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Lina Peterson
Polly Harknett on the practice of emerging jeweller Lina Peterson, including creative/work balance and exploration of markets for her work.
Swedish artist Lina Peterson has made a name for herself as an emerging talent in jewellery. Her work explores combining traditional and non-traditional materials and techniques, such as textiles and metal with dipped plastic. She makes one-off pieces using these methods, as well as a series of wire and Swarovski crystal dipped plastic pieces. “I aim to create intriguing and bold pieces of jewellery that play with relationships, be it the interaction between garments and jewellery or the juxtaposition of different materials. The main focus of my work lies within the exploration of material qualities and combinations, allowing room for playfulness to enter the work. I draw inspiration from the construction of garments, the intimate feeling of the inside of a cardigan or the diffused back of a piece of embroidery. Pieces such as my ‘Collaged’ and ‘Stitched’ brooches bring such fragmented suggestions of garments into pieces of jewellery, often in combination with elements made from different materials such as plastics or metals.” Her success has been achieved through a combination of dedication to her work and an understanding of what she needs to...
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