Frida Sjogren

This collection is built on the concept of karma, or vibration
A reminder that for every action there is a reaction
Every thought, every word you speak, all creates
a vibration – good and bad – and we are all living
in this constant motion

While making these pieces, letting my hammer touch the metal, slowly shaping the piece
tap, tap, tap, evey blow stretching the metal just a little bit more
It becomes clear to me, while i’m watching my piece of silver on the anvil,

how all our actions will shape our life, our world
One way or another

The shape i intended to create was that of the golden spiral – to me one of the most beautiful shapes of all -
just perfect!
And while each piece turns out differently, there are a few that just makes it! and there’s an
interesting point as to where does one finish
When is the piece done and where do i stop hammering?
There is actually always a moment, a moment where i know – it is done.
And i always wonder – am i close to the golden ratio now?

well.. here are some of the first pieces

 the spirals are all interchangeable, and the beads shown here are “Zulu teething seeds” and dumortierite

and very happy days in the workshop!

The idea of the roses started one very cold october’s day at my parents house
In the bare garden, in the freezing soil, standing tall was a beautiful pinkish rose
A light frost bite tinted it’s petals but it was still so beautiful
And i thought, how wonderfully strong this flower is!

I’m sure this rose would love to grow somewhere warmer, somewhere under a clear blue sky and a beaming sun
But she is still growing, quite happily, in my mom’s garden! such a beauty

So the point is, the rose collection consists of a little, but oh so strong! rose that just happens to grow
 - between your fingers! in the curls of your hair or… somewhere else where you’d like to find it

so here we are,