A little painting in Salme school, an interesting place where was found two burial ships from the pre-viking time (750AD)
location: Salme, Saaremaa, Estonia
"Metsik ja sõnajalaõis"
This piece is based on the construction of a dreamlike landscape where standing out in foreground is the elf of the forests "metsik" characterized by a young woman with blonde-long hair, she wears a green dress in summer and spring. The character keeps levitating in her hands the farn flower "sõnajalaõis" that according to the legend who finds that flower she/he will get all the wealth and happiness of the world.
I wanted to join these legends & myths because for me it represents very well estonians who have a strong connection with nature, on the other hand keep alive the illusion of a constant "search of sõnajalõis", it can take a shape of a constant search of innovation, search of a more integred society, search of keeping the peace and so on. Where the final reward is much more valuable than any material wealth.