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.

Marushka et cetera

Among the other Marushka items that have been produced:

Marushka glasses. No pictures - I've seen them on ebay once or twice before.

A stuffed Marushka parrot:


A great Marushka apron:


Another apron, from the collection of Marushka Central:


As posted before, Marushka wrapping paper:


And a Marushka quilt featuring farm life:

Marushka totebags

To take your Marushkas on the road, pick up a Marushka totebag.

I really like the print on this one:


A squirrel tote, available on Etsy:


From the collection of Marushka Central:

Marushka tea towels

The Marushka fan can also outfit their kitchen with Marushka tea towels:

A towel with three geese:


A towel with three shells:


A weird one - pipes and bow ties. Definitely atypical for Marushka.

Marushka potholders

Also for the kitchen, Marusha hot pads:

A set of assorted hot pads, including trees, a shell, birds, and a daffodil:


More trees, and birds, and flowers:


A set of dancing frogs from Marushka's offspring, the Michigan Rag Company:

A week of Marushka items

This week, we're featuring Marushka prints in formats other than prints. These items are usually uncommon relative the prints.


Today, Marushka placements:

A set of four with a berry print, available as a Buy it Now on eBay for under $13.


A wheat print Marushka placemat:

Marushka of the day

A happy farm print:

puffins fill in for the penguins

I'll have to dig through my archives to see if I can find another penguin, but this might be the best I have to round out penguin Marushka week - a passel of puffins.

the penguins kick it up, Marushka style

Another penguin chorus line, with a polka dot bottom border, from the collection of samzruddled on Flickr.

Penguins in their Marushka habitat

From a recent ebay auction (ended at $13 or so), a posse of penguins (unframed):



And from the same seller (closing at $9), the penguins go for a swim:

Five penguins in a Marushka chorus line

Day two of Marushka penguin week stars these five:

Three penguins star in a Marushka

So I'm not sure if I'll run out of pictures before the week is up, but I'm thinking this week's theme will be penguins.

Penguins are an odd fit with Marushka's usual nature silhouettes of shells and sailboats, but certainly a recurrent theme.

To start the week, a penguin print in brown from the collection of Warhof on Flickr.

Marushka in the sun

To end a week of summery Marushkas, a great modern Marushka sun print.

Marushka of the beach

A Marushka beach scene...

Sand dollar Marushka

A great summery sand dollar Marushka on display, from the Flickr collection of Back Garage.

Sunflower Marushka

Following the theme of summery Marushkas, a sunflower: