Paola Raggo

I work at my home-studio based in the central suburb of Paddington, close to the Brisbane river or Maiwar river (aboriginal name). Queensland, enjoying Brisbane’s lovely semitropical weather.

Originally, I came from far away, exactly at the other side of the world, Chile, a country large and thin that have by one side the Andes Mountains and to the other side the Pacific Ocean.

I started my way in Arts studying Visual Arts in the University of Chile. I studied painting, but later I was also captivated by the endless possibilities of metal and jewellery making. That’s why I think I got caught developing my work between two worlds, one is flat and colourful and the other is shinny and volumetric: I see this also as being between art and design.

Throughout my 25-year career as a metalsmith, I have explored and deepened mainly on the issue of colour using various materials and techniques such as resin, acrylics and enamels, mostly applied to silver. Now I’m more concern with the contrast between light and darkness.

I’ve participated in numerous jewellery exhibitions stand out “Delirio y Cordura” at Velvet da Vinci gallery. San Francisco-USA , “Aureus Feeling” at Creativity Oggetti gallery Torino-Italy and “Thresholds, a purpose other than beauty” at Project Space gallery Sydney-Australia.

Most of my career parallel to my work production I’ve been a jewellery teacher, at my own studio or at schools that I cofounded as Filigana and Raggo+Correa Jewellery School.

Now my work continue my constant search for creative designs exploring new paths in this endless world of jewellery making.