MARET KALMAR

Sydney Silversmith

I was born in Tallin, Estonia, and migrated with my family to Australia as a young child. Since childhood I had been strongly influenced by Estonian born silversmith Niina Ots. Niina created works using Australian semi-precious stones. She often used river stones in her silver jewellery. I consider that my work has been shaped by my European heritage and by my experiences in Australia. I synthesise this heritage and experience with materials of various origin and composition, to create silver pieces using precious stones or stones collected from the field or the beach, or small sculptures collected in my travels to other countries.
I have participated in various local and private exhibitions and my works feature in several private collections.