In the first photo I held a junk journal but didn't mention the painting on it. It's a fishing girl (1884) by Helene Schjerfbeck, a Finnish painter from our golden era. She was educated in #ateneum and she painted e.g. in Paris like many artists in 1800s did.

Read more about her incredible life and career from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schjerfbeck . It's so nice we can share links here!

Helene is one of the most famous artists of #Finland but I have no idea how well she is known else where.

#finnishart #finnishartist #onkivatyttö #heleneschjerfbeck


The painting is currently in an exhibition in #jyväskylä. Read about that & see more photos:
https://hurmioitunut.blogspot.com/2025/03/ajaton-kauneus.html
Helene Schjerfbeck - Wikipedia

It's delightful to see actual sunshine in the studio, but it also reminds me that I have to move the ryijy out of its path.

Vierailu menneisyyteen (vanha kokko) / Revisiting the Past (Old Bonfire), hand-knotted wool on cotton warp, 64 x 54 cm, 2019

#art #ryijy #rya #TextileArt #TextileArtist #AbstractWeaving #weaving #Taideryijy #ContemporaryTextileArt #FinnishArtist #FinnishDesign