Maja Houtman
Jeweller
Published: 23.05.2017
majahoutman.nlObject: Who am I?, 2017
Silver, acrylic paint
Part of: Legnica Jewellery Festival Silver 2017
My name is Tulipa, I originate from Central Asia. I have two homelands: I am the national flower of Turkey … and also of Holland. I have a dual nationality. Do I therefore have a dual loyalty or a split personality? No, nobody can claim my identity!
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Pendant: Tulip II, Tulip III, Tulip IV, 2016
Silver filigree, silver granulation, silver and copper, acrylic paint
5 x 5 x 25 cm
Photo by: Boris Schmidt
From series: Tulip series
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Piece: Tulip VII, 2017
Silver
Pendant & Object
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Pendant: Tulip X, 2017
18kt gold, silver
5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
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Pendant: Tulip X, 2017
18kt gold, silver
5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
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Pendant: Midas Wunder, 2016
18kt gold
1.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
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Bowl: To the Point, 2016
Silver
2.7 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm
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Piece: Tulip III, 2016
Silver, copper
20 x 5 x 5 cm
Pendant & Object
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Bowl: Poids Plume, 2016
Silver
14 x 14 x 6 cm
Selected at the Silver Triennial 18th International Competition
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Pendant: Smell, 2016
Oxidized silver
6.9 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm
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Brooch: Unakite, 2015
Silver, Unakite
7 x 7 x 3 cm
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Brooch: Ombrelon sive Cornucopia, 2015
Silver
5.5 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm
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Ring: Phoenix Egg, 2015
18kt gold, coral, rutiled quartz
5 x 4.6 x 4.3 cm
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Ring: Myrmeleontida, 2015
Silver
4.6 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm
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Brooch: Hundo Rosa, 2015
Silver
8 x 8 x 4 cm
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Brooch: Hibiscus, 2015
Silver, pink Zirkonia
6.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm
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Pendant: The Catch, 2015
Silver
15 x 18 x 3 cm
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Pendant: Balena, 2015
Silver
17 x 12.5 x 0.7 cm
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Object: Champignons du Monde, 2014
Silver, copper
21 x 17 x 9 cm
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Necklace: Rosa Krakkeboller, 2014
Silver, amethyst, spinel
60 x 1.8 x 5 cm
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Ring: Tetteren aan Tafel, 2013
Silver, mossagate
6.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
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Object: Bobelo Kaptilo, 2013
Silver
6.5 x 6.1 x 2.7 cm
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Object: Levitatum, 2012
Silver
24.2 x 19.2 x 8 cm
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Pendant: Nine, 2012
Silver, leather
12 x 12 x 3 cm
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Graduated as gold and silversmith at the Vakschool in Schoonhoven, Maja Houtman found her first job as a repairer in a mainstream jewelry shop. In this uninspiring environment, she trained herself further in the goldsmiths craft. Later on she became an assay master at the Dutch Assay Office. After a career switch in 2003 she started to work as an artist-goldsmith, using a technique she calls twisting. Several objects have been awarded in international crafts competitions and are included in private and public collections.
Statement
I wish to make exceptional and wearable works of art. With my own developed technique called twisting, I give my artistic contribution to the world. By experimenting and learning, the best works arise in my hands.
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