This piece was made towards a specific project, where I produced a commissioned piece. In 2015, when the piece was produced, I chose to celebrate the 150th birthday of a famous Finnish painter, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, by making this small dish, inspired by his painting, the Aino triptych.
The painter tells a story of Aino, who is supposed to marry an old sage, Väinämöinen, but chooses to rather drown herself and go live with the maids of Vellamo instead of marrying Väinämöinen.
Researching the movement of water and seashells I created this piece. The undulated chased copper surface directs water towards the deepest part of the bowl, where it keeps on twirling forevermore.
The smaller piece on top of the dish is a test piece, chased in a similar fashion.