Birches (Koivut)

Birch sculpture Birch sculpture Off-Shoot sculpture Birch sculpture Birch sculpture Girl sculpture daddy sculpture Eeva sculpture Aatami sculpture Duet in B-minor, sculpture Koivu 1 painting Koivu 2 painting Koivu 3 painting Koivu 3 painting Koivu 5 painting The Best Nest, sculpture In Olli's Garden, sculpture Ms. Rantanen as Hello Kitty, sculpture My Island, sculpture The Quiet Girl, sculpture

Through the years I have used the birch as an image in my paintings and sculpture. It is my favorite of all trees, and it stands for my native country and for its tenacious people. In some of the Finnish folk lore the birch has a spirit of its own. Poems have been written about its beauty and strength. Some of my birches are real, others are “homemade.”