ABOUT THE ARTIST

Bhagya Sivaraman is a self-taught inter-disciplinary artist and an entrepreneur. She runs her own creative business in the combination of fine and wearable arts.

Her wearable art form sees the creation of contemporary handmade jewellery that is unique, created with intention and intuition to champion for unapologetic self- expression. Sivaraman uses polymer clay as a medium to fiercely express her love and curiosity for innumerable shapes and colours in the form of modern-day statement jewellery. Playing with clay also serves as her personal restorative practice of the mind.

Sivaraman, by profession and qualification, is a social work researcher and practitioner with two master’s degrees from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India and Oxford University, England. She is also a fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society and United Nation Sustainable Development Solutions Network. She has worked in the areas of violence and abuse against women and children with academics and non-profits for nearly a decade. Sivaraman’s drawings and sculptures are sold to private collectors in India and abroad, and her jewellery has walked the Lakme Fashion Week Finale 2021, New York 2023 Pride opening by Google, and can be seen on various fashion covers and leading brands in India. 

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

INTENTION:

What if I told you that each piece is like a new artwork that only you would own? It is not your normal jewellery but an everyday jewellery created with an intention to make you feel something. As a brand, for you to enjoy wearing jewellery, I have resolved two things: Each work is hypoallergenic and light-weight which means you will not have skin issues and can wear them often and for long hours. By doing so, I get to see you embrace in your choice of self-expression that inevitably makes you feel confident. And, confidence is sexy! You are a MOOD.

INFLUENCE & PROCESS:

Colours convey information, evoke a mood, and influence decision making. To create original statement pieces, intuition is used as a personal tool to translate the familiar and unfamiliar from the subconscious to an open-ended art form for the viewers. This means that I am often exposed to vulnerability and uncertainty at the beginning of the process that has allowed space for unlearning perfection and to appreciate unconditioned forms of beauty. I am often amazed at the unlimited probabilities in colours and design through this medium which allows for experimentation and to seek newness in mundane. The elaborate and intimate process of creating polymer clay jewellery involves steps like illustration, conditioning clay, colour recipes, sculpting, firing, sanding, polishing, and assembly of the pieces to attain quality and maintain the timelessness of each piece.