When Art Meets Glass – An Evening at Reijmyre
There are evenings that stay with you long after they are over.
In November 2023, during one of Stockholm's darkest months, Reijmyre Glasbruk's showroom was filled with colour, light, art, glass — and people.
I had the pleasure of presenting a selection of my paintings, including works from my Organic Flows series, in a setting that felt unusually connected to the paintings themselves.
Lina Mark, Viktor Söderberg and Ewa Borin at Reijmyre’s Stockholm showroom.
When two artistic expressions meet
Seeing my paintings together with Reijmyre's glass was something special.
The colours and shapes seemed to find each other naturally. The transparency and sculptural qualities of the glass created new reflections beside the paintings, while the movement and organic forms in the paintings seemed to continue into the glass.
It became more than an exhibition display. For me, it felt like a conversation between two different materials and artistic expressions.
Organic Flows Series in dialogue with Reijmyre glassware.
From nature to canvas
Nature has always been one of the places where I find both energy and stillness.
I spend as much time there as I can. Walking along a long beach, smelling the sea and seaweed, watching the drama and strength of the water during winter. Or entering a deep forest, feeling the softness of moss beneath my feet and the scent of pine needles and resin.
Thoughts become clearer.
I rarely try to reproduce these places literally in my paintings. Instead, impressions remain — colours, movements, textures and feelings — and gradually find their way onto the canvas.
Organic Flows grew from this relationship with nature.
Organic Flows Series with Reijmyre glassware designed by Thomas Sandell.
Seeing the paintings surrounded by Reijmyre's coloured glass added another dimension. Different materials, different traditions — yet a shared fascination with colour, form and the way light can transform what we see.
An evening for more than the eyes
The evening also became a meeting of several senses.
Wine writer Amanda G Stöckel guided us through a tasting of selected wines, paired with handcrafted chocolates by Cecilia Nordström. The pralines were beautiful little creations in themselves — almost miniature works of art — presented together with Reijmyre glassware.
Art, glass, wine and chocolate.
Perhaps an unexpected combination, but that evening they seemed to belong together.
Wine writer Amanda G Stöckel guiding the evening’s wine tasting.
What I remember most, however, is the atmosphere.
The conversations. The encounters between people. Seeing visitors stop in front of a painting, then turn towards a piece of glass and discover a connection between them.
Those moments are an important part of exhibiting art. A painting leaves the studio and begins a new life in the eyes and experiences of others.
Handcrafted chocolates by Cecilia Nordström presented with Reijmyre glassware.
Ida Jensen Krogstad and Cecilia Nordström during the evening.
Laura Leal and Ewa Borin at the exhibition.
Anita Jonsson at the exhibition evening.
Reijmyre glassware designed by Thomas Sandell.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the evening so memorable, and to Reijmyre Glasbruk, Amanda G Stöckel and Cecilia Nordström Chocolates for a wonderfully creative collaboration.
Some November evenings need a little extra light.
This was certainly one of them.