Christina Karakalpaki
Mother's Slipknot

Is maternity a gift or a burden or is it both? Is there always pure love to conquer all other feelings of personal neglect, unbearable anxiety and responsibility?

This piece is dedicated to all mothers that find themselves weak in dealing with theie emotions regarding their relationship with theri child...mothers that suffocate themselves with negative feelings of pressure and guilt. 

Materials: leather, acrylic, cotton cord, bamboo

Christina Karakalpaki is a jewelry designer based in Athens, Greece. Her architectural studies have given her the technical and aesthetical knowledge to balance skillfully between large and small scale. She has attended several seminars on jewelry design and fabrication, she has participated in Greek and international exhibitions and her work has been featured in many design magazines. Having been active in the jewelry/design world for about fifteen years, she has established collaborations with museum art shops, local jewelry stores, and galleries.