Papaya is the embroidered jewellery of Dominika, who hand-stitches earrings, necklaces and brooches on an embroidery hoop, adding tiny shimmering beads to the embroidery. Most of her pieces were made near Gdańsk, and you’ll find them at Locus Artis in Gdańsk.
It started with a collection of moths and butterflies. Dominika stitched it while on maternity leave, sitting down to embroider in the evenings to unwind after the day. Before that she made decorative embroidery to hang on the wall – jewellery came as an impulse and a wish for change. She already knew how to embroider, so all she had to learn was how to make jewellery.
Her favourite touch is adding tiny shimmering beads to the embroidery. They give it texture, depth and a sparkle that changes with the light. She combines different textures so that even a small design invites a closer look.
Most of her pieces are one of a kind. Even the two earrings in a pair are never perfect copies of each other, and their small size hides many hours of work and countless small decisions. Today Dominika works in Żyrardów, but an embroidery hoop goes anywhere – so her studio travels with her.
What she brought to Locus Artis.
To Locus Artis Dominika brought embroidered earrings and necklaces, one single embroidered brooch, and necklaces of stones and beads with steel pendants. For herself she would pick the set with embroidered moss and one of the natural stone necklaces.