Jewellery that expresses something is well done in my opinion. The feelings it evokes in other individuals cannot be calculated, of course. I always develop a concept for my jewellery series, and I hope that the idea I had when creating the piece will also be understood by the future wearer.

At the Marzee Gallery in the Netherlands, I participated in a class exhibition during my studies. They still sell my works. Munich's Wittenbrink gallery sometimes exhibits my work despite not specialising in applied arts. I appreciate galleries for their educational mission, network of museums and collectors, and ability to build an artist's reputation.

Jet stones are semi-fossils. The material is somewhere between wood and stone. The colour depth of its surface is enhanced by its ability to absorb a lot of light. Jet is often used as mourning jewellery in other cultures. In my latest series Moon, Sun, Earth, I use it in conjunction with iron in brooches that represent the earth.

Approximately once a year, I create a conceptual series of jewellery. Some of my series consist only of brooches or pendants, so they are not necessarily collections. However, the intervals between series can also vary greatly. It always depends on how I get along with the process that I have refined over the years to get from the material to a concept I can then apply to my formal language.