Troll Vase, Large, Smoke shapphire its shape is almost swan-like

its shape is almost swan-like

Tone on tone finishes and X shaped stretchers add movement

The embroidery is interrupted by solid black fields of hand beaded shapes that help create the circles and squares of the design

The hanging height of this pendant is adjustable from 22 inches to 49 inches

Troll Vase, Large, Smoke shapphire its shape is almost swan-likeThe idea behind Troll Vase started as a study of the properties of glass examining how the intensity of colour changes depending on the thickness of the material. The result is a vase featuring a dynamic change of thickness throughout, from solid coloured base to thin transparent bubble like top. Troll takes its name from a painting by the famed Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen, depicting a mythological water spirit, Nkken, rising from the dark