Modern Ukrainian handmade ceramic jewelry: symbolism and sculpturality
First of all, KERRA is a family studio and handmade jewelry SHINE is our subsidiary project from women for women. And we worked on this project for a long time from a design point of view, using many symbols and meanings in order to fill the palette of diverse unique ceramic jewelry. Because we know that images are different. Moreover, for us these are not just images! With each gee-gee and cat, each ceramic pendant, our memories of life are connected, to which we dedicated these pendants, because we know that many memories from Ukraine we have, if not in common, then very similar…
A style that is more than just ethnic
Our handmade pendants have the most complex forms that you can see on the Ukrainian market. Although from the beginning (modeling and sculpting) to the end (glazing and installation of fittings), each of our products is 100% handmade, we even glaze them with a brush for a deeper and more compositional disclosure of the glaze. The sculptural nature of our ceramic pendants, the brightness, clarity of high-quality materials is our main passion. Our jewelry should shine not only with content, but also with details, complexity and overall composition. Our chumaki, kozaks, mavki are not just some kind of tribute to culture, this is work that was difficult for us both in modeling and processing, but which inspired us with its appearance to complete it and show it to you. In our opinion, this is exactly what modern Ukrainian ceramic pendants should look like.
Packaging of our ceramic pendants as a separate form of art
For our sculptural pendants, we have developed an unusual and very expensive packaging, namely a handmade box. This is not just a box or a package, it is an eternal product in which you can store all your jewelry. And of course it looks incredibly beautiful to maximize the WOW effect of such a gift to yourself or your loved ones. You can see in detail what the packaging looks like on the pendant pages or on our Instagram.
Ukrainian handmade ceramic jewelry as a perfect gift
It doesn’t matter whether you give this pendant to yourself as a keepsake, for some important message for yourself or just for aesthetic style, or give it to a close friend or loved one – a handmade ceramic pendant is a perfect combination of Ukrainian craft and a thing that will be used constantly. And to remind you of the person who gave it… And the fact that it is handmade made of Ukrainian clay and each piece of jewelry is unique makes it a perfect gift. You can also choose, for example, a handmade cup in a similar style for each pendant.