Handcarved Rosemal Spoon #1 by Mary Schliep

This beautiful handcrafted Rosemaled spoon is painted by our instructor Mary Schliep in the Telemark style of Rosemaling. The spoon is painted blue and the bowl is edged in brick red. The stem is painted blue with decorations in lighter blue and white. A whimsical Telemark style flower in blue, white, green, ochre, red, and tan fills the interior of the bowl.  The spoon is 16 1/2" long. The bowl of the spoon is 4" wide and 5 1/2" long and approximately 1 1/8"  deep.

The asymmetrical Telemark style is defined by the signature C-scroll which forms the framework from which all other elements in the design grow. This C shaped scroll grows from a root and becomes supported by intertwining C and S shapes which emerge from it. All elements, from the fantasy-like flowers to the elaborate line work and whimsical embellishing detail stem from the root. The flow and movement that are created can be described by words like lyrical, joyful and exuberant.

Mary has trained with experts around the world and brings her love and expertise of Rosemaling to the many Rosemaling courses that she teaches as well as to the crafted pieces that she brings into our school store to sell to the public!