EXPO ’4 SOLOS – 4 SOULS’ – Gallery Hnoss/Konstepidemin, Göteborg (SE) – 2-21 Sept. 2014

« 4 SOLOS – 4 SOULS » , Opening night 2-9

4 solos, 4 souls is an exhibition curated by Hnoss Initiative and present four young, visually very strong international jewellery artists. The work of the chosen artists shows a wide perspective of what contemporary jewellery is about, within its format of four solo exhibitions in a common context.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noon Passama

“Portraits” collection presents jewellery pieces as personalities. They are representations of characters through abstracted and constructed facial aspects opening for interpretation, identification, and imagination”.  Noon Passama

 Nhat-Vu-DangNhat-Vu-Dang

“My work has two appearances, at first it seems stark, strict, geometric and monochrome, but then through interaction of the wearer or the environment it reveals it’s colourful aspect. I like to surprise people, to make them realize that nothing is what it initially seems.“  Nhat-Vu Dang

 Despo Sophocleous

“While maps and the spaces they create have been sources of inspiration in the development of my work, it is also the physical and emotional elements associated with place that allow me to create pieces, which represent and document movement, change and transformation in time and space.” Despo Sophocleous

 Benedikt Fischer

“I am interested in things that withstand the test of time, that are maintained in our culture without question and which are established in our lives as axioms. I choose to work with industrially made products in plastic as a research of esthetics in our time and because I can’t deprive myself from it.”
Benedikt Fischer

 

 

Hnoss / Konstepidemin Gallery
Konstepidemins väg 6,
413 14 Göteborg,
Sweden
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EXPO ‘The Sweet Perfume of Decay’ – Sintra, Göteborg (SE) – 30 Aout-23 Sept. 2014

You are very welcome to my solo exhibition ‘The Sweet Perfume of Decay‘ at Sintra in Gothenburg on Saturday the 30th of August. Märta Mattsson

Opening 30/8 12-16

I will also hold a lecture at the gallery on Friday the 29th of August at 19.00.
I hope to see you at either of these events or at both !
Lecture by Märta Mattsson 29/8 19:00

 

The Sweet Perfume of Decay
“Sometimes I see beauty in things that other people find strange or are even repulsed by. I become fascinated when there is something you do not want to see and the feeling you get when you do not want to look at some- thing, yet you still do. My jewellery deals with the tension that lies between attraction and repulsion. I take seemingly inappropriate materials, making ordinary and familiar objects seem extraordinary and unfamiliar.
In the 18th century many new breeds of animals and plants were discovered and it was the main era of cabinets of curiosities. People collected rarities because it gave them the feeling of being in the presence of something ex- traordinary and marvellous. The cabinets of curiosities were not meant to sympathize with the creatures on dis- play, only marvel over their oddity. In a world where not many new and exotic breeds are discovered I use dead creatures in my pieces to evoke wonder. The creatures are transformed and reborn; given a new life as objects of astonishment.”  Märta Mattsson

 

« During this year I have been working on new pieces where I use wings from butterflies, cicadas and moths. The idea of mimicry and transforming the wings to look like new species of animal appeals to me. By assembling and building new bodies out of the wings I can create mysterious creatures that uses the esthetic qualities of the wings but without making them too pretty and flower like.
As well as exploring the idea of creating new species I am also interested in the symmetry of the wings and how I can explore this in a new way. I find inspiration in images from the Rorschach test. The inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation. Psychologists use this test in an attempt to examine the personality characteristics and emotional functioning of their patients. This test is often employed in diagnosing underlying thought disorders and differentiating psychotic from non-psychotic thinking in cases where the patient is reluctant to openly admit to psychotic thinking. »

Märta Mattsson, Booch: Wings, 2014 Cicada wings, resin, lacquer, crushed stone, glitter, silver 12 x 6 x 1 cm

Märta Mattsson Brooch: Wings, 2013 Cicada wings, resin, lacquer, glitter, silver 13 x 10 x 1 cm

 

Sintra
Landsvägsgatan 5,
Haga 413 04 Göteborg
tel 031 – 775 01 20
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Mo-Fr.11-18, Sa.11-16
www.sintra.se

A contemporary crafts shop and gallery, established 1984; in the charming and picturesque district of Haga located in the central part of Gothenburg

EXPO ‘SOLOƧ – NEVER ODD OR EVEN’ Part III – Platina Gallery, STOCKHOLM (SE) – 23 Aout-20 Sept. 2014

MÄRTA MATTSSON – TANEL VEENRE
SOLOƧ – NEVER ODD OR EVEN PART III
OPENING SATURDAY 23RD OF AUGUST 14-17h
WELCOME!

