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16th July - 27th Sept 2009



‘Pink Elephants on Parade’ brooch by Märta Mattsson in resin and silver

‘Pink Elephants on Parade’ brooch in resin and silver with citrine
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MARTA MATTSSON

Somebody once told me,”You make jewellery for children, not for adults”. And when I was a student in Tokyo the Japanese students in my class came up with a new word to describe my work. The word was KimoKawaii and it’s a combination of two words kawaii (cute) and kimoi (disgusting).

I make jewellery for adults but with a touch of inspiration from my childhood. When I was a child I played with stuffed animals, slugs and other living animals. I have always been drawn to both biology and art and in my work I am trying to combine my interests. Nature is a great source of inspiration but so is Pokemon…

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