Primavera

1972

Primavera (spring) is one of the many bold floral designs by Maija Isola. It emanates joie de vivre, energy and warmth. Maija painted the pattern when she was living in Oran, Algeria, so there may also be a tinge of homesickness in it, a yearning to be in Finland, to feel the summer-morning dew on the grass, by a bed of calendula.