 

 [palindrome] is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of symbols or elements, whose meaning may be interpreted the same way in either forward or reverse direction.
Many believe that symmetrical objects have an inner harmony, and value them for this. In nature, symmetry is approximate. For example, plant leaves, while considered symmetric, rarely match up exactly when folded in half. If there is no such thing as perfect symmetry in nature, can we find perfection in imperfections? What happens when two artists decide to mirror their own work but also reflect and bounce off each other’s visual language? Tanel Veenre and Märta Mattsson have been working on a set of exhibitions based on palindromes during 2014. In the exhibition, Solos – Never Odd or Even, Part III at Platina they have developed two new series of work, Heartology and Phantoms. Their new pieces has been created under an echo of two minds exploring the contradictory meanings of symmetry in nature and life

 MÄRTA MATTSSON
PHANTOMS

A shadow is relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body. It is an indication that something has been present and it can appear like a ghostlike figure. I am facinated by the human mind and the duality that excist within people. The light side and the dark side and all the grey areas inbetween and within the human mind is what thrives me as an artist. Shadows are like a distorted palindrome of oneself… It is what hides behind the surface. – Märta MattssonMÄRTA MATTSSON – Phantoms1 – Wood, flower, resin, iron, silver, crushed stone
12 x 7 x 3 cm

Marta Mattsson -  new series ‘Palindromes’. 2014 – Phantoms

Marta Mattsson -  new series ‘Palindromes’. 2014 – Phantoms 2 – Wood, flower, resin, iron, silver, glass
14 x 7 x 4 cm

TANEL VEENRE
HEARTOLOGY
Heart is an archetype, distilled shape full of meanings and myths. Usually most perfect symmetrical form, ultimate palindrome. I have been driven by hearts for a long time, but for this exhibition I decided to get clear – I have to carve a heart every day to get into kind of mental state where I am led mainly by my intuition. I didn’t want to construct or combine, it should be more like a purifying process. – Tanel Veenre

Tanel Veenre, Brooch, Heartology 1 – Jet
Palm-sized

Tanel Veenre, Brooch, Heartology 2 – Stabilized wood
Palm-sized

Tanel Veenre, Brooch, Heartology 3 - Stabilized wood
Palm-sized

 

 

 

 

 

Platina
Odengatan 68,
10232 Stockholm (Sweden)

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OPEN TU-FR 11-18, SA 11-15

EXPO ‘Daniela Hedman and Agnes Larsson: Guldrush’ – Bergrummet, Slite Utveckling, Slite, Gotland (Sweden) – 18-20 Juill. 2014

Daniela Hedman and Agnes Larsson: Guldrush

”GULDRUSH” is Daniela Hedman‘s and Agnes Larsson’s first exhibition together. Working and living in Stockholm, Sweden, but both with a connection to the swedish island Gotland where the artists now will show their work for the first time.
The exhibition will take place deep inside an underground rock shelter located in the industrial city of Slite. Slite offers Gotland’s unique nature and at the same time a pure industrial environment. Inspired by this place the artists have created the exhibition ”GULDRUSH”. In connection with the exhibition the artists will hold a workshop for locals and visitors on the island, introducing thinking- and artistic processes related to contemporary jewellery.The project is a collaboration between Daniela Hedman, agnes Larsson and Slite Utvecklig.
Daniela Hedman‘s work relates to her fundamental interest with the human body. She is fascinated by the body’s ongoing physical presence and what impact it has on our spirituality. Her jewellery revolves around the relationship between the object and the body, and she is constantly searching for different connections between the two of them.
In deep investigations of natural materials Agnes Larsson is working with opposites to create tensions in the material. Her work is often inspired by the powerful forces that surround us in life such as heaviness and lightness, living and dead. The core of her work lies in the material which rather than telling a truth is focusing on forming a paradox.

