As you may remember I blogged about Gun Dahlberg from Sweden a while ago. She is married to Björn who is also very skilled and creative.  We met at a jewellery summer-course at The Art Folk High Scholl in Holbæk and they have become good friends.
At The Art Folk High School Björn made the necklace with the pigs. And for Valentines Day he made the jewellery with harts as a present for Gun.

As you know I am quit fascinated by the work of Karin Roy Andersson – here is more of her work. She describes it like this:
Supporting structure
This work has been inspired by the city of Barcelona and the infrastructure designed by Ildefons Cerdà. His straight lines and long wide avenues are characteristic for Barcelona and give the city an amazing light in spite of all the high buildings. I have been repeating these lines, creating a rhythm and a pattern on the pieces.
The inspiration has been …

I recently blogged about Karin Roy Andersson and here is 2nd part of her collection:

A Constant Grinding II
This is the second part of this series of self-portraits. They are made of my latest addiction, or more correctly what remains after consuming kilograms and kilograms of it. The fact that they are hybrids of wood from trees very common in Sweden and fruits imported from countries far away, and that the materials match both in colour, texture and expression gives them another dimension.

Brooch, 2011, galia melon …

I received an e-mail from Karin Roy Andersson telling me about her projects. The story behind these pieces of jewellery caught my attention. It is a strong and important message. She writes:
A Pieceful Swedish Smörgåsbord
Sweden – the land of the tall blond beauties raised in a safe wealthy society with small red and white houses. A country, which often is seen as a role model for its equality and social work, is now showing new sides.
It is a well-known fact that the suicidal rates in Sweden are …

Therese Berg website.