Musings

Aida Vintage market poster design by Fanni Lyytikainen
Aida Vintage Market
This coming weekend I have the joy of bringing some vases and other vintage objects to the lovely Aida Vintage Market in Helsinki. Elina Siira, AIDA's creator, is on a... Read more...
Three little green vases by Kumela and Kupittaan Savi.
On green vases
Three little green vases by Kumela and Kupittaan Savi.The glass vase is a hyacinth vase, and I will look for a beautiful bulb to fit in. The two ceramic pieces... Read more...
Honouring the feminine within us all
Honouring the feminine within us all
Mimosa Acacia dealbata in vintage Kupittaan Savi vase. Don't let her delicate, fluffy appearance misguide you. She is a resilient, symbolizing the combination of sensitivity and strength. In 1946, Italian feminists... Read more...
A writer portrait of Eeva Kilpi. © Veikko Somerpuro / WSOY
A butterfly crosses the road
Musings on Eeva Kilpi, the renowned and beloved Finnish poet, writer, feminist and protector of nature. Eeva Kilpi was passionate about defending nature from humans. And humans from humans. In... Read more...
Wintering, wuthering
Wintering, wuthering
Wintering, wuthering nature is so very luminous covered in snow, ice and frost formations. Cocooning in a nurturing silence. All beings slowing down. I took the first vase collection and... Read more...
Vintage winter landscape
Vintage winter landscape
  A Finnish vintage print, with a wintery landscape. Artist unknown. Available.   Read more...
Frozen flora in Helsinki
Frozen flora in Helsinki
The sea and flora froze beautifully in January. The ice was covered with ice flowers - jääkukka as we call it. Now all this is covered with layers of snow... Read more...