About Märta Hillfon
About the Artist
I have been fascinated by jewellery for as long as I can remember. As a child, I collected pieces that made me feel different moods and expressions. Jewellery became a way for me to carry memories, emotions and identity.
I grew up in a family of artists. My grandmother was a ceramic sculptor and my father a painter. I was always welcome to create with them. My father's studio was always open to me and my siblings — even if he had a big exhibition coming up, he would just hand me a paintbrush and a paper, ask me what colours I wanted, and we would hang out together painting and listening to music.
In my late twenties I travelled to India, where my relationship with jewellery deepened. In a small village I met a jewellery smith and asked if I could sit with him and learn. What began as curiosity turned into a season of learning, and I stayed the entire winter working beside him.
Later I discovered wax sculpting and silver clay, which allowed me to shape forms in a very intuitive way before casting them in metal. That was the moment I truly felt I had found my material and my way of working.
The Process
Each piece of jewellery begins with a sculptural form. I often work with wax or silver clay, shaping the material by hand before it is sent for casting. Sometimes I lend materials from nature that are included in the design. Because of this process, every piece carries small variations of texture that reflect the natural world and my emotions when I am working.
I am drawn to organic shapes and forms that feel timeless — pieces that can be worn every day but still feel personal and meaningful. I like my jewellery to be an object that carries presence, memory and feeling.