Three tiny Tiner

Three of my tiner arrived safely in Stavanger, Norway, while the ship replica of the Restauration, departed there for a voyage to America celebrating the immigration of Norwegians in America. The Restauration was the first ship carrying Norwegian families to America. This is the bi-centennial year. 

Tiner is the Norwegian plural of tine, meaning cheese box, and rather than them being used in the making of cheese as they once were, they've taken on a ceremonial role as gifts for weddings and special events. They are useful as well for keeping beautiful and useful things.

The tiny tiner are shown on a candle stand made from a piece of twice recycled Douglas Fir that had arrived in Stavanger as drift wood (a mast), then spent years as a barn timber before being crafted into a work of art.

The Restauration is expected to arrive in October.

Make, fix and create..