Delivery - Leverans

Summer breeze - Sommarvind

Bear - Woodland animals

Broken heart

Necklaces

I've been terrible on updating the blog lately. December was a hectic month, filled with markets and preparations for christmas. So I haven't had any time to make new illustrations. Hopefully next week I'll come up with some new ideas. Meanwhile you can check out these necklaces that I just listed on Etsy. I started out selling them on Christmas fairs, and they turned out to be a hit, so now it's time to see if they will work online too.

Perhaps a christmas card?

It's been a while since I updated the blog last time. I've been busy preparing for the christmas season, making christmas cards, calendars and other things that I can sell on all the fairs that I will be at next month. Here's my latest drawing, perhaps it will be a card I haven't decided yet. What do you think?

Woodland animals - Skogens djur

Angel - Ängel

IF -Boundaries

Thumbelina - Tummelisa

Snow White - Snövit

The twins- Tvillingar

Fishing for stars

Autumn storm

After a long break, I'm back behind the desk. It feels good to start working again, but I can't say I look forward to the fall and the stormy, cold weather that is ahead of us. I'm definitely a spring and summer person!

Midsummer eve - Midsommarafton

Next friday it's Midsummer Eve. It's one of the biggest holidays here in Sweden.

I took some text from Wikipedia explaining what we are doing, it might explain my illustration for those who don't know our tradition:

"It is one of the most important holidays of the year in Sweden, and probably the most uniquely Swedish in the way it is celebrated. The main celebrations take place on the Friday, and the traditional events include raising and dancing around a huge maypole. Before the maypole is raised, greens and flowers are collected and used to cover the entire pole.

Raising and dancing around a maypole (majstång or midsommarstång) is an activity that attracts families and many others. People dancing around the pole listen to traditional music and some even wear traditional folk costumes. In addition, many wear crowns made of wild springs and wildflowers on their heads. The year's first potatoes, Soused herring, Chives, Sour Cream, Beer, Snaps and the first strawberries of the season are on the menu."

One of the songs, that you dance and sing around the Maypole is called "7 beautiful girls in a ring" ("sju vackra flickor i en ring") and that's my illustration for this week!

Mr strong - Herr stark

Fairy - Älva

Counting sheeps - Räkna får

And the winner is....

From Sweden:

Linnea Regnlund, who wins a postcardsset, plus the print "Dragonride". I hope this one will match your newly painted wall.

From the rest of the world:

Agnese, who also gets a postcardsset and the print "Early morning". Perhaps it will take you back to your childhood summers.

Congratulations! Please give me your addresses at majal@mac.com and I'll send you the prize as fast as I can.

Climbing tree - Klätterträd

I've been working on this illustration the whole week. The leaves on the tree took a long time to make!!!! But now it's finished and I think I'll sell it in different sizes. Every child has it's own expression, so in a bigger size you'll see it better.

There is still a chance to be in the contest , where you have the opportunity to win a set of postcards and a print of any of my illustrations! Perhaps you'll chose this one?