11" Os Plaque, MSchliep

Unique Os Style Rosmaled Plaque is designed and painted by our wonderful instructor Mary Schliep. The paddle is 11 3/4" tall and 8.25" wide, and is ready to hang on your wall to add that something special and a taste of Norway to your interior designs.  Rosemaling means "rose painting" in Norwegian, and the Os style of Rosemaling from the west coast of Norway is distinctively bright and cheerful. Flowers are abstracted and the use of geometric shapes is a hallmark of this style. Leaves have a characteristic use of heavy line-work for veins, and shading is less dimensional. C and S shaped scrolls are found in the Os style and often include elaborate line-work embellishment surrounding them. In character with this style the backgrounds will often be black or white and occasionally either reds, greens or blues.

Mary has taught at North House for over 20 years and is a walking encyclopedia and teacher of all things Rosemaling. She has a devoted following and is happy to share her skills with beginners and experienced painters alike. Mary started rosemaling in 1989 and has been busily painting ever since. Mary specializes in the Valdres and Telemark styles (each defined by the geographic region where they found their beginning in Scandinavia). Since the school’s founding, Mary has been a consistent teacher at North House. She primarily does consignment work for people across the nation. Mary has studied with twelve Gold Medalists and two Norwegian instructors.