vintage stretched fabric prints

This one is marked Tampella. A still life definitely reminiscent of Marushka style. Tampella is a fabric company from Finland that mostly produces large scale prints in the spirit of Marimekko. I think this probably is from the 1980s.



Another Tampella fabric stretched like a canvas, Markushka style. This is by artist Marjatta Seppalla.



Finally, an illegibly-signed flower printed canvas, also presumably vintage.

Two poser Marushkas

I think these were specifically copies that were meant to be seen as Marushkas.

Not marked, and the style seems off. But definitely quite similar to Marushka.

Marushka-like parrot canvas

A pair of parrots! It is reminiscent of Marushka, but the style is not quite the usual and it is not marked.

a week of things that are like Marushka

this week, things like Marushka that are not Marushka.

first up, a silkscreened canvas marked Sweet, from Marushka co-creator Richard Sweet. Perhaps a precursor to the Marushka line, though I've also read that Sweet had a small number of later independent prints he made that were not part of the Marushka line.

A Marushka tennis print

From the collection of marushka art:

Marushka canoeing

Canoeing!

In a brown colorway:


And in blue:


And also in gray!

Marushka goes skiing

a ski print!

a hockey Marushka

Originally uploaded by F. Michael Andrew

Marushkas go sailing

Sailing prints follow the nautical tendencies of Marushka:

Marushka sports and hobbies week: golf

This week, Marushka prints featuring sports and hobbies.

There are a couple golf prints I have seen:


One with a clock!



Mini Golf
Originally uploaded by K. Mikey M.



From the collection of warhof on Flickr.