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Melancholy

December 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Life

In this way I like to thank you for the many Christmas cards I received, the sweet wishes I got in my mailbox and on my blog! They are greatly appriciated! Every year between Christmas and New-year I  have the same feeling; a feeling of everything coming to a standstill. For me personally New-year is [...]

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Building a new cabinet and a recipe

December 27th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Food, Life

Hope you all had a merry Christmas? Yesterday we visited the Groninger Museum. The two exhibitions of couturier Azzedine Alaia and of Studio Job were both very impressive. Of course I forgot my camera and had to ask somebody else to take pictures. So one of these days I hope to show you the images of [...]

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Have a Merry Christmas !

December 23rd, 2011 · 10 Comments · Life

Jan and me are quite busy in our Atelier, last minute commissions and a few repare jobs which need to be done before Christmas. Christmas shopping is done but my house needs a serious cleaning … So I take a small break until after boxing day … I am looking forward to 2 relaxing days [...]

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Sick in bed

December 15th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Life

Just a short post to tell you this is my 5th day in bed with the most terrible flu I have had in years … Hardly any inspiration to do anything at all … I just read and try to get better. The only thing I did today was making a wreath of holly for [...]

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Dogs

November 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Animals, Handmade, Life, Once upon a time...

A friend of mine is getting a puppy next weekend! So this post is for her …. Once upon a time I lived in Amsterdam. I was very young, had a room to live in, a bike, lots of books and a small dog. Wherever I went the dog went with me, also on the [...]

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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 [...]

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Biking!

October 5th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Life

I am of biking today!  

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Lazy sunny afternoon

September 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Life, My Work

The weather has been wonderful in the last 3 days… So guess what … instead of slaving away and making beautiful jewelry we decided to take the day off. I released my pigeons, they took a long bath in the rain barrel and flew around the house. We played frisbee with Lucky Fons the Border [...]

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Highlights

September 27th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Ceramics, Design, Fashion, Handmade, Interior Design, Jewelry, Life, Uncategorized

This weekend we visited  Meesterlijk in Amsterdam. A few highlights … Jacomijn van der Donk uses twigs, pebbles and paintbrushes in her beautiful jewelry. Snurk produces wonderful bed linens and recently also cushions This is Bob. Bob loves sniffing around, walking, not listening and stealing sandwiches from the kitchen sink. But most of all Bob [...]

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My new ceramics!

September 23rd, 2011 · 5 Comments · Ceramics, Life, Uncategorized

This time of the year there are many Art Fairs going on. So far we went to The Open Art Fair, the Ceramic Fair Keramisto and this coming sunday we are going to visit,  Meesterlijk, a Design and Crafts Fair in Amsterdam… Many of you asked me what we bought at Keramisto, well here they [...]

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