Åsa Lockner

Åsa Lockner from Mellösaverken, Mellösa, Sweden studied at the Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design. Her works are represented at the Swedish National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden and the Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden: I work on the assumption that my jewellery is out there in the world being used, and as such it’s changing, transforming: eventually into something beyond my recognition. My work becomes part of a larger process where change is the only constant and my choice of material reflects this impermanence. Silver, agates, wood, plastic, oxidisation, heat stained metal. All of these things will transform with use and change time, reacting to and reflecting the habits of the wearer. My 20 years as a jewellery maker has given me a degree of experience in the many different aspects of this profession. I established the cooperative, LOD, in 1999 and reinvented my need for the group dynamic with MADE BY: in 2007. I have taught, held workshops, led self-initiated projects and been recruited as project leader. I have worked in almost area involved with presenting contemporary jewellery to the public with the conviction that this art form deserves a larger audience.