Today I am finally full time out of bed ! The sun was shining especially for me today so I made a nice long walk with the dogs. A Coffee tasted like coffee again so I declare myself cured from this awful flu. Reading was all I did this last week. In this time of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Jewelry'
Tips for under the Xmass tree
December 18th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Design, Jewelry, Textile Art
Tags:Gifts for under the tree·handmade jewelry·Handmade red bag·Kerst and Carry·Marion Pannekoek·silver bangles
Extreme jewelry, outstanding photography!
December 12th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Jewelry
RAW 2012 new designs by Dandi Maestre! After a long career as a graphic designer Dandi Maestre started making jewelry at the end of 2006. Her jewelry and accessories reflect her passion for organic elements such as bullhorn and bone, raw amber, natural Amazon seeds, shed antlers, reclaimed wood and driftwood. Dandi’s one of a [...]
Moondance One a new brooch
December 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work
And again another new brooch straight from your Atelier! I just added this brooch named Moondance One to our online store … So if you like to know more about it … please click over here …
Tags:"The Jewelry Story"·big brooch·handcrafted jewelry·Marion Pannekoek·one of a kind jewellery·Silver and wood·silver brooch
Silver hare in a field of turnips
December 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Culture, My Work, Uncategorized
Do you remember a few weeks back when Jan began to work on a Silver Christening Spoon? Click here to read about the beginning of this assignment. The whish of the client was to have a silver spoon with the image of a hare. The spoon is inspired by a drawing of the Dutch illustrator [...]
Tags:"The Jewelry Story"·Cornelis Jetses·Custom made jewelry·Handcrafted silver spoon·Jan Kerkstra·Silver Christening spoon
Unleashed!
December 2nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Culture, Jewelry, Uncategorized
Until November 5 2012 the MMKA (Museum of Modern Art) in Arnhem, The Netherlkands presents the exhibition UNLEASHED! This exhibition is an overview of rule-breaking JEWELLERY. In this state-of-the-art overview, pieces of jewellery will break out of the museum cases and be scattered over the walls and floors and decorate streets and squares. From small [...]
My favorite brooch
November 12th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work
Sometimes people ask me if I find it difficult to sell certain pieces of jewelry I make. The answer is yes, sometimes I do. Thank god not with every piece, that would be very stressful to want to keep on to all your jewelry and getting upset all the time when selling a piece. But [...]
Tags:"The Jewelry Story"·big brooch·handcrafted jewelry·jewelry made of wood·Marion Pannekoek
Christening Spoon for Mr.X
November 9th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Culture, My Work, Work in progress...
In Friesland the province I live in, it is still a tradition when a baby is born to give a big silver christening spoon as a present. This custom dates back to the 16e age. Our next commission is for such a silver Christening spoon. Mr. X from Wijnjewoude would like to have a Christening [...]
Tags:Christening spoon·Cornelis Jetses·Dutch illustrator·Dutch tradition
Start Sieraad!
November 3rd, 2011 · 5 Comments · Jewelry, Life
SIERAAD ART FAIR 10th edition November 3 through November 10, 2011 Gashouder, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam STARTS TODAY! “Stone is my main material as a jewelry artist. I have worked with it ten years, and still it offers me challenge and surprises. I love it for its versatility, and hate it for its limitations. Working with stone [...]
Tags:cutting stones·Sieraad Art Fair Amsterdam·Tarja Tuupanen
The choice of Mr. X
October 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I wrote about Mr. X from Odessa, Florida who wanted to give his wife a brooch for her birthday. His wishes were simple and clear, please make me a brooch made of wood, silver and maybe a fern leaf. So that’s what we did, we made 3 brooches and had a [...]
Tags:big silver brooch·handcrafted jewellery·Jan Kerkstra·jewelry and wood
3D Work the nice way
October 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Design, Jewelry
Cinnamon Lee is an Australian artist who makes precious objects in the form of contemporary jewellery and lighting. Trained as a gold and silversmith the primary basis of all her work is driven by the medium of metal and it’s unique working properties. Cinnamon specialises in using 3D computer modelling and rapid manufacturing processes in [...]
Tags:3D jewellery·Cinnemon Lee
