Marianne Hellman is jewelry artist from Västerås, Sweden. Her field of interest is sustainable and respectful use of animalistic marine material. That includes raising questions about how and what we harvest from the lakes, how we can make the most of it and if there are new ways to talk about the problems in the marine ecosystem.
“Great Lakes Bounty’s” is the working name of the collection that she will work within the Lakescape project. “Everything we take from the lakes should be treated as treasures. Art and craft is a universal language telling us to care for the water ecosystem for future generations.” – she says.
She will use natural and traditional techniques to tan fish skin - sustainable crafting techniques that approach to material with the value it deserves.
