Monika BŁASZKOWSKA, "Green Velvet"

Own technique, 70x70 cm (with frame)

Metallics:natural Baltic amber with inclusions, excavated from the Vistula Spit ditch and agate boule.

Monika Blaszkowska - born 1980 architect, artist, designer, awarded many times at international exhibitions for her works in 3D collage technique .
Recognized by the European Commission for Culture and the Arts at La Bienalle of Architecture and Art in Venice in 2018, in a special mention at the exhibition. The artist's works exhibited were from the field of design : an amber lamp, a resin table and an illuminated installation.
For her interactive panel "Irreverible Impact" she received a special mention in Dubai in 2019, under the art and design exhibition : The Design, Dine & Make a Difference, People's Choice Award. The work pointed out a change in the genetic code of the mulberry silkworm, resulting from the multi-generational captivity of this domesticated insect.
Artyska holds 4 patents in the field of ecological building materials invented furniture boards made from: NØD walnut shells, a board made from ground PET bottles - PLASTRYKO, natural cork terrazzo and NEW MARMUR - a board made from recycled clothing.

Honorable mention in a duo with Tomasz Kargul at the 2023 AMBERIF SELECTION, in Gdansk, Poland, for a collection of jewelry with amber and an ecological PLASTRYKO plate.
The collection draws attention to ecology, juxtaposes recycled plastic with Baltic amber and precious metals - opens the young generation to the subject of environmental protection .

Nominated for the RoGUILTLESSPLASTIC Milan 2023 award, the international project engages the design and creative communities to breathe new life into plastic waste and all other types of waste, exploring their infinite possibilities for transformation. Nominated table with walnut shells " NØD - you are never to small to make a difference".

The artist uses an array of minerals, amber sourced from around the world, fossils and animal skeletons in her work. She is interested in geology, biology, genetics and the beginning of the formation of the cosmos. He expands his collection of curiosities with new and unusual exhibits every year, all in an effort to bear witness to the world that Nature is the first designer. In his works, he also opens the discussion on its protection, and tries to inspire with his works and research a new quality of recycling, turning useless waste into works of art.