Jewellery Maker Lezerman Linda was kind enough to point this Art happening out to me. The weekend of June 7, 8 and 9, ARTzaanstad 2013 takes place in Zaandam, The Netherlands. More than a hundred artists and designers show their work this weekend. The participants look really good … Linda Lezerman. Necklace, balsa wood, pigment, [...]
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Open Atelier Route 2013
May 16th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Art, Life, Uncategorized
The weekend of 19 and 20 + May 25 and 26, twenty artists and craftspeople open their doors throughout Opsterland, a beautiful county in the northern part of The Netherlands. Atelier The Jewelry Story also participates, Jan and me welcome you on both weekends. Lots of new designs and new jewelry. For more info: Kunst in [...]
Tags:handcrafted jewellery·handmade jewelry·Open Atelier Jan Kerkstra and Marion Pannekoek
CODA Paper Art 2013
May 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Art, Handmade, Jewelry
CODA Paper Art 2013, 07.06 to 10.27.2013 Art and jewellery made of and on paper Make sure to write this date down in your diary! To follow up the successful Holland Papier Biënnale, which CODA Museum organised in cooperation with Museum Rijswijk, CODA Museum will exhibit the works of no less than 21 visual artists [...]
Het Depot a Sculpture Gallery
February 5th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Art, Life
Last weekend Jan and I visited Sculpture Gallery Het Depot in Wageningen, The Netherlands. It was downright overwhelming. The architecture of the buildings, the amount of wonderful sculpture, delicious and special food in the restaurant … very worth while visiting. Sculpture Gallery Het Depot shows torsos and fragments by sculptors both domestic and foreign. Below [...]
Tags:contemporary sculptures·Sculpture Gallery Het Depot Wageningen
The playfulness of Alexander Calder
January 24th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Art, Jewelry
I am a big fan of Alexander Calder. To be honest I can’t say I really like his jewelry, but I love the forms and shapes he uses. I’m jealous of the playfulness of his designs … Alexander calder in his atelier. In the early thirties Alexander Calders friendship with artists such as Miró, Leger, [...]
An impression of our jewelry at Kunst op Nienoord
November 26th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Art, Jewelry, Life
Hope you all had a nice weekend? Me too thank you very much … a little tired but satisfied … The last 2 days we showed our jewelry at Kunst op Nienoord, a nice little art fair in Leek, The Netherlands. Many visitors, many compliments and fortunately we also sold a few pieces. Now it’s [...]
Tags:Artfair Leek·bespoke jewellery·Kunst op Nienoord·Marion Pannekoek
Some pigeons are more equal than others
November 15th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Animals, Art, Uncategorized
As some of you know I am one of the rare people who loves pigeons … Every once in a while I come across another person who feels the same way about pigeons as I do. This doesn’t happen very often, so I could not believe when I saw this funny art project of two Berlin [...]
Tags:Julian Charriere·Julius von Bismarck·painted pigeons·pigeons as art project·pigeons as pest·pigeons in the art·rats of the sky
Once upon a time …
October 22nd, 2012 · 2 Comments · Art, Life, Once upon a time...
Once upon a time, my partner Jan, a small dog-called Wolga and I travelled around the U.S. for a whole year. Yes, indeed, it was as romantic as it sounds … It must have been during this trip that we came across the paintings of Andrew Wyeth. I remember being in a small museum and [...]
Sieraad Art Fair / D-day Design / AAF
October 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Art, Design, Jewelry, Uncategorized
I’ve never been to the Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam , but I’ve heard it is really worth a visit! The Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam will be taking place between the 25 – 28 October in the Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. The concept? An inspiring and friendly atmosphere in which you can find thousands of [...]
Tags:AAF Amsterdam·D-day design Maastricht·Dutch design·Linda Lezerman·Sieraad Art Fair Amsterdam
Am I a romantic after all?
October 5th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Art
As some of you may know I don’t think of myself as a romantic person … but sometimes I have my doubts, like in this case with the, in my opinion, very romantic paintings by Anne Siems … because I like them very much … Anne Siems moved in 1991 from Berlin, Germany to Seattle [...]











