About

As a trained goldsmith and with a masters in product design I have been running my own small graphic design agency in the far north of Germany for over 23 years now. In 2011 I started to combine my skills and return to jewellery by working with polymer and silver.

I am attracted to simple, clean shapes and tiny structures that I find in nature or even in cities. The play of light and shadow often leads to my design. As a very curious person I love to challenge myself and the materials I work with. I see jewellery as a form of communication and I try to create interactions between the wearer and the viewer by creating tactile and sometimes surprising pieces.

In 2014 I won the IPCA Awards in the “Best in Jewellery” and “Members Favourite” categories with my flexible bangle “City skies“ and I started teaching in 2015. 

Hollow beads and tiny structures

In this class you will learn how to quickly make irregular hollow beads and decorate them with a variety of tiny individual structures. We will also explore other possibilities for shapes and textures.

This class was first taught at the 2015 Polyart Retreat in the Cotswolds, organised by Alison Gallant and Rebecca Thickbroom. It is a full day workshop for advanced students. 

The wave – a minimalistic bangle

In this class you will learn how to make a three piece wave bangle. I will demonstrate how to create consistent folds from polymer sheets. Curing tips will be followed by simple and quick finishing techniques. Finally, we will interlock these three elements to create the flexible bangle. Concluding, we will look at ways of incorporating this wave technique into new jewellery designs.

This is a full day advanced workshop. It was first taught at EuroSynergy 2016 in Bordeaux.