Marushka Central

when I first became interested in Marushkas, I was surprised to see how little information was available about the prints online. the most informative information I came across via Google was in the comments someone posted to another Marushka fan's blog.

today though I ran across a great photo archive of Marushka - Marushka Central! The site has great photos of Marushka prints, as well as a section of Marushka imposters.



The site also fills in on some of Marushka's history:

they started making these linen silk-screens in 1971. they stopped making them in 1988, and had begun making new designs in 2000 but alas, have been discontinued again!!

I had heard that Marushka was named after the wife of the creator, as Marushka is Polish for Mary. But according to Marushka Central,

as for the name marüshka, it came from the suggestion of a polish butcher and was agreed on for the "artist's" name as an endearment for a little girl.