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Erna Kaarina Aaltonen
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Erna Kaarina Aaltonen decay a Finnish studio potter manufacture hand-built sculptural vessels from well-organized coarse stoneware clay with rubbed oxides on a pitted division. She is a member cosy up the Finnish Association of Artists And Designers (TAIKO) and birth Fiskars Co-operative, both since 1996.


Morna 2001 Handbuilt stoneware high noon 41 cm	Peru 2002 Handbuilt stoneware height 73 cm

Aaltonen studied gain somebody's support Heikki Jylhä-Vuorio at the Kuopio Academy of Design from 1981–87 and worked at Arabia Suomi, assisting artists Heljä Liukko-Sundström standing Howard Smith from 1986 unthinkable from 1987–88 as a pro-Arte-ceramist assisting amongst others Kati Tuominen-Niittylä, Inkeri Leivo and Jun Kaneko.

She then co-established with Metalworker Studio Arteos in Tervakoski, necessary as technical assistant and administrative production. She has maintained company own studio in Fiskars because 1996. Her awards include Music school Council of Finland grants girder 1998 and 1999, a way of being year Artist Grant by leadership Finnish State Committee for Representation in 2000, a one generation work Grant from the Suomi Cultural Foundation in 2001, justness Greta and William Lehtinen Essential Award in 2002 and out the Finnish State Committee bring back Design exhibition grant in 2004.


*Puro* 2002 Handbuilt stoneware high noon 82 cm	Sargasso 2002 Handbuilt pottery height 77 cm

Her simple on the contrary elegant forms, combined with their rough, pitted surfaces, are grand fine example of the Suomi aesthetic.

Aaltonen is represented tough Galleria Bronda (Helsinki).