Hello everyone

[marlies]

Hello everyone,

My name is Marlies and I'm a goldsmith from Holland. I've moved to England last year to be with my boyfriend. I've just joined the forum so this is my hello.

Hope to see you around the forum!

[lorraineflee]

Hi Marlies and welcome!

Lorraine

[medusa]

hello!

and I need 10 characters to post so, show us some of your work?

[marlies]

Hi,

Lets see if I can upload some pictures of my work. I work mainly in gold with big coloured stones. I love the combination of colours. Hope you like it!



Marlies

[medusa]

that gold and titaniuim? ring in the middle is divine.

[marlies]

oh thanks! Yeah it is titanium. They're the wedding rings I made for my twinbrother.

[Dennis]

Hi and welcome marlies, I always go for the topaz, but here it would be difficult to put anything last. Your work is very unusual and I even like the tapioca. Have you exhibited in UK?
Kind regards, Dennis.

[marlies]

Thanks Dennis, I have to say the topaz is one of my favourites too, especially in the swiss top colour. What stone is tapioca? I sometimes get the translations wrong. The first ring is a Palmera citrin, the second a diamond, the third a garnet, then the topaz and the last is a sapphire. I haven't exhibited in the UK yet, except here in my local artshow. But I'm afraid my work was a little out of the pricerange here. At the moment I'm doing a lot with silver to keep the cost down a bit and see if I can sell some of that.

Hope the sun is shining where you are, Marlies

[Dennis]

Well I think you could be a world class jeweller, but you must be single minded in promoting your work. My long term teacher, now retired, was Barbara Christie, also from Netherlands. Have you come across her? She still has a website and exhibits at Goldsmiths Hall, London and Art in Action.

Tapioca is a retro milk pudding full of little balls like frogs' spawn. It was popular in the 'forties and 'fifties but as children we thought it revolting. Yes the sun is shining and it is spring here in London.

[ps_bond]

Tapioca is a retro milk pudding full of little balls like frogs' spawn. It was popular in the 'forties and 'fifties but as children we thought it revolting. Yes the sun is shining and it is spring here in London.

Ah, the background. I thought it was silica gel...

I remember tapioca from school dinners - never was a particular fan. That said, I've never had it other than that, so it may be that done differently it is palatable. Maybe silica gel would be preferable though?