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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Springtime with Kalinka and Malinka

I have been wanting to share the story of sweet springtime sisters Kalinka and Malinka with you. I was inspired to create them by the lively Russian folk song Kalinka,* which is about a garden in bloom. Sometimes I'm inspired by things and people right here in my home. Our daughters are from Ukraine, and their first language is Russian, so the Ukrainian/Russian culture is a good source of inspiration for me.


Kalinka (Калинка in Russian, pronounced ka-LEEN-ka) means little snowball tree blossom. I created Kalinka from beautiful soft ivory kid mohair. She is lovely to hold! Kalinka's sister is named Malinka (Малинка in Russian, pronounced ma-LEEN-ka), which means little raspberry blossom. Raspberry blossoms made me envision a bear in pink, so I created Malinka from pink wavy distressed mohair. She is a sweetie.

*Here is the song Kalinka sung by Nikolai Baskov. I hope you enjoy it!

8 comments:

  1. Such pretty pastel Easter colors. Nice inspiration too.

    I hope you and your family have a very Happy Easter!

    ~ginger

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  2. Beautiful names for your beautiful bears!
    Happy Easter Debora =)

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  3. So adorable! Happiest of Easter wishes to you my friend.
    xx, shell

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  4. Both bears are really beautiful. I love the colors, they are spring.

    Did you get the eggs out and do pysanky with your daughters this year? One of my most favorite crafts.

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  5. Happy Easter, dear friend. A most blessed day.

    Hugs

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  6. OLa Debora!Adorei seu blog ,os seus ursos são lindos. Sandra

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  7. Wonderful bears!!! I love this song, mu Mom used to listen to Ivan Rebroff sing it and I would pretend to be a dancer!!!
    Hugs,
    Margaret B

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  8. das sind so richtig schöne Bären.
    Liebe GRüße Jana

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