Sofi Etsadashvili

MEET THE MAKER

My name is Sofi Etsadashvili and I am from Georgia, which is located between theBlack and Caspian seas with amazing landscapes and mountains.Since 2000 I have been working on Georgian cloisonné enamel, creating jewelry with national motives and modern design at the same tame. The main inspiration, while creating is Georgian national clothes, its details, alphabet and traditional ornaments which enriches Georgian culture so much. Even when I work on modern design, I use the lines and shapes of Georgian ornaments. Modernizing old thematic is main goal for me and I consider that, each piece of jewelry must represent its era. Despite using national motives in my work, they suit modern clothes perfectly. I love creating massive brooches and often use natural stones in my jewelry which have a lot of energy and positive effect during the working process. And sometimes, the shape of the stone determines the design of the whole composition.

My source of inspiration is also the museum collection of Georgian antique and medieval jewelry, which is preserved in the Golden Fund of Georgian National Museum. Most of the times in my work I recreate my own hand drawn sketches. Horses are also source of inspiration and I often create miniatures using these motives.

All of my works are unisex and for bold, self-confident people.

I always say that quality is top priority in my works.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO TAKE PART OF CRAFTING BUSINESS PROGRAMME?

The reason I want to partake in this program is because I think it will be interesting to get new knowledge and skills from it.

FIVE THINGS YOU’LL BRING WITH YOU FROM THE EXPERIENCE:

• selling my works online
• getting new skills
• knowing new technologies
• meeting and communicating to new and interesting people for me
• seeing new future plans in different view point. Restarting my art world