about art and jewellery

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Naomi Nowak is an artist moonlighting as jewellery designer.

She is of Eastern European descent but lives in Sweden. Her tactile work — jewellery and clothing alike — is a synchronisation of family culture that until recently had to take recycling and re-inventing seriously for survival.

Naomi’s paintings are often detailed, echoing turn-of-last-century fairy tale illustration, drawing from esoteric and surreal art movements. She doesn’t believe in inspiration so much as opening up, allowing fragments of the unknowable to manifest through watercolour, pencil, ink and gouache. Meditation and prayer practices are integral to this, to let go, dissolve, create flow from surrender.

For now her art can be seen on instagram.
(Also, scroll down to see some watercolours!)

The jewellery collection is an extension, always in conversation with paintings and the deities that play there. We use recycled silver and natural materials only. Gemstones, crystals, pearls and beads are vintage and pre-loved, or sometimes from small, ethical collectors that do not harm the earth. Crystal and gem mining strips the earth and for fellow believers that stones carry energy it's important not to support these practices.

Naomi makes her jewels by carving tiny sculptures in wax or clay to the exact size and design of the intended piece. No computers or digital tools are involved. These prototypes are set in molds which are then injected with wax and used to cast. This is called the ‘lost wax’ method, a traditional way of making jewellery. Some waxes are cast without creating a mold which makes them unique and impossible to replicate. These are labelled one of a kind and make precious gifts.

(Prints are no longer available on this website. For original art please inquire via email. If you’ve followed Naomi’s work for a while and wonder what’s up with her clothing collection, please see here).