The new year 2024 has started, I wish you a healthy year full of lovely, inspiring, and blossoming moments! The end of the year was quite a busy and intense time as I was preparing and went through a planned … Continued
During exhibitions, I often hear questions about silver clay, my medium to create jewelry. I’ve been working with metal clay, in particular Art Clay Silver, since 2006, and I still get questions about the material. Is it a ‘real thing’? … Continued
LEAVES & LOVE Jewelry Exhibition at the Winter Garden of Helsinki 9.-17.9.2023Meira Rauta with ‘JuuretOn’Astari G. Swatantri with ‘The Quest’• This year, we once again exhibited our jewelry at Helsinki Winter Garden, or Talvipuutarha. It was the beginning till mid … Continued
My piece ‘The Quest’ has received an Award from Japan Jewellery Designers Association at Silver Accessories Contest 2023. I’m so excited and grateful! The theme for the contest was ‘Stories’, and my jewelry was inspired by a form of stories, … Continued
In autumn, Art Clay held a photo contest for silver jewelry created from Art Clay silver clay. In this contest, participants posted the jewelry photographs on Instagram with a specific hashtag, and from all qualified entries, Art Clay headquarters in … Continued
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
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