Daniela Hedman – Brooch: Beach-series, 2013 – 29 x 16 x 0,4 cm – Red birch, copper, thread

Agnes Larsson – Piece: CARBO, 2011 – 500 x 300 x 5 mm

Daniela Hedman – Brooch: Beach-series, 2013 – Corian, textile, copper – 14,5 x 12,5 x 0,5 cm

Agnes Larsson – Piece: CARBO, 2011 – 500 x 300 x 15 mm

 

Bergrummet, Slite Utveckling
Storgatan 95
- Slite, Gotland
Sweden
Telephone: [phone]
website: www.danielahedman.se
website: www.agneslarsson.com
website: www.sliteutveckling.se
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COUP de COEUR / DECOUVERTE : Lena Johansson

Lena Johansson

Discovered …. and « adopted » ! at the HDK Graduation Show 2014 – Jewellery Art & Design BA level

« Valse Lente
I drew lines and I wrote
”As wire they grew out of the two dimensional.
I did not know about these rooms”.
I dip paper in porcelain while thinking of piles of paper that affect me.
Because I have discovered the qualities of porcelain and want to find out more.
White and ground.
Fragile and innocent.
Brittle.
So close to breaking.
As life is frail and close.
As life is beautiful. As my life is beautiful.
Next to the darkness.
I make a construction, as a protection for the fragile.
With a line that does not cover but coexists.
As the shadow.
Then, when time has gone and the fragile breaks,
something remains. »
 Lena Johansson

Lena Johansson Brooch: Valse Lente, 2014 Porcelain, steel wire

Lena Johansson Brooch: Valse Lente, 2014 Porcelain, steel wire Photo: Lena Johansson

Lena Johansson – Valse Lente, 2014 Porcelain, steel wire

Lena Johansson – Valse Lente, 2014 Porcelain, steel wire – detail

Lena Johansson – Brooch: Valse Lente, 2014 – Porcelain, steel wire – Photo: Lena Johansson

Lena Johansson – Valse Lente, 2014

Lena Johansson – Valse Lente, 2014

Lena Johansson - Valse Lente, 2014

Lena Johansson - kandidatexamen 2014 – porcelain & steel wire burnt at 1280°

Lena Johansson - kandidatexamen 2014 – porcelain & steel wire burnt at 1280°

Lena Johansson – Valse Lente, 2014

HDK Graduation Show 2014 – Gothenburg (Sweden) – 6-15 Juin 2014

HDK Graduation Show 2014 -

HDK – School of Design and Crafts University of Gothenburg Sweden (Gothenburg, Sweden) 06-Jun-2014 – 15-Jun-2014 – hdk.gu.se

Artists:  Sanna Brantestad — Stina Brännström — Ammeli Engström — Karin Gyllerfelt — Lena Johansson — Rasmus Larson — Li Liang — Sanna Lindholm — Soili Rautanen

Management: Karin Johansson

 

Li Liang, Necklace,  Line, 2014 – Copper, paint

Li Liang, MA – ”Line”
I have strong impact of Chinese fine classical paintings and calligraphy since I was a little.  I used lines to create forms and place my feelings of nature. 
For me, the Chinese calligraphy gives the lines diverse visual possible and spiritual power. The line has stimulated me to discover the sequence and express the emotions from the reality.

Li Liang Necklace: Line, 2014 Copper, paint

Rasmus Larson – Brooch: Pacifistic Contemplations, 2014 – Recycled Tin-soldiers, Acrylic on linen, Caution and Protective tape – Photo: Rasmus Larson

Rasmus Larson, MA – “Pasifistic Contemplations”
The medal, a military grading symbol which is commonly used as a confirmation that marks accomplishments – You’ve done well. What happens when it’s forced to use its purpose but in contradiction tell about the opposite, and take the role to display lives that are forced to fade away in an elimination steeped in destructive and lost conditions. Morphed together with IUCN’s The Red List and thoughts around life form’s fates and circumstances.
The materials used are recycled Tin-soldiers, taken from a time when naïve brutal battles were executed on wall-to-wall carpets without knowledge of the real world’s equal brutality. It takes four soldiers to make one medal. Four if they have rifles and are marching.
Acrylic paintings as portraits of lives. The text, to create context and cause. And the ribbon, made out of caution tape and protective tape – which according to the label on the package says: for all kind of caution and protection. They have become my pacifistic contemplations.

