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very often i’ve been asked, „what does your name mean?“ “where does it come from?”.
sirpa(le) = a shard, a piece of broken something = luck
when i was a small girl in finland, my mom used to call me “sirpale”. i was not just an ordinary shard of some broken plate to her – eventhough smashed plates have brought luck to many of us: certainly they brought good fortune to julian schnabel! – no, she saw me as a translucent piece of a broken glass, that would bring fortune for me and the others. she gave me the feeling being something special… time has passed, but the thought being a piece of something has escorted me until today. i still see myself as a fragment. in comparison to the past, it’s no more so important to be someone special. what really matters today, is rather the feel to be a part of the whole. that is a really liberating feel!
sirpa mononen 
Wonderful post end explanation 😉
thank you joe! i am what i am and let it honestly flow it into my works.
Beautiful piece of art, beautiful story: I like how your work reflects who you are, whom you have become. Good luck, Sirpale!
your words make me smiling the smile! thank you, maren! sirpa
p.s. my mother is no more here to call me sirpale,so it was a bit like a voice of an angel i just heard.
What great colors on that plate, a wonderful work. Great conection with the story about you:)
from time to time it’s worthwhile to make a trip down the memory lane…
after releasing these sentences i was a bit shocked, realizing the words i put down, were sent to the world. but all these likes and comments made me feel ok again, cause finally WE ARE THE WORLD!
This is a very beautiful story. A coloured piece of glass. It could mean so many things. Beauty. Insight. Magic. Diffusion and connection. Luck. Thank you for sharing this 🙂 I like it very much. A coloured piece of a colourful whole. Now your name has become something special in my vocabulary of names, Sirpale 🙂
dearest thanks for your unforgettable, awesome words.
VERY NICE IMAGES…..SINCERELY ANDREA:))BLESSED
thank you very much, hope to see you soo again…
What a wonderful post, Sirpa!!!
And how touching and associative your name becomes now!!
Wishing you all the best for the coming time and your future, too!
Yes, good to know that all of us are meant to be something special
and a part of the whole, too!!!!
thank you,ppawlo. we all are so tiny unities, but still important dots in the universe 😉
How lovely finally also finding this post which answers one of my questions…
look hard enough and you’ll find it 😉
Not always…but here this is true and it makes me smile 🙂
Ihana selitys Sirpa(leesta) ❤
kiitos tiny. olen jo useamman kerran miettinyt lukiessani sivusi valtavan kauniita ja eläviä tekstejäsi, jotka ovat kirjoitettu todella rikkaalla englannin kielellä, että kuinkahan kauan sinä olet jo yhdysvalloissa elänyt?
„Maailmalla“ (Eurooppa, Afrikka) olen ollut ihan lukion lopettettuani , ja yhdysvalloissa elokuussa tulee 21 v 🙂 Enta mika on sinun seikkailusi Suomesta?
samoin, minäkin olen ollut maailmanmatkaaja (suomi – sveitsi – afrikka – sveitsi). rakkaus laittoi minut pakkaamaan reppuni…yli kolmekymmentä vuotta tässä onkin vierähtänyt kaiken kaikkiaan, maailman polkuja kulkiessa. sveitsissä olen kuitenkin pisimmän ajan viettänyt (kaikki neljä lastani ovat myös syntyneet täällä). sirpa
„Sukulais sielu“! Meidan ainoa poika syntyi Tukholmassa, juuri ennenkuin lahdettiin pitempaan“reissuun“. Tein Sveitsissa (Genevessa) paljon toita 2011-2013. Yhteen aikaan kavin siella kerran kuussa. On oikein kiva kun tavattiin, Aulikki Helen
todella hieno tuttavuus, aulikki! jos sattuisit uudelleen pistäytymään sveitsissä, ota ihmeessä yhteyttä 🙂 (eivät ole tyhjiä sanoja!). sirpa