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Sea green aquamarine

June 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Jewelry, Work in progress...

Jan’s new sculpture “Wireman” is ready! It is made from Plexiglas wire and wood and measures 85 cm. high. He’s been playing around with a new idea and this is the prototype in copper. Last week we sold this beautiful ring. I am afraid we will never encounter such an amazing sea-green color aquamarine anymore… [...]

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Sotheby’s in Sudeley Castle

June 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Design

Sudeley Castle: A Selling Exhibition From May 28 to August 1, 2010. Sotheby’s and Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London present a selection of 25 outdoor contemporary design pieces within the historic grounds of Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England. Sculpture of a baby entitled Planet by Marc Quinn Twenty-five unique or limited-edition works of contemporary design, including [...]

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Vivid colorful sculptures

June 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Art

The unique works by Merrill Morrison are made of glass beads. She uses a traditional knotting technique employed by basket makers, to create fiber sculptures that are a delightful mix of vivid color, striking pattern and subtle texture. Born in Syracuse, New York, Merrill Morrison now lives and works in Beverly Hills, California. Works by [...]

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Renaissance

June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Art, Jewelry

Inspiration for these necklaces come from the paintings of Lucas Cranach, a German Renaissance painter of the 16th century. Jewelry designer Evert Nijland has a predilection for the baroque forms from this period. Inspiration enough for practically all the female figures in the work of the painter wear jewelry. Even his nudes are adorned with [...]

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Out of Space

May 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Uncategorized

Maybe when the weather warms op, I am going to visit the Art Route Out of Space this weekend. A few weeks ago I wrote here about a canoe trip we made in Nature reserve De Rottige Meente near Nijetrijne in Friesland,The Netherlands. This big area of moorland is part of the Ecological Network. It [...]

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Jan in the spotlight…

April 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Jewelry

My partner Jan’s passion is wood; whenever he can he works with it. Like for instance in this silver bracelet with ebony wood. ( for the story behind the bracelet see our online store ) Or in this abstract sculpture made of ebony Yes… last weekend he made a fence, so the dog will not [...]

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Natural Architecture

April 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Architecture, Art, Nature

Lately I am intrigued and fascinated by artists, architects and other creative people who make big installations, sculptures and even buildings made of natural materials. Many names are used for this type of art form; ecological art, nature art or natural architecture. Below you see an interesting long article on natural architecture that I found [...]

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Modern Ceramics

March 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Ceramics, Handmade

A few years back I bought a very attractive small red bowl of  Susan Nemeth. (it looks a bit like the red bowl in the picture) After all those years I am still very happy with my choice and I think that is because her work has a timeless quality about it. Susan Nemeth was [...]

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Finnish landscape art

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Art, Uncategorized

Amaz­ing work by Finnish envi­ron­men­tal artist Jaakko Pernu.

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Visit to Ootmarsum a small Dutch of art

February 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Art

Soon we will be of for a weekend to the small (art) town Ootmarsum in Twente. This endearing little historic town has a number of galleries, some of which are really worth a visit. The dogs are going along too because the hilly region is perfect for hiking. One of the galleries we always visit [...]

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