Rasmus Larson – Installation: Pacifistic Contemplations, 2014 – Recycled Tin-soldiers, Acrylic on linen, Caution, Protective tape – Photo: Rasmus Larson

Soili Rautanen – Necklace: Face it, 2014 – Wood, copper, textile – Photo: Soili Rautanen

Soili Rautanen, MA – “Face it”
I want to frame a person. And by doing that I want that the person has its own secrets and stories. The wearer becomes a storyteller through the frames and creates a strong relationship between the wearer and the jewelry. At the same time hundreds of times repeated frame parts formulates a wall around head, protecting its wearer. The frame can either cover or relieve your life but it always tells a story with you.Lena Johansson – Brooch: Valse Lente, 2014 – Porcelain, steel wire – Photo: Lena Johansson

Lena Johansson BA – “Valse Lente”
I dip paper in porcelain, while thinking of certain piles of paper. I make a construction, as a protection for the fragile. With a line that does not cover but coexists, as the shadow.

Sanna Brantestad Necklace: To What Remains When Everything Else Disappears, 2014 Silver, textile 

Sanna Brantestad Necklace: To What Remains When Everything Else Disappears, 2014

Sanna Brantestad, BA – “To What Remains When Everything Else Disappears”
2013. The year my beloved mother passed away. The grief casts shadows over everything; nothing is in its place anymore. Another journey, an inner one, has begun.I seek support in my hands.This is a work about days of grief. Of memories. Imprints. A tribute to the small things that mean the most. To what remains when everything else disappears.

Sanna Brantestad  To What Remains When Everything Else Disappears, 2014 (Brooch: To What Remains When Everything Else Disappears, 2014 Silverplated copper)

Ammeli Engström – Installation: Yushu Souvenir, 2014 – Silver, alluminium, textile, rubber, leather – Total of 202 pieces – Photo: Ammeli Engström

Ammeli Engström, BA – “Yushu Souvenir”
I look into the fragmental and the constantly changing in what we remember. I work with thoughts of souvenirs as materialized memories.
In metal I search for a language that speaks of transformation. I cast objects to rework them,  seeking the boundary between the recognizable and the abstract. Memory helps the eye to whole broken forms. We want to remember. My work revolves around memories as souvenirs, how we carry with us our memories.

Ammeli Engström  – Yushu Souvenir, 2014 Silver, alluminium, textile, rubber, leather

 

 

HDK – School of Design and Crafts University of Gothenburg Sweden
Kristinelundsgatan 6-8
405 30 – Gothenburg
Sweden
Telephone: [phone]

EXPO ‘From the Coolest Corner: Nordic Jewellery’ – Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg (SE) – 3 Juin-21 Sept. 2014

From the Coolest Corner: Nordic Jewellery

 

Paula Lindblom (SE) – brooch The-essence-of-nature – 2012 -  mixed-media

The jewellery we wear indicates who we are, or want to be. Engagement rings, medals and inherited jewellery all convey a message of identity, personal history and social affiliation. But jewellery is also an art form in its own right, and the artists like to reflect on the concept of jewellery and to energetically test its limits. In terms of materials, modern jewellery encompasses everything from precious metals to plastic, wood, textiles, paper and photography.

From the Coolest Corner, produced by Norway’s National Museum in Oslo, is a presentation of Nordic contemporary jewellery today. Many of the participating artists belong to a young generation whose works have garnered wide international attention since the turn of the century. The exhibition last until September 21, 2014.

