her birthday in  November

 Going Shopping

Sent by Heidi in Meppel, Holland

 on 19 Apr, 2016

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 1,457 km

received on 6 May, 2016 

Chruch Rowing on Koro village, Vaskivesi, Virrat, Finland. Illustration Marjaliisa Pitkäranta

Sent to Helmi and Ilmi by Kirsi in Parkano, Finland

on 29 Feb, 2020

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 91 km

received on 9 Mar, 2020 

Easter Bunnies

 Facebook Easter Bunny swap

Happy Easter Greetings!

Illustration Marjaliisa Pitkäranta, Finland

Sent by Elina in Virrat, Finland

 Happy Eater

Illustration Virpi Pekkala, Finland

Outgoing swap mail

Happy Easter

Illustration Marjolein Bastin, The Netherlands

Outgoing swap mail