CRAFTING JOURNEY

I started my smithing journey in 2019 and have since then deepened my practice. My teacher encouraged independence, helping me create using silver clay and sculpting each ring. Later, I traveled to Jaipur, India, the pink city renowned for gemstones and jewelry, where I took another smithing course. I learned to work with silver plates and wires, and how to set stones, but I missed sculpting.

Determined to keep that aspect, I taught myself lost wax casting, a centuries-old technique. This method allows me to sculpt freely, as any “mistakes” can be easily recreated without wasting silver.

My journey with silver has been an ongoing exploration of my fascination with this timeless metal. For thousands of years, humans have worked with silver, including during the Viking Age in Sweden (750-1100 AD), where it was traded for both practical and spiritual purposes. Silver is valuable because it doesn’t decay, and can be reused forever.

My inspiration comes from nature—especially rock formations and ice—and the dynamic between the static and the changing. I also draw my inspiration from the elements within TCM and spiritual practices.

I hope you love the craft you wear as much as I do.

<3, Bianca