Participating Artists 
Denmark: Julie Bach — Kim Buck — Annette Dam — Kaori Juzu — Marie-Louise Kristensen — Thorkild Thøgersen – Josephine Winther.
Estonia: Julia Maria Künnap — Kadri Mälk — Maarja Niinemägi — Kristi Paap — Anna-Marie Saar – Tanel Veenre.
Finland: Ami Avellán — Aino Favén — Clarice Finell — Janne Hirvonen — Sirja Knaapi — Mervi Kurvinen — Helena Lehtinen — Mirja Marsch — Anna Rikkinen — Janna Syvänoja – Monica Wickström.
Iceland: Hulda B. Ágústsdóttir — Ástþór & Kjartan for Orr — Hildur Ýr Jónsdóttir – Helga Ragnhildur Mogensen.
Norway: Liv Blåvarp — Sigurd Bronger — Linnea Calder — Lillan Eliassen — Elise Hatlø – Anne Léger — Konrad Mehus — Anna Talbot – Gunnhild Tjåland.
Sweden: Tobias Alm — Beatrice Brovia — Nicolas Cheng — Åsa Elmstam — Daniela Hedman — Hanna Hedman — Karin Johansson — Jenny Klemming – Agnieszka Knap — Agnes Larsson — Kajsa Lindberg — Paula Lindblom — Åsa Lockner — Märta Mattsson — Lena Olson — Lina Peterson — Annika Pettersson — Margareth Sandström — Sanna Svedestedt — Tore Svensson — Anna Unsgaard — Peter de Wit — Sara Borgegård Älgå – Annika Åkerfelt

Helga Ragnhildur Mogensen, Danmark. Nackstycke « The Red Thread », 2010, drivved, garn, silver.

The exhibition is produced by the National Museum, Oslo, and the Röhsska Museum is the only Swedish venue on its tour. The showing of From the Coolest Corner at the Röhsska Museum forms the starting point for New Adventures in Jewellery, an international programme of exhibitions, lectures and other events within the context of contemporary jewellery, taking place in Gothenburg and Western Sweden during the spring, summer and autumn of 2014.

Jenny Klemming, Sverige. Halsband « Greenery », 2011, koppar, stål, emailj.

New Adventures in Jewellery is run jointly by the Röhsska Museum, HDK – the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg, Konsthantverkscentrum and Hnoss Initiative, with support from Iaspis, Swedish Arts Council, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg Crafts Society and the Estrid Ericson Foundation. Programme New Adventures in Jewellery.

Participate in Mah Rana´s Photo Project Meanings and Attachments
Wear a piece of jewellery when visiting the museum and take part in UK jewellery artist Mah Rana’s project Meanings and Attachments. The participants are photographed individually and are asked to write down the story of the piece of jewellery they wear. Mah Rana’s mobile photo studio is installed at the Röhsska Museum on Tuesday, June 3, from 4pm to 7pm, in connection to the opening of From the Coolest Corner – Nordic Jewellery. All ages are welcome to the photography session, but children under 18 must have parental permission to take part. A selection of images from Meanings and Attachments will be displayed at the Röhsska Museum during the summer.

Julie Bach, Danmark. « Big Berry Bracelet », 2010, skinn med stoppning

Lillan Eliassen, Norge. Halsstycke, « Run Baby Run », 2012, betong, koppar, stål.

Beatrice Brovia, Sverige. Halsband « Binding Works II », 2010. Bomullstråd, bindningstråd, latexslang, oxiderat silver, magneter.

Åsa Elmstam, Sverige. Halsband « Things », 2010. Mässing, plast

Kim Buck, Danmark. « Pompous Ring II-VI », 2011, guld- och silverfärg.

 

Röhsska Museum

Vasagatan 37–39, 411 37 Gothenburg

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EXPO ‘Carolina Gimeno – portable pleasures’ – Degree exhibition – Konstfack, Stockholm (SE) – 15-25 Mai 2014

Carolina Gimeno – portable pleasures

 Konstfack Degree Exhibition 2014

« My project is being shown in S7 Seminargatan, together with the works of othersBachelors . Come to visit us !! »

Konstfack presents the 2014 degree candidates: artists, designers, craftspeople and art educators. All 177 degree projects, both master’s and bachelor’s, exhibited at the same time.
Degree exhibition 2014
Thur May 15–Sun May 25

 

Portable Pleasures: When Intimacy becomes Public

« The series of jewels, Portable Pleasures seeks to challenge the notions of intimacy and the public realm, two aspects that are involved in the act of wearing jewellery in society.

