Berlin brooch soon in Museumshop German Historical Museum Berlin
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Berlin brooch soon in Museumshop German Historical Museum Berlin

Today my first shipment to Berlin!!! The brooches will be sold in the museum shop of the German Historical Museum in Berlin. The Museum has two shops. The one in the Exhibition Hall was designed by the Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei. The other is in the old building. I wish my parcel good luck!!!

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Wedding ring with two fingerprints
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Wedding ring with two fingerprints

A few weeks ago I received a special request. A married couple that was married a long time ago, ordered two rings with their fingerprints. They saved my business card for three years and finally asked me to create these two special rings for them. The rings are a symbol for a new start. Both have encountered […]

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Local Goods Store; new sellingpoint
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Local Goods Store; new sellingpoint

Yesterday I was in the Local Goods Store in the Hallen in Amsterdam. Well organized, nice atmosphere and friendly people. From now you can buy the Cityjewels4me in their shop.

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My Brooches
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My Brooches… a pile of parts

Last week I received a large pile of “Berlin Brooch Parts”. A failure in the production process. The pile of parts on my desk looked miserable. Think about Berlin in 1945. I discussed what went wrong, invented a solution and went back to work. Sanding, polishing and solder. Hard work, but the results are promissing. “Rebuilding Berlin”!  

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Contest between 15 artists in Oosterbeek
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Contest between 15 artists in Oosterbeek

Yesterday I joined a contest between 15 artists. We all started with a almost blank coloring page. In 1,5 hour’s time every artist created a colorfull new work of art! It was a short time to cover someone’s drawing. Hard work, but great fun. The results are displayed in Kreek Oosterbeek!

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Actie tegen sluiting expositieruimte gemeentehuis
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Actie tegen sluiting expositieruimte gemeentehuis

Actie voeren is best spannend. Gisteren tijdens de nieuwjaarsreceptie in het gemeentehuis in Oosterbeek 6 doeken over schilderijen gehangen. Dit uit boosheid, omdat de expositieruimte gaat sluiten. Een passend alternatief heeft de gemeente niet en men draagt cultuur de laatste tijd geen erg warm hart toe. Wel in woorden, maar niet in daden. In het […]

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Zondag kunstmarkt in Rozette Arnhem
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Zondag kunstmarkt in Rozette Arnhem

De voorbereidingen voor de kunstmarkt in Rozette Arnhem zondag 20 december zijn in volle gang. Ik heb van karton 12 halsjes uitgesneden en ze zwart geschilderd. Hier komen de sieraden mooi op uit. Straks nog wat kerst takjes ertussen en dan is de opstelling klaar. Je bent welkom van 12 tot 17 uur. Preparations for the art […]

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Proud to be in Berlin!
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Proud to be in Berlin!

Proud to be in Berlin! I received a lot of positive feedback for the new design of the brooch Berlin. We were in Berlin and visited museum shops, various art galleries and design shops. All this on our bikes from East to West and North to South. On six-lane roads through the city or on […]

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The very best of
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The very best of

Exhibition ‘The very best of’ in Gemeentehuis Oosterbeek from 29 October 2015 till 7 Januari 2016. Opening 29 October at 16:00 p.m. Free entrance, you are welcome!

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Cityjewels4me Berlijn van start!
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Cityjewels4me Berlijn van start!

De nieuwe website is in de lucht met een tweede stad: Berlijn. Zie hiervoor www.cityjewels4.me De eerste broches zijn klaar en morgen gaan we naar Berlijn om verkooppunten te bezoeken!

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