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Saturdays project: two Kalasams in dolomite
Strict Confidentiality! It has been a while since I shared a project, and that's because our current project is one of them…
A Lotus flower for my father's grave
The symbolism of the lotus flower For my father's grave I made a design with wavy water and a large lotus flower. The waves…
Carving Four Dolphins Into New Stone
Four classic dolphins in sandstone Sometimes there are those assignments that I dread a bit, because of the high quality work it demands…
Year review of 2020
Strangest Year Ever Annual Review 2020? Well that was quite the year I guess! The strangest year I have seen so far from the almost…
A pine cone for a classic garden vase
An 18th century garden vase with pine cone. A small assignment I had in hand last summer was making a new sandstone pine cone for a…
The stepped gable of the Latin School in Nijmegen
Hurried and still good This was another case of 'it has to be ready before Christmas'. Only the one who had the job had it…
The Four Seasons of Badhoevedorp
Urgent order in Badhoevedorp Four sandstone statues from Badhoevedorp were in poor condition. We received an emergency phone call: Could we remove them in the shortest term possible, repairs…
Modelling griffin in clay and plaster
Continue with the great griffin. It is a project with long interruptions, because there's always work coming in between that seems to be much more pressing…
Large finials for the Dom tower of Utrecht
Our first work on the Dom Tower In Utrecht, the restoration of the Dom Tower is in full swing. We cannot avoid it either and we will…
Sculpture 'Surrender’ installed
Surrender, a symbolic moment A few days before All Souls' Day 2020 I went to my place of birth for a special moment. I was about to install my father's sculpture 'Surrender’ places…
Flying buttress figurine: Caritas, love
Caritas in a pinch There are gloomy clouds around the Arnhem Eusebius Church. After years of smooth and energetic restoration, it has come to an end…
Three flying buttresses finished- a retrospect
My colleague Jelle Steendam recently sent me a number of photos. We had already completed quite a few flying buttress statues, and go as usual…