Dean aka Artist in Seine's Blog Posts Tagged 'Granlund' (18)

It's like the song; Ba Ba Banana, have you any wool?   No Sir, No Sir only peels.  OK, OK, I'll work on the lyrics a bit more.

    This Banana little gem came right in time for interNational Banana apprecation day on the 18th of November.  The Banana group celebrates it every year with a Mail Art Call for Banana art.  It's good fun.…

Yes, It looks like they are all here; Katerina, Val, Erni, Suus, Mail…

Or as the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them.

I looked up tuhkaksi, but it didn't help me.  But the cartoons and Paris map will…

What is a banana anyway?  And how did it get on this stamp?

But if Wurst comes to Wurst, we can always Google it.

Thank you Carina for these two fun pieces.  Your work always brings a smile to my…

It looks like a few sun rays have entered Finland already.   The whole group is there.   I'm sure you can reconize most of them.

Thank you Carina.  I like Val with the helmet & shield.  And is that Erni with the…

One Day One Palette One Day a Star.  Carina gets her thumb nails painted nearly everyday.  And leftovers or not, this is a wonderful piece to receive.  I'm sure the postperson smiled.…

My childhood heros right in the livingroom.  Yes, that includes Mom cooking, and Dad reading the newspaper.  Why didn't he ever have to cook or help around the kitchen?…

Long long time ago, actually last November, this card arrived as a reply to my "Inspire the Next" which I had sent to Carina.

The twin towers of Finland never looked better

And one from today…

And the Summer is not over yet.

Surely not a summer for the dogs!

Thank you Carina, Hope you enjoyed your…

Another hand painted piece from Carina.  Well the sunset or pollution part is hand painted.  The rest is a photograph from the 1960's.  I know because my Mom use to have that same orange dress.

  But wait, there is more.  It arrived in this treasure map envelope.  It looks like the treasure is buried on one of the Arcas Cays island.  I can't wait to find it.…

Do you suffer from too much claim in your daily life?  Does it snow so much that you can't even open your front door to buy an envelope?  Do reindeer stroll by your windows looking for food?  If not, you need Mail Art.

A real fun card with lots of messages.  Happy New Year…

In FinLand the New Year starts in the dark, and it continues that way until June.  I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!"   But wait, there is a bright side to this story. 

Four free metro tickets, and unused ones none the less.  Click Click There's no place like home, Click Click There's no place like home.…

What a wonderful surprise to receive a Boekie (14 pages in total) from Carina which came in a Mr. Rain envelope.

       As I understand it, somewhere in the deep jungle of Finland there was a dragon who ate skiers.  One day the dragon met one of the ABBA singers (I think it was the blonde one), and they were happy together until they went on a ski trip.…

Oh yes I remember you.  You were the first skiier that Carina sent me.  And now you are here again with all your friends.  One can never have too many skiiers on Mail Art.   For those of you who did not go the Finnishing school, the cartoon says: "inch by inch they penetrate the valley"  "just quietly…

At first I didn't know how to take this card.  A man with two women in his arms, and a warning at my own risk.  I thought; "What does Carina take me for, two women at the same time, and blondles none the less?"

And a stiff warning to boot!…

I received a picture post card of the village of Carina Granlund.  One the back of the picture it reads; "Taken on the 13th of August 1983, the day there was no snow on the ground."  What can I say?  Get me on the next plane for Finland!

Drawing lessons from Carina Granlund.  Training schedule included!

So I spent the weekend doing my drawing lesson while listening to Finnish language CD’s.  So far I can draw a wavy line and say; “Do you have any Bananas?” in Finnish.  It’s a start. …

"What's on your mind II", but I think it's "What's on your mind too", as what I am finding our about Carina, is that she is very clever, and being snowed in for 9 months of the year and seeing the Northern lights on a daily basis plays tricks on her mind ... too.

I had to look it over more than once as I really think that the skier looks like me, and I was wondering where she could have obtained a photo of me other than on that Rugby calander I posed for a few years ago.  Yes, ladies,…