In Irish mythology Fintan mac Bóchra, the only survivor of the great flood, was a seer and reputedly a great  and powerful changeling. Annoyed with everyone calling him Old Man Fintan, he took a wild leap into the nearest stream, changed into a salmon, and swam away. And so, the legend of the Salmon of Knowledge began and why my latest “Twist” is named Fintan. 

I love the fluid shapes of fish and wanted to capture the strength and power of this magnificent creature leaping upstream in order to spawn. Created in the heavier guage wire it allows the sculpture to stand up with minimal support. The wire is also lighter and more silver in colour,  alluding to the silvery scales of the fish.