This very nice small massive glass sculpture by Finnish glass designer Helena Tynell is called "Rantakivet" which points to rocks in the water where water meets the shore.
It is a massive glass dome with three rocks on the bottom. Each rock scatters different colors - one blue, the other green and the third in this case has a really faint touch of purple. One gets an impression of spotting rocks as seen through or in the water, maybe in evening sun.
This piece of art glass can be used for decoration or as a paper weight as well or why not for mindful relaxation because looking at this lens like structure from different angles always reveals new perspectives. Enjoy the pictures!
The last picture is a painting of one spot in the Finnish archipelago in certain weather, by another Finnish artist and has no direct connection to this piece of glass art by Helena Tynell, and is added just for fun.
Helena Tynell designed 'Rantakivet' at Riihimäen lasi in the early seventies.
She made a long career as glass designer, designed for Riihimäen lasi from 1946, and later moved to Germany, where she designed for Limburg glass factory from 1976. In 1986 she moved back to Finland after a long career and in January 2016 she passed away at 97 years of age.
Size: diameter 81mm
height 45mm
Weight: 0,44kg
Condition: Very Good
