Exhibition catalogue in English
Helena Tynell: Love for Glass – and Light
8.2.–28.5.2023 Artist Home Erkkola
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Wooden display cabinet
1. Set of glasses
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1949
2. Helena
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1955
3. Madame
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1955
4. Parliament
The parliament´s celebratory glasses
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1948
5. Leena
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1949–1957
Showcase by the wall
6. City Tour
mold blown glass
engraved by T.H. Käppi
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1958
7. Vase
blown glass
Kauklahti, Espoo, signed, 1950
8. Bird Tree
blown glass
engraved by T.H. Käppi
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1957
9. City Tour
sketch for the engraving,
see: object 6.
print copy of the original draft
10. Platter
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1955–1957
11. Coat of Arms
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1949
12. Arch
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1949–1958
On the wall, over the piano
Sea Anemone, Pleated (´Plissé)
print copies of the original drafts
Showcase in the middle of the room
13. Sea Anemone
cabin work
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1946
14. Collar
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1946
15. Pleated (´Plissé)
cabin work, blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1949–1958
16. Concise
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1949–1951
17. Bolete
cabin work
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1951
Display cabinet
18. Bowl
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd,
catalog 1949
19. Triangle
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1949
20. Brooches
molded glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd & Taito Ltd, 1949
21. Servus
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1955–1962
22. Vases
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1959–1960
23. Vase
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
24. Spinning Top
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1959
On the right side of the furnace
Bolete
print copy of the original draft
25. Rialto
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1961
26. Art object
(probably a version of Rialto)
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1967
27. Northern Lights, Polar-series
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1959
28. Forest
casting
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1966
29. Broken Landscape
molded and ground glass
Limburg, 1982
Tuusulan taidemuseo
30. Grandma´s Trip to Church
1986
sheet glass and metal mesh
Tuusulan taidemuseo
Second floor parlour
After the stairs on the right
31. Sun
mold blown ”solar bottle”
was completed in 1963 as an art glass bottle, but people started to use it as a vase.
Riihimäen lasi Ltd,
tuotannossa 1964–1974
32. Sun
mold blown glass
Engraved on 12.11.1966.
A version made in honor of the opening of the new glass cabin of the Riihimäki glass factory.
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1966
33. Beam, Cheery-series
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1967–1970
34. Pilehouse
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1966–1976
35. Piece, Cheery-series
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs
1964–1976
36. Little Matti
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs
1969–1971
Grandma
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs
1969–1971
37. Moonwalk
freely blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd,
catalogs 1972–1976
38. Daisy
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs 1971–1976
39. Acorn
blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1975
40. Leaf of Happiness
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs 1971–1976
41. A Bottle or Two
cabin work
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1974
Kitty 1955
print copy of the original draft
42. Vase
free formed pressed glass
Fostoria Glass, USA, 1970´s
43. Part of outdoor lightning series
molded glass
Limburg, Germany, 1960´s
Wooden display cabinet
44. Granary Lock
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs
1968–1974
45. Aurora
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs
1966–1967
46. Party
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, ~ 1962
47. Corona
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1969–1970
48. Beach Stones
molded glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1971–1976
49. Spirit of Water (´Näkki´)
molded glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd,
catalogs 1972–1973
50. Maze
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1976
51. Forest
molded glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalog 1976
Noah's Ark, Cat
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs
1970–1972
Noah's Ark, Bird
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, catalogs
1970–1972
Forest
molded glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd
catalogs 1966–1976
52. Flowery
mold blown glass
Riihimäen lasi Ltd, 1972
Video
Helena Tynell's interview, 1998
Duration 9 minutes