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A native of Minnesota, Erika Tomten grew up in Northfield
and studied studio art and music at Concordia College in
Moorhead. She has worked in a number of visual art
mediums such as printmaking, graphic design, drawing,
and sculpture. While living in Seattle several years ago,
Erika fell in love with Asian culture and design and began
making cards incorporating handmade paper from Eastern
countries. Thus, Tomten Cards was born!
and studied studio art and music at Concordia College in
Moorhead. She has worked in a number of visual art
mediums such as printmaking, graphic design, drawing,
and sculpture. While living in Seattle several years ago,
Erika fell in love with Asian culture and design and began
making cards incorporating handmade paper from Eastern
countries. Thus, Tomten Cards was born!
Each Tomten Card is individually made, and some are hand-written with words or collected
quotes. A prominent medium of the Tomten Card is Chiyogami (also known as Yuzen), a
Japanese paper made from the fibers of the native Mulberry tree, and silk screened with bright,
vivid colors and repetitive designs. Due to the limited availability and quantity of these unique
papers, each card is an original and duplicates of a particular card are seldom made.
Erika is a true Scandinavian at heart; even her last name means “the gnome” in Norwegian. The
Tomten (gnome) is a small, grey-clad man with a red cap and long beard who will bring good luck
to your home. Erika has incorporated the red, pointed cap of the Tomten in her handmade logo on
the back of each card.
Erika lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with her husband Peter Haberman and their daughter. Along
with making Tomten Cards she is a private instructor and performer of the flute.
quotes. A prominent medium of the Tomten Card is Chiyogami (also known as Yuzen), a
Japanese paper made from the fibers of the native Mulberry tree, and silk screened with bright,
vivid colors and repetitive designs. Due to the limited availability and quantity of these unique
papers, each card is an original and duplicates of a particular card are seldom made.
Erika is a true Scandinavian at heart; even her last name means “the gnome” in Norwegian. The
Tomten (gnome) is a small, grey-clad man with a red cap and long beard who will bring good luck
to your home. Erika has incorporated the red, pointed cap of the Tomten in her handmade logo on
the back of each card.
Erika lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with her husband Peter Haberman and their daughter. Along
with making Tomten Cards she is a private instructor and performer of the flute.
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