Part of Handwork 2026

BIMA is planning a retrospective, and is currently seeking partners for a traveling exhibition of the late master metalsmith, Heikki Seppä. Originally from Finland, this internationally famous metalsmith passed away in 2010. After decades teaching at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, Seppä retired. After the death of his first wife, he married Laurie A. Lyall, a noted jewelry artist who lived on Bainbridge Island. Through a major legacy donation from Lyall, and other collectors, BIMA has acquired more than 45 signature works by Seppä ranging from jewelry, functional hollowware, and decorative art. This retrospective will highlight techniques that Seppä both taught and invented during his incredible career working forming silver and gold.