On
2 February 2015, a new 3-year series of postal labels from Åland Post Stamps is
launched. The theme is Beach finds and the first motif in the series features a
bird feather.
Surrounded
by the sea, many interesting finds can be made on the Åland beaches. Some of
these treasures have been immortalized by Tiina Tahvanainen, the photographer
behind the new Åland frama series. Tiina was cut out for this commission,
seeing that the chipped, rusty and aged as well as the worn and torn are
recurrent elements in Tiina’s choice of motifs.
“To
me, beach finds are magical titbits that are just lying there on the beach
waiting to become someone’s treasure. Old clobber is so much more interesting
than new stuff. Old things have a history of which you know nothing but of
which you can fantasize,” Tiina says.
Thank you Ella.
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