A accompanying recipe for this season… Pompoen- chicken stew 4 (free range) chicken legs – 1 medium orange pumpkin cut into wedges of 4x4cm (do not peel the pumpkin!) – 2 chopped up onions – 4 potatoes cut into wedges of 4x4cm – an eggplant cut into chunks – 1 can of chopped up tomatoes [...]
Entries from September 30th, 2010
Ceramics from Spain
September 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Ceramics, Jewelry
“dterra is a gallery-workshop of art and design, where we create and exhibit our own work. We also show other artists work”. This is the only English I could find on the site of dterra. The collective is based in Sant Cugat del Vallès in Spain and makes among other things beautiful pottery. Furthermore the [...]
An impression of our exhibition
September 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Ceramics, Fashion, Handmade, Jewelry, Life, My Work, Uncategorized
The exhibition “Designers in de Oude Hortus” in Utrecht is over. It was a real treat for us to exhibit our jewelry in this beautiful setting. Although Sunday we had the competition of a marathon along the canals and the Film Festival in Utrecht, our exhibition was attended very well. For two days we enjoyed [...]
Tags:"The Jewelry Story"·Dorthe Ahrenkiel·Margit Seland·Utrecht filmfestival
Knitting
September 24th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Design, Handmade, Uncategorized
Erica Hogenbirk is a Dutch designer. She graduated from the Hoge School voor de Kunsten in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Erica took fashion design, specializing in knitting techniques. Her collection consists of beautiful bags, clothing, jewelry and interior products. All Erica’s products are handmade by her from start to finish. Only natural materials such as wool [...]
Tags:Dutch design·Erica Hogenbirk·Etsy·Knitting·Libelle online
Exciting!
September 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Art, Jewelry, Life, My Work
Today I am going to be very busy composing the jewelry collection for the exhibition “Designers in the Oude Hortus”. Coming weekend we are invited along with 10 other designers to present our work in the wonderful setting of the Botanical Gardens of the University Museum in Utrecht. More info? Click here I have set [...]
Tags:handcrafted jewelry·handmade jewelry·Jan Kerkstra·long necklace·scuptures made of natural materials·Vormgevers in de oude Hortus
What to wear this fall?
September 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Photography
Today I like to show you some photos from the New York Times Magazine, so you know absolutly how to dress this fall… The brands are Marni, Dries van Noten, Chanel… the photographer Mark Segal and the stylist is David Vandewal. Recently they collaboreted on “Going Places,” a fashion shoot for this fall’s trend Nomadic. [...]
Antony Gormley’s biggest sculpture ever
September 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Art, Uncategorized
Following a previous post I wrote about Antony Gormley, a friend of mine pointed out that the latest work of this sculptor is being unveiled tomorrow September 17, 2010, in Lelystad, The Netherlands. For more info about this event please go to this site It is a huge sculpture of over 25 meters high and [...]
Tags:Antony Gormley·gigantic sculpture·landscape art·Lelystad
The Painter Claire Basler
September 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Art, Uncategorized
Beautiful pictures on a grey rainy day… Isn’t this a great atelier? The painter Claire Basler at work Inspiration for this post came via the weblog of 13Threads
Richard Burel
September 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art
Yesterday I visited the Open Art Fair in Utrecht, The Netherlands. We enjoyed ourselves looking at all the beautiful art and were amazed at the incredible numbers of sculptures this year. A highlight for me was to discover Richard Burel represented by the Enid Lawson Gallery, London. Richard Burel, is a completely self-taught painter born [...]
Tags:Conemporary landscapes·paintings of townscapes·Richard Burel
