World Artisan Gems

Website Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashasjewelry  http://littlelyra.deviantart.com/

Where are you located? Dugo Selo, small town near Zagreb, capital of Croatia

Tell us a bit about yourself: I’m 31, married with a love of my life and we have a beautiful 4 year old daughter. We live in a country which I love because most of my life I’ve lived in the city  just waiting for the opportunity to  escape into the nature. I work in insurance agency as an insurance consultant which is very boring position and work. So as I am a very creative person I needed to express myself in some way, and I found myself totally in making and designing jewelry. I have finished a course for jewelry designer and I got my diploma for it. I learned really good stuff there and I just need to save some money to buy all that I need for making a real silver and gold jewelry. The relevant thing is already here in my head (techniques and small catches about jewelry). Need to just earn some money and my dream will come true.

When and why did you begin designing jewelry/art? One year ago I started with wire work and I totally fell in love with it. This is really something that calms me down, something that I enjoy to do…

What do you make? I make earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings, brooches even a picture frames with wire, almost everything, you name it….only sky is the limit..

What materials and methods do you use? The technique I use for making my jewelry is wire wrapping. I love semi precious stones so I use them in my jewelry pieces. Of course, without stainless steel wire there wouldn’t be any of my jewelry. I must say that most of my jewelry is oxidized, I love that oldish (ancient)  style, can’t help it. I’m very happy that I can announce that I’m in transition. I’m just about to put my stainless steel wire to a rest an start a new era with 925 and 999 silver wire and later even gold….and all the allergic people say…..Go baby go baby ..GO  Go . .(ha ha kidding, but not… really).

Where do your design inspirations come from? Oh my, tough question. Well, I really don’t know ..It’s just something that is constantly in me, and pops out from time to time. And when it pops out I can do anything …almost anything. I think that the inspiration is in me, in my joy, in my sorrow, in my laughter ,in my cry ,in the felling I get when my little girl kisses me and in the way my love looks at me….for me that is the real inspiration.

What is your best working environment/where is your studio? My studio is at my home and I really cannot imagine  better working environment for me. Really, I live there, I’m happy there, sometimes (rarely) sad and, like I said, I find my inspiration in me and in my life. It’s obviously why that is a perfect creative and inspiring place for me.

The Exclusive Necklace

Where can your products be seen?

Flickr  and Deviant Art

Who are you a fan of? I’m totally a fan of jewelry maker/artist, Magdalena Borejko. I just adore her work, she’s really amazing .

Price range: $30- $200

Tell us  a little about one of your favorite creations: Well, “My Blossom” necklace (shown below)  is one of my favorites. It took me three days to finish. Inspiration for this necklace just popped out in my head while I was looking at the TV and drinking my favorite Nesscafe. And that was it, instantly I had to get up and start wrapping and putting the semi-precious stones on the chain. Three days later there it was…The real beauty, made with stainless steel wire, opalite, fluorite, silver beads and some Czech glass teardrop beads. All made by my two hands. This necklace has been chosen as a DD (means Daily Deviant-work of the day) on a DeviantArt community web page. That was a real compliment for me, and I was honored that those great artistic people have chosen me and my work to be featured as a DD. Thanks to them once again

My Blossom