I love to work hands-on with various materials, but also the process of creating the pieces from scratch to finish on my own. Many crafts such as ceramics and glass have an interruption in the process where they need external help to achieve the end product, but not in jewellery.

My favourite materials are reconstructed stone, horns, bones, jet, silver, and some exquisite unconventional materials like bird heads, prosthetics, dried fish scales, and horse fish. Besides basic goldsmith techniques, I am an expert in wood and reconstructed stone engravings.

I polish thin layers of animal horns and boil the small pieces in hot water to create forms. Once the horn is boiled, I can easily mould it and change its form for instance into petals. After taking the moulded piece out of the water, it hardens back into its original state.

Currently in Estonia jewellery craft is still alive! Working in this field, I know how easy it is to cut off traditional techniques, but reviving a lost technique is very hard. Keeping up skills and techniques helps artisans to also innovate the technique itself.