Black Beauty a tailor made bracelet
People often ask to take pictures while working on a piece of jewelry. Most of the time it doesn’t work out that way because I either forget to take pictures or they are too crummy to show. Any way …...
View ArticleRaking leaves and wedding rings with wood!
What am I doing? Silly question at this time of the year … raking leaves, of course! After that off to the studio to make these wedding rings … aren’t they beautiful? Gold, ebony and cherry wood. Click...
View ArticleBeautiful handmade products on Etsy
Shawls by Shovava (I think the model is very beautiful too) I admit you have to search real well, because a lot of the products on Etsy are really not very worth while … But with a little help you do...
View ArticleExhibition Inside & Outside and a few more things to do in Friesland
Big silver ring Flower Power. Design Atelier Jan Kerkstra and Marion Pannekoek As many of you already know Jan and I organize the weekend of May 17 and 18 the Exposition Inside & Outside at the...
View ArticleA fantastic new bag and other things
Due to the nice weather, I biked a lot with the dogs. After a wonderful long weekend with good weather Jan and I are now busy with preparations for Art Laren. From Friday 13 through Sunday, June 15,...
View ArticleJoshua Vogel woodworker
Spoons Mural by Joshua Vogel The ‘Spoons Mural’ is a wall installation that is made up of three wormy chestnut panels, formatted to be hung either horizontally or vertically. The one hundred &...
View ArticleMeesterlijk 2014
Hozan Zangana. Participant at Meesterlijk 2014 Meesterlijk, an event for design, applied arts and food takes place from 28/30 November at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. The date coincides with my...
View ArticleInterview with The Jewelry Story on Markita
Nice interview with The Jewelry Story on Markita. The interview is part of their blog ” The maker behind the product.” Since about a year we have an online store at Markita. Markita offers products...
View ArticleSuzanna Bauer
One of my first blog posts, somewhere in 2008, was about the extraordinary work of Susanna Bauer. Recently I came across her work and I’m still impressed by it. This is what Susanna tells us about her...
View ArticleForging a gold bracelet
Melting gold. Yes it’s true … spring is coming, starlings are already building their nest under our roof tiles, great tits are inspecting the nesting boxes and the wood pigeons wake me up every...
View ArticleHand forged bracelet in gold
After many of hours of forging and hammering …… this the result of the commission for a gold bracelet with a blue diamond. The costumer brought her own gold; the bracelet is made of old gold jewelry. A...
View ArticleIn the studio
Recently Jan has made a beautiful ring made of the (old) gold that the customer brought with her. The customer brought gold jewelry which she never worn anymore. The gold is weighted so the costumer...
View ArticleMaking a Daisy Chain
We’re making another Daisy Chain. This very long; 1 meter and 10 centimeters silver necklace is very popular. And no wonder, I think Daisy Chain is a very special necklace. To create a long necklace...
View ArticleNew ceramics
Zitronesauer Beautiful work by Ute Naue- Mueller The visit to the ceramics market in Oldenburg was great fun. Saturday after the last customer left our atelier, we drove straight away to a hotel near...
View ArticlePregnant Dragon
Just finished this Pregnant Dragon! Once upon a time we made another Pregnant Dragon. A custom made Dragon .The wishes of the customer then were: “I would like a piece of jewelry made of gold, for my...
View ArticleMeanwhile in our atelier
Meanwhile in our atelier … Do you remember this drawing? It was the design plan for what eventually would become the long wooden necklaces series NATURE … … worn here by 13threads. The beautiful gray...
View ArticleKeramisto 2015
19 en 20 september, Keramisto 2015 Keramisto is a major international ceramics market near Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Open from: 10:00 until 18:00 hours. Location:Recreatiegebied De Mookerplas, north...
View ArticleLapis Lazuli is a true classic
Lapis Lazuli is a true classic indeed. Many people love the intense blue color of this stone. Lapis Lazuli is found in Afghanistan. As you know a difficult area right now, so Lapis Lazuli is becoming...
View ArticlePreview of our appetizer at Sieraad Art Fair
A small preview of our appetizer at Sieraad Art Fair. A small glimpse of how we’ll show our jewelry in Amsterdam. Sieraad is from 5 – 8 november, so it’s almost time. On the small plate you see the...
View ArticleBack home from Sieraad Art Fair 2015
Back home from Sieraad Art Fair 2015. Finally time to write a short report of Sieraad Art Fair and posting a few pictures. We were pleased with the look of our booth, especially the color was...
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