Hand painted  Swedish folk art clocks - Mora style

Clocks are built in our workshop from solid 3/4 inch pine and individually hand painted in the traditional way using colors and designs from the folklore regions of Sweden. Each clock is lovingly constructed and hand painted by our Maine artisans and artists.   Each clock is individual - a one of a kind work of art!   Dimensions below - clocks are larger than they may look online!

This style of Folk Art painting is known as “Rosnaling” which means "decorative painting" in Swedish. The name is similar to the Norwegian “Rosemaling”, but the techniques are very different - each with its own unique characteristics.  The Swedish art form has its roots in the Dalarna, Halsingland and Harjedalen regions in central Sweden. 

During the 1700s and into the middle 1800s, this art form was developed and reached its height of popularity.  Mainly a cottage industry, Scandinavian carpenters and woodcarving artists would construct wooden furniture, armoires, chests and clocks. Next, the artist – many times families, or groups of women - would paint them in their individual signature styles.  Our hand painted wooden Mora-style clocks capture the feeling and tradition of this great period.

Genuine Swedish Products from the Darlana Region of central Sweden.