LEAVES & LOVE Jewelry Exhibition at the Winter Garden of Helsinki 20.-25.9.2022Astari G. Swatantri with ‘Garden Tea Time’Meira Rauta with ‘Urban – Wild’• Once again, we got this wonderful opportunity to exhibit our jewelry at the Winter Garden, or Talvipuutarha, … Continued
Finally, I completed my Art Clay Bronze pieces and took pictures of them. Here they are: ‘Radiant’ by Astari G Swatantri, collection of rings & earrings, bronze and synthetic gems ‘Little Garden Flowers’ by Astari G Swatantri, ring, bronze and … Continued
Art Clay Bronze was released in February 2022. I right away got my hands on it and here I share my experience. Art Clay Bronze pack Inside the package: 2x25g Art Clay Bronze & Instructions sheet Shaping ACB is soo … Continued
In ‘the olden time’, I would have traveled to Tokyo to attend the award ceremony & exhibition of Silver Accessories Contest that took place in December 2021. As it is how it is with our current world, I woke up … Continued
LEAVES & LOVE Jewelry Exhibition at the Winter Garden of Helsinki 14.-19.9.2021Astari G. Swatantri with ‘Honey’Meira Rauta with ‘Under the Canopies’• For the exhibition, I created in total five new jewelry pieces. Here they are: A pendant with 24K gold … Continued
My piece ‘Sweet Moments’ was awarded a Semi Grand Prix at Silver Accessories Contest 2021! :) I’m humbled and grateful <3 The theme for the contest was ‘Inspiration’, and my jewelry was inspired by activities I’ve been embracing at home … Continued
From 8th to 27th September 2020, I and my friend Meira Rauta held ‘Leaves & Love – Treasures of the Winter Garden’ which was the continuation of our ‘Leaves & Love’ exhibition last year. You can read about it in … Continued
I collect cabochons, and this year I decided to join the cabochon jewelry challenge on Facebook group, initiated by the amazing metal clay jewelry artist and enamelist Joy Funnel. So the idea is simple, to create a cabochon jewelry per … Continued
When days are cold and grey, I like to go, or at least plan of going, to the Winter Garden of Helsinki. It’s a place where the climate is warm and it’s green throughout the four seasons, a perfect place … Continued
I enjoy going to gardens pretty much all seasons, especially where they have wide varieties of plants combined with interesting architecture. This time I’m sharing some pictures I took from Gardens by the Bay Singapore. Nature & architecture Love the … Continued