{"id":1378,"date":"2020-05-22T15:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galeriezone.nl\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:21:17","slug":"janna-geesink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeriezone.nl\/en\/janna-geesink\/","title":{"rendered":"Janna Geesink"},"content":{"rendered":"

who are you?<\/em> \"\"
\nMy name is Janna Geesink, 35 years old, and one of the three goldsmiths (four jewellery makers) in Galerie Z\u00f4ne.
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\n\"\"where are you from \/ where were you born?<\/em>
\nI was born and raised in Leiden and only left the city for a few years, during my education, when I lived briefly in Schoonhoven and in Gouda. I love this small, beautiful, historic and pleasant city. Which is why I still live and work here!<\/p>\n

\nwhat do you make, and how do you make it? <\/em>
\nIn my workshop I work with my hands, using both craft tools and modern equipment, to make high quality jewellery, mostly from 14k gold, in all colour tints. New gold, \u2018old\u2019 or melted gold and fair-trade gold are all possible with me. I also work a lot in silver and with fine gemstone beads in a variety of colours (calm and earthy or even playful and cheerful). For my own work I only use my own designs and I like open, playful shapes with fine lines, rough and subtle textures and special details. A piece of jewellery must be comfortable, easy to wear and easy to combine with your clothes. The jewellery I like best contains a combination of restful, clean and organic lines. I really like to carry out experiments whereby I don\u2019t know in advance what will happen. That is where the most surprising designs arise.
\nI do also work a lot to commission, for example making wedding rings, \u2018old gold\u2019 and presents, for which my own collection is often the starting point.
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\nhow did you end up on this path?<\/em>
\nVia an earlier study, Archeology and Prehistory, at the UvA, and a number of pottery courses, I discovered that I am more of a maker and designer than a bookworm! Design, technique and the material used in the goldsmith\u2019s trade attracted me.
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\nwhat is your training?<\/em>
\nI followed the course to become a Goldsmith\/entrepeneur at the Vakschool Schoonhoven. And I continue to learn through self-study, discussions with colleagues in my profession, looking closely, and above all by constantly doing and trying new things.
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\nwhat inspires you?\u00a0<\/em>
\nMy inspiration is everywhere. In the city, nature, physical shapes or man-made objects from the past and the present. Lines, shapes and textures are everywhere and sometimes something stands out! It\u2019s never the same, it simply adds to what is already there.
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\ndo you do any other paid or unpaid work? <\/em>
\nBesides my work as a goldsmith I am also a volunteer at Vitalis Maatjes. You\u2019ve probably seen the advertