Sleightholm Folk Art

Tag: scandinavian

  • Adoptable House Tomtens!

       Ooooh, it’s that time of year again! I have a collection of handmade house tomtens that need homes! I cant wait to share with you this year’s special little guys— and gals!   What is a ‘house tomten’, you ask? Well, a tomten (or tomte, or nisse, or tomte-nisse, etc) is a Scandinavian gnome known…

  • Behind The Paintings: St. Lucia

         Hi there, friends! Hope your week is going well. I am enjoying an afternoon of getting things done and preparing for our open house at The Prairie House on December 12 and 13!    I thought I’d take a little time to sit and relax my Mama brain and we could chat about…

  • New Painting: Forest Lucia

         For several weeks I had this little painting tucked up on my painting table— “Forest Lucia”, bringing wheat to the winter birds from her cozy little red “stuga” on a Christmas morning. It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to create a St. Lucia scene each Christmas, and I’m very pleased…