piece | Desirée Rosborg

I can’t believe how fast this fall passed by!!! This close to the end of the year, I can’t help but reflecting over the past four months: I moved to Florence, Italy, in late August, to fulfil one of my childhood dreams, to study jewelry design and learn Italian! At Lorenzo De Medici I’m finally doing the 1-year certificate program in Jewlery Design/Making.

I’ve always made jewelry, even during the busy years working as a dancer/actress/singer/TV-host, I sold some of my creations in the store “Tjalla Malla” on Södermalm in Stockholm. Doing it “on the side” has been something I’ve always wanted to change, to take it to the next level and create my own brand. The dream has been to one day master soldering, different metals, setting stones, refining my drawing techniques etc. so I could create the DD-pieces I had in my imagination. Up til now, it has only been a matter of finding the time to do that… I believe that, just like any artform, TIME is important, in order to find the personality in artistic work, as well as mastering the SKILLS needed! I believe that those two ingredients are crucial, to be as free of an artist as possible – just like Maxwell sings in one of his songs: “In order to be it, you gotta be in it”. I’m so happy I finally took the time to do this…

This first part of my 1 year in Florence, has been amazing! Everything from History of Jewelry, to Gemology and Rendering techniques, have filled my days! It’s been fun going back to school – I only wish I would have more time for homework and more time in the studio LOL – never thought I’d say that about homework!!!. It feels amazing to add the art of Jewelry Making, to my artistic palette. I now truly see why Jewelry Making has been so important for me – it is one of the art forms I practice, that live on forever, something I can touch and see til the end of time… Over the years I’ve come to understand that each artform/expression is fulfilling different pieces of my soul. It’s one thing to be on stage in the theatre or on stage singing, another thing to do live TV, something else to choreograph or write songs, yet another thing to create interior design and make jewelry…they all stem from the same passion, the passion of creating and letting the life force live freely…the result though, gives different experiences and satisfactions within…