Art Jewelry

Air-drying clay

It all began with air-drying clay: brooches, earrings, necklaces and complete sets of themed accessories. These early pieces set the tone for everything that followed — humble materials, shaped by hand into small, wearable works of art.

Felt

With time, felt joined the materials as well — soft, warm, and surprisingly expressive. With added machine embroidery and beads, the jewelry pieces are lightweight to wear and precisely handcrafted.

Laser-cut steel

The stainless steel pieces show another side of her work: clean, contemporary silhouettes drawn with the precision of the laser’s line — graphic jewelry for those who like their accessories sharp and minimal.

Polymer clay

In recent years Milena discovered polymer clay and its almost unlimited plasticity and palette. She is deeply in love with the masterpieces of the Venetian glassmakers of Murano — above all Millefiori, the centuries-old technique whose name means “a thousand flowers”: intricate decorative patterns assembled from minute details. That tradition is one of the main inspirations behind her polymer work, and it shows — many small elements combined into a harmonious, well-thought-out whole.

Some pieces reach further back still, to the Venetian trade beads that for centuries served as token money across parts of Africa. Milena recreates the bead-making process in polymer clay — soft and obedient while she works it, yet baked into a hardness made for everyday wear.

Wood

Her next material is wood — naturally warm, beautifully textured, light yet durable. Every piece is cut by hand or by laser. The decoration comes from pyrography, wood stains and acrylic paint.

Shrink Plastic

A modern material that allows the use of various colouring techniques. The material is easy to work with and allows cutting into a wide variety of shapes. Milena keeps the pleasure of surprising herself every time she takes the pieces out of the oven.