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 About Me 

What will say about you other people, if you can not tell something about yourself? /Prutkov.

I'm Vika Safronova, the creator of every bead and piece of jewelry you'll find on this website.


I live in Riga, Latvia (small country in Europe) with my wonderful husband and our son Ilya. We have two funny cats Masyanya and Sima. Since childhood I take a great interest in different kinds of creativity.

  I remember as in kindergarten we sculptured something from plasticine, and I have made the Firebird or the peacock on ours. Everyone was in delight from it, including the teacher, and I have been simply amazed, that I’m capable to make such miracles.

  Becoming more senior I have taken a great interest in sewing and different kinds of needlework that were accessible in those days. And I even planned after school to go to study as the fashion designer or the designer of clothes. But nobody from my relatives has counted this profession practical, and I have gone to the Latvian University on the business administration - very practical profession!!! All my previous operational experience has been connected with administrative work at office. But spring of 2006 year I have decided to change much in my life and to start to master a new occupation.

  All has begun in December of 2004 year when I have been apprenticed to a basic course of jewelry making using beads, a wire and other details. By the way I was last month pregnancy, and it was physically very difficult to sit the long period, therefore till a birth of the son I have had time to make very little and when Ilya was born I didn’t has time for this occupation at all. But many creative ideas and plans were saved in my head. Sometimes I made some jewelry directly sitting on a bench (in summer) while Ilya silently snuffled in the carriage, it was the real way out of a situation for me.

  But ideas developed and developed, it would be desirable any tremendous beads and then I have found out that I can make beads myself from polymer clay. It was real godsend for me. Much of that I am able now with polymer clay, I studied myself from books and sites on the Internet. In November of 2005 year I have tried to make the beads of polymer clay for the first time. The result has inspired me on the subsequent feats and experiments with this material.

  At that moment making of glass beads - seemed to something unattainable and very far from me. Yes ridiculously to tell, appear, that glass bead making techniques are so secret, that even there is no hope to touch to those. I could admire only sites of the American artists and on their beads - the true works of art, and did not dream at all … though I say lies, very much even dreamed and hoped …

  A powerful spur to the decision to change an occupation was small competition which takes place the second year, and I hope, will annually take place. In that workshop where I have taken jewelry making basic course, in the beginning of February passes competition among all interested persons who makes any jewelry! In this year I have carried the work 'Ocean' on competition, you can see it in the Gallery! It was a huge surprise, that in one of nominations I have received the first place! Probably, three nights after that I could not sleep, and only after I have admitted to myself, that I am an ARTIST, the sleep has returned to me!

  In the beginning of 2006-year I have come across a site of Emma Ralph, she makes beads not only of polymer clay, but also from glass. It has installed in me of even more confidence, and the hope began to become stronger. However, all has been complicated by that in Latvia is neither the equipment nor materials for making glass beads. First I have decided to get the book what to be convinced of the aspiration, the book has inspired me on the further steps, and on the happiness I have found Laura - the great artist and the surprising person who has provided me with multi-coloured glass rods, it was grandiose. In Riga I have bought a sanitary torch with a disposable gas bag and in the evening on 25-th of March, put my son to bed, I have made some first beads!

  Well to you to tell, since then I make the glass beads not only in a dream. In a head has worked an idea, that this occupation I want and I can be engaged, as though in the former life I was the master on glass, and this occupation has found me in this life. I have decided to not come back to the former work from holiday on care of the child.

  So, in September of this year when my son will go in kindergarten, and I will have more free time, I wish to devote it to creativity and beauty!

  Thanks for checking out my website and reading a little bit about me. Feel free to E-mail me, I'd love to hear from you!!



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