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Those are the colors that best depict the finnish winter landscape, crisp and clean. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SirpaArt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48027676573883,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0040\/1719\/3033\/files\/IMG_0767.jpg?v=1782661268"},{"product_id":"sauna-uinti","title":"Sauna Swim","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal painting 1m x 1.5m ( 60\" x 40\") Available in Levi, Finland \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinnish national pastime, swimming off of sauna. Nothing refreshes you more that the fresh plunge into a cold lake or river after a steaming hot sauna.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SirpaArt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48027686764731,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0040\/1719\/3033\/files\/IMG_1406.jpg?v=1776082689"},{"product_id":"hot-bell-maker-kaakamon-seppa-ilmarinen","title":"Sparks From Kaakamo (Kaakamon Seppä Ilmarinen)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal painting 1m x 1.5m ( 60\" x 40\") Available in Finland \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHistory does not have to be dusty, grey, and black-and-white. The stories of Kaakamo can glow with fire, strength, and the joy of life. In this world, the sea provided a livelihood, the village blacksmith’s forge burned red-hot, and new ideas were born with the same enthusiasm and curiosity that drive innovation today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn Kaakamo, people worked together. They fished with large trap nets, cast cowbells in glowing molds, and boldly experimented with new techniques. The work was demanding, but it was also filled with pride, ingenuity, and the feeling of building something new. Kaakamo’s bells were shipped throughout Finland, and every successful casting was a triumph that people talked about long afterward along the village road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe paintings in this series do not try to portray history as it appears in old textbooks. Instead, they imagine how it might have felt—fiery, energetic, and full of strength. 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Kaakamon tarinat\u003cbr\u003evoivat hehkua tulta, voimaa ja elämäniloa. Tassä\u003cbr\u003emaailmassa meri toi elannon, kyläsepan ahjo hohkasi kuumana ja uudet ideat syntyivät samalla\u003cbr\u003einnolla kuin nykyäänkin.\u003cbr\u003eKaakamossa tehtiin yhdessä: isorysillä kalastettiin,\u003cbr\u003ekelloja valettiin ja uusia tapoja kokeiltiin rohkeasti.\u003cbr\u003eTyö oli raskasta, mutta siinä oli myös ylpeyttä,\u003cbr\u003ekekseliäisyyttä ja tunnetta siitä, että oltiin\u003cbr\u003erakentamassa jotakin utta. Kelloja lähetettiin\u003cbr\u003eympäri Suomen, ja jokainen onnistunut valu oli voitto, josta puhuttiin vielä pitkään kylänraitilla.\u003cbr\u003eTämän sarjan maalaukset eivät pyri näyttämään\u003cbr\u003ehistoriaa sellaisena kuin vanhoissa oppikirjoissa.\u003cbr\u003eNe näyttävät sen sellaisena kuin se olisi voinut\u003cbr\u003etuntua: tulisena, energisena ja täynnä voimaa.\u003cbr\u003eKuvien Kaakamo sykkii elämää, huumoria ja\u003cbr\u003esitkeyttä.\u003cbr\u003eJa ahjon äärellä seisoo Kaakamon oma Ilmarinen\u003cbr\u003e- hehkuvan tulen valaisema seppä, nuori ja voimakas, uuden ajan tekijä. 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