Hope you all had a nice weekend? People often ask me to take pictures while working on a piece of jewelry. Most of the time I completely forget about it. But last week when Jan was working on this bracelet I took some photos. The bracelet is made of Sterling silver and has ebony inlays. [...]
Entries from August 31st, 2009
Handmade Knits!
August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Fashion, Handmade
In about a month’s time the weather will be cooler and before you know it we need, scarves, cowls and neck warmers. One of my favorites sellers for knits on Etsy is Yokoo. She is a knitter from Atlanta and she makes wonderful, big wide scarves, huge cowls and woolen neckpieces… Hope you all have [...]
In the meantime…
August 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Food, In the Meantime..., Life, Uncategorized
In the meantime I harvest lots of tomatoes and hot and bell peppers from my greenhouse. For all of you who think what in heavens name are you going to do with all those red beauties, or for all of you who also have lots of tomatoes and hot and bell peppers, I give you [...]
Tags:bell peppers·greenhouse·hot peppers·La Tomatino·recipe·tomatoes
Once upon a time…
August 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Ceramics, Once upon a time..., Uncategorized
Once upon a time we lived in a tiny village on the red soil of Georgia in The United States of America. For reasons I never really new, lots of artists and crafts people lived all around us in that area. Was it the cheap housing… the beautiful countryside? Anyway… near our house was this [...]
Dutch Barn House
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Architecture
This house must be very near where I live. I like the shape, the location and the materials of the house a lot. I like sturdy houses, but I can’t really tell from the picture how the house must be to live in… This unique barn house design by JagerJanssen Architects has made a modern [...]
Beyond photo shopping…
August 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Art, Fashion, Handmade, Nature, Photography
Sometimes when you see a picture, you think…what in heavens name is this? One of those pictures is a photo out of the fabulous book “Shoe Fleur” A Footwear Fantasy. An inspiring book by award-winning photographer and artist Michel Tcherevkoff. The avant-garde concept behind this book is an imaginary collection of botanical shoes and handbags [...]
Colors of Africa Series
August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Life, My Work
Just back from a small trip to Belgium. We walked for hours through the city of Bruges and Gent. Visited the city of Knokke with its boulevard along the coast full of modern art galleries. Among them the wonderful photo gallery Morael. What else? Ah….. wonderful meals, outside in the sunshine… Pictures will follow… In [...]
A small break…
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
Today the studio is still open but Sunday I am off for a few days to the beautiful city of Gent in Belgium. To visit the Museum of Contemporary Art – S.M.A.K., to go to the coast to eat fruits de mer, and to wander the streets… See you soon!
Tags:Belgium
The Carrot Box
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Handmade, Jewelry, My Work
Do you know the Carrot Box a blog about rings only? The amount of rings you will find there is unbelievable… Just the other day we were mentioned on this blog. Thanks Carrot Box for all the visitors you brought to our site! Below you see one of the rings of The Jewelry Story, the [...]
Aqua Glass Bowl
August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Art, Handmade
Among the many objects and ceramic pots I collected over the years are a few glass blown pieces. Mostly I like glass because of the stunning colors, like this magnificent glass piece of Caleb Siemons a glassblower from Santa Ana in California. He is a glassblower who has an incredible attention for detail; yet his [...]
Tags:artist·blue·bowl·glassblower