In my Master’s project, I investigate how jewellery, intended as an ‘apparatus’ of communication and disorientation, offer both to the wearer and viewer, to challenge social conventions in regards to the feminine and the masculine. What happens when a shape reminds us of an intimate area of the human body and is displaced to the public sphere, in the form of a jewel?

The act of decorating the body with these jewels leaves the viewer with no choice but to cross the boundary of the wearer’s intimacy. Can this act create a new order of connectivity and communication between the wearer of a jewellery piece and the viewer that is forced to confront it ? »

Carolina Gimeno - portable pleasures

« it looks like vaginas! , but they are not, the are electroformed and enamelled worn socks, I have collected from more than hundred of people….« 

Necklace: Portable Pleasures, When Intimacy becomes Public, 2014
Copper, silver, vitreous enamel, leather

 

Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
Visiting address :
LM Ericssons väg 14, Stockholm
Postal address :
Box 3601
126 37 Hägersten
Sweden
Phone
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Degree exhibition 2014
Thur May 15–Sun May 25
Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm
Sat–Sun 12pm–4pmWelcome to the exhibition opening on May 15, 12pm–8pm
Inauguration at 4pm

EXPO ‘Amy Tavern : I Live Here Now’ – Four, Gothenburg (Sweden) – 4 Avril – 3 Mai 2014

Amy Tavern : I Live Here Now

jewelry and objects about home
a solo exhibition at Four in Gothenburg, Sweden April 4-May 3

The American artist Amy Tavern’s work often consists of memories, processed and transformed. Reinterpreted by the viewer they become platforms for discussions and new ideas.

”I make abstract thoughts concrete and tangible and further alter the memory itself beyond what happens naturally. The pieces are based on memories that are specific to me but the moments and feelings are truly universal. Ultimately, by creating these objects, I preserve my memories, make the fleeting more permanent”  – Amy Tavern

 

Amy Tavern – Silently (I Saw a Robin Today) installation my mother’s wedding dress

Amy Tavern – Silently (I Saw a Robin Today) necklace, view 1 – the lining of my mother’s wedding dress, cotton string, sterling silver, spray paint

Amy Tavern – Forget Me Not sterling silver, spray paint, picture of my father, my father’s hair

Amy Tavern – Forget Me Not, detail sterling silver, spray paint, picture of my father, my father’s hair

  Amy Tavern Forget Me Not and Silhouette
sterling silver, spray paint, picture of my father, my father’s hair, cardboard Photo: Hank Drew

Wayfinder – brass, address book, compass, pencil, a key to my parents’ house

Amy Tavern Never Let Me Down, pocket watch detail brass, cursive writing practice paper, handkerchief, cotton thread

Amy Tavern We Walk on the Same Ground brass, sterling silver, porcelain spoons, dirt collected by 23 friends

Amy Tavern Since 1882, Since 1976 necklace, view 1 stones from the foundation of my childhood home, sterling silver, vintage blue velvet box

Amy Tavern Since 1882, Since 1976 – earrings & ring -  stones from the foundation of my childhood home, sterling silver

 

FOUR
Nordhemsgatan 74
Göteborg – Sweden
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EXPO « KGB » – Four Gallery, Göteborg (Sweden) – 28 fevr-29 mars 2014

at Four KGB: Kim Buck, Tore Svensson & Karin Seufert -

Welcome to the opening at Four Friday February 28, 17.00-21.00

Friday 21st, 13.00 Karin Seufert will make a lecture at HDK – University of Arts and Crafts and Design, please mail [e-mail] for more detailed information

Kim Buck, Tore Svensson and Karin Seufert are three of the most prominent artists of the modern jewellery scene. With experience from long careers they stay in the frontline and continue to develop the genre with an impressive creativity and craftsmanship. The exhibition KGB was shown for the first time in Copenhagen and after the show in Gothenburg it will open at Gallery Martina Dempf in Berlin.

Tore Svensson, tube Ring, 2012 - Steel, Paint, Etched – Fired with linseed oil

Tore Svensson Box Brooch

Karin Seufert brooch – pvc, paper, silver, steel – 2010

Kim Buck – « It is no use crying over »-ring 750 gold :: 2008

 

 

Four

Nordhemsgatan 74,

Göteborg – Sweden

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