THE SHAPE OF SISU BY NANCY RAHNASTO OSBORNE AND KAREN OJALA

THE SHAPE OF SISU An Exhibition by Nancy Rahnasto Osborne and Karen Ojala Exhibition Dates: June 24 – July 5 Location: Provincetown Commons 46 Bradford Street Provincetown, MA 02657 Opening Reception Friday, June 26 5 PM – 7 PM Instagram Gallery Hours Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Sisu :The collective Finnish concept of personal endurance, fortitude, grit ; a perseverance to continue onward when challenges seem insurmountable.  Grandchildren of Finnish immigrants whose families initially settled in Western MA, Karen Ojala and Nancy Rahnasto Osborne met decades later in the art community of the Outer Cape. They share a Nordic sensibility in their art and admiration in each others work .  They both had mirrored aspirations to become the best they could be having late starts on their artistic paths which came to fruition for them both after years of work and child rearing.  With that in common this exhibit cultivates the vision they… View Source