I am an Estonian artist, primarily known for jewellery, but I do not limit myself in artistic expression. My work involves metal, stone and photography and perception-based installations. As a photographer I try to capture the emotion, as a jewellery artist I make this physical.

In jewellery field I concentrate my creative approach on issues of perception, tactility and emotions as well as on the relationship and communication between user and jewellery as an object. I explore the boundary between jewellery and sculpture. Whether working with metal or stone, I am intrigued by emphasizing the fragility and tactility of an apparently strong material.

In photography I treat the frame as a canvas and paint with my camera and light. I am not documenting reality, I escape from it by searching otherworldly and dreamlike compositions or abstractions that question the boundaries of reality. I want to make people look, feel and dream.

Regardless of the used medium my intent is to capture and create emotions.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Pärnu 27.08.1976

EDUCATION

1994-2001 Tallinn University of Technology, Textile technology and fashion design, MSc

1995-1997 Tallinna Tehnikakool, Tailor

2003-2005 Tallinn University of Technology, Informatics, MSc

2013-2015 Estonian Academy of Arts, Department of Jewellery and Blacksmithing

WORK EXPERIENCE

2000-2016 different positions in the area of the software development and architecture design (Ministry of Finance, Affecto Estonia OÜ, Skype Technologies OÜ)

2016- freelance jewellery artist; owner, CEO and artist of the brand ‘Kadi Veesaar Jewellery’

ATTENDED MASTERCLASSES

2011-2013 individual goldsmithing workshops tutored by Krista Lehari. Tallinn, Estonia

2013 Exploring the Boundaries. Anticlastic raising. Benjamin Storch, Volterra, Italy

2014 Bracelet mechanisms. Jens Clausen (EAA), Tallinn, Estonia

2014 Nunome-Zogan – a blink into traditional Japan. Traditional japanese inlay technique. Elisa Deval (Alchimia), Florence, Italy

2015 Jewellery is a language, lets speak it! Philip Sajet, Tallinn, Estonia

2015 Japanese Traditional Copper Alloys and Colouring. Kimiaki Kageyama (Alchimia), Florence, Italy

2015 Hollow core casting. Peter Bauhuis, Munich, Germany

2017 Transformational Leadership and Motivation. Patricia Toti, Tallinn, Estonia

2017 Exploring pigments and gold leaf surfaces on metal. Lucia Massei (Alchimia), Florence, Italy

2018 Anticlastic Raising. Michael Good, Rockport, Maine, USA

2022 Resin, not just plastic! Luca Tripaldi, Florence, Italy

2024 Stone sculpting. Levan Jishkariani. Idar-Oberstein, Germany.

TEACHING

2025 Nano-ceramic e-coating, 5-days’ workshop. Jewellery and Blacksmithing department, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia

2025 Product photography lectures. University of Tartu: Viljandi Culture Academy, Viljandi, Estonia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014 Shadow. Courtyard of the EAA, Tallinn, Estonia

2014 Ferromenaalne. Tallinn City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2015 PINNAALL. Jaani Seek, Tallinn, Estonia.

2016 Symbiosis 3. Lihula manor, Lihula, Estonia.

2017 Symbiosis 4. Light. Lihula manor, Lihula, Estonia

2018 The contemporary metal art biennial METALLOphone 4: SIGNATURE. The House of Signatures, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2022 The contemporary metal art biennal METALLOphone 6: MEMORY OF A PLACE. Museum of Applied Arts and Design. Vilnius. Lithuania

2022 Kirevane. The annual exhibition of A-Gallery. A-Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2023 Forests and Waters. Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia

2023 SPARK. The annual exhibition of A-Gallery. A-Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2023 The annual exhibition of Tartu Art. Tartu Kunstimaja, Tartu, Estonia

2024 Ilmavõsa rajaleidjad. Palamuse Museum, Palamuse, Jõgeva county, Estonia.

2024 Dreams about meanings. The annual exhibition of A-Gallery. A-Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2025 The Forest whispers. The Finnish Museum of Horology and Jewellery, Kruunu, Finland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Telephone. Together with Katrin Veegen. Tartu Nature House, Tartu, Estonia

2025 Portal. A-Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

WORKS AT COLLECTIONS

Jewellery and Blacksmithing department’s collection. Tallinn. Estonia