As some of you may know my partner Jan Kerkstra teaches Metalsmithing classes in the Centrum voor de Kunsten in Drachten, The Netherlands. With great enthusiasm he tries to convey his love for the craft of jewelery making. Until the end of February, 2012 you can visit a fun exhibit by Jan his students. The students [...]
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Another one of Jan’s drawings
January 30th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Jan's Drawings, Life
It’d been a while since I showed you a black and white drawing of my partner Jan Kerkstra. I promised Jan to post a drawing once in a while but you know what I sort of forgot about them. My guess is I was too busy making jewelry. Anyway … here is another one of [...]
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The first brooch of 2012!
January 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Latest Design, Life
Hope you all had a good time and a wonderful New Years Eve? Like every year we tolled the bells of the small church we live nearby and afterwards went to a party to dance the night away! Sunday was a lazy one and today everything went back to normal, so … This is the [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·big silver brooch·coromandel·Jan Kerkstra
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
Lady, a sculpture
November 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Art
Today I like to show you an other version of Lady, a bronze sculpture made by Jan a while ago. The patina came out a deeper hue of blue this time and we gave Lady a proper pedestal to sit on. Like to know more about Lady? Please click over here for more photos and [...]
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Update Silver Spoon
November 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Work in progress...
Jan is working on a commission for a silver Christening spoon. (Please click overhere if you want to know more about this commission.) Today an update from our Atelier …
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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 [...]
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Work in progress …
September 30th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...
Working on a commission for Mr. X, Odessa, Florida His wishes … “I really like the wood & metal combinations … because of how much my wife loves plants and flowers I had an idea of a pendent / pin that possible had some fern like parts …”
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Gone teaching …
September 6th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Life, My Work
A new school semester started so Jan left this morning to teach his jewelry making classes. For him that means spending less time in our own Atelier, for me it means taking over several of Jan’s “jobs” in our working life. So this is it … the end of summer… But it was a rather [...]
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The continuing story of the brooch
August 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized, Woodwork, Work in progress...
Just listed a great new Brooch in our online store. The title of the brooch is Kleine Beer, (Little Bear) and is somewhat similar to Grote Beer. The brooch is made of ebony, silver and rose wood. The Kleine Beer Brooch is a design by my partner Jan Kerkstra. If you like more info about [...]
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