Ania’s jewellery comes from her observations of the natural world, from the largest expanses down to the smallest particle. Her work is sculptural, given depth by subtle characteristics such as detailed surface textures, intricate shapes or uneven sculptural qualities.
Trained in fine art, her practice is informed by contemporary art as well as the surrounding landscape.
Drawing inspiration from the North Devon rocks formations and geological topographies, Ania’s hand crafted pieces interpret and reimagine the effortless beauty of nature’s structures, forms and curves, rendering them into tangible, wearable objects.
Ania is drawn to the meditative process of jewellery making. Work emerges from a contemplative space and making each piece is a process of discovery, with each shape influencing the next. This also brings a sense of balance and sophistication to Ania’s work; the delicacy of the forms and the attention to detail.
Ania uses traditional carving and casting techniques in combination with in place casting of precious stones. Each piece is one of a kind and has the unique tactile quality of a handmade object.
“Rings are made with an imprint of rocks, shells and particles of driftwood from North Devon wild coast.”
“I love the idea of a ring as an imprint of nature. A tangible memory of a landscape and connection to the wild coast.
It's about the love of tiny details, little treasures, and discoveries.”
“My work encapsulates the idea of creativity as a process of transformation and experimentation. Being in the flow. Connecting to the core of our being and world around us.”
“I think of my work as delicate, wearable sculptures, or as three-dimensional drawings. Experimentation and process are at the heart of my practice.”
“I feel that my sculptural forms require exactness and fluidity that comes from beyond the thinking mind. They emerge from a quiet moment of creation. Flow. Authenticity is in the uniqueness of every form. Beautifully uneven edges, curves, and lines reflect the landscape around me and have balance and form at its heart. Mat texture of the metal with visible strokes of file that created the ring connects them forever to the process of creation.”
“I'm drawn to its unique representation of ring as a trace. As an object that holds history, which carry physical trace of life on its surface. Objects can become symbols, relics of our personal story. Connection to ourselves, others, the world around us.”
“It’s the obsessive collector in me that wanted to somehow make all those found beach treasures wearable.”
Ania lives and works in North Devon as an artist and co-founder of Praktyka, a creative retreat where she share the love of her craft with others. She is trained in fine art at the University of the Arts London, LCC, and Camberwell College of Art.
