“The smaller you are, the bigger Christmas is.” Tove Jansson “Christmas” from “Sculptor’s Daughter” “For the last seventeen years I’ve … More
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Magic Murals of Flowers in Tove Jansson’s “Moominpappa at Sea”
I spent hours and hours with my flowers this summer. I had planted in the soil so many seeds and … More
A Room of One’s Own: The Secret Room Inside Our Soul
“Children create miracles when they read.” – Astrid Lindgren “‘I’ve got special powers,’ she smiled.‘All this is down on me.I’m … More
My Essay about Clocks, the Sea and Art for A La Luz
I was honoured to be invited to write a piece for A La Luz about the Sea Library. My essay is about clocks and sea, and my dad’s thumbnail. A La Luz is an important and visually stunning online platform created for art and culture in a time of crisis. It is a compendium of creative responses to climate change. Happy to be a part of it now!
Quotes About Moon, Stars, Darkness and Sea from Books in the Sea Library
“The sea begins with the stars,” wrote Charlotte Runcie. More words about the night sky and moon and sea from Henry Beston, Emily Brontë, Iris Murdoch, Tove Jansson and others.
#OURSEA: To Save the Most Important Sea for Tove Jansson
The year 2020 marks 75 years since Finnish writer and artist Tove Jansson wrote her first story about the Moomins. To celebrate the anniversary, Moomin Characters together with its partners is launching a one-year campaign to save the Baltic Sea from blue-green algae.
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