Jenta (Girl) – detail

Life size
1999
Public commission by the Norwegian Public Art Fund for Bergebakken School, Jevnaker Norway

The piece is patinated traditionally, using a hot torch technique, but I decided to paint the Levi's tab red so that it stood out from her trousers. The kids loved this and kept touching it – so much that in matter of days the paint was worn off.

Photo: Rachel Rose