Raised in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast – West africa) until the age of 18. Living today close to Brussels- Belgium, my roots and heart still lie in Africa.
My passion for beads started over 15 years ago with ancient and contemporary african beads. I started making and selling jewelry in order to be able to buy more beads.
I graduated as a gemmologist from the HRD (Hoge Raad voor Diamant) in Antwerp. I also took the Rio Rewards PMC certification (Precious Metal Clay) in Orlando- FL with Barbara Becker Simon.
I lost my heart to glass and glass beadmaking in March 2005 during a 2 day introduction course to lampwork beadmaking with Frederic Marey and Nadine Piskaldo. Since then I also took some classes with Jean-Pierre Baquère, Kristina Logan,Larry Scott and Kate Fowle Meleney. I keep learning every day...
Since 2012, I have been exploring other techniques in Glass: fusing, casting, glass blowing.
(picture above is of 2 sand casted pieces called 'Scarifications, some scars are visible, some are not ...')
Founding member of VerriBelGlass, Belgian Association for the promotion of contemporary Glass.
Member of l’Association des Perliers d’Art de France.
Member of La Page Blanche, Belgian Association for the promotion of Contemporary Crafts
I initiated the first gathering of lampwork beadmakers in Belgium in Oct 2007 at La Foire du Verre de Lasne.
Tel: +32 (0)477.34.18.81
Please send me a mail or give me a call if you wish to visit my gallery and workshop.
