Kristina Ilickovic

Meet the Designer-Artist

Where do you live?

Chicago, Illinois

What inspires you as a designer-artist?

Nature, love, city...

What materials do you most enjoy working with?

Polymer clay

What is the name of the piece you submitted with your success story?

Black and White

What inspired this design?

Love to Anemone flowers inspired me to make a limited collection of these necklaces with a combination of handmade polymer clay flowers, wire and beads.

How did it come together?

Most of the time I would make sketches before, then in the process sometimes I would add or remove some new parts.

Why did you become enchanted with this style of jewelry-making?

I'm fascinated with what you can accomplish with polymer clay, from all kinds of jewelry to buttons, pins and napkin rings.

Beading Success

If you used jewelry-making as a way to bring in income, how are you selling yourself and your jewelry?

I was selling in some galleries, art fairs, Ebay, Etsy and recently on my Facebook.