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
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
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
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
If you are my newsletter subscriber or you’ve read my previous blog posts, you might have noticed that I’ve been working on updating my online studio. Oh, it’s still a lot of work to do, and as much as I’d … Continued
That’s it, the first month of the year! Whether you have any specific plans for the year or let things flow, I’m sure you always have plenty to do, and I wish you all the best :) Calligraphy This year … Continued
This month 12 years ago, I started my metal clay studio. Wow. The first time I came across silver clay online I even hesitated with this ‘clay that becomes silver’. Good thing the next day I revisited the website to … Continued
The days are getting lighter again here in Helsinki, which means more daylight for painting, jewelry making and other handwork I’m doing. Yay! I haven’t written much here, however I’ve been working on different kind of creations, as well as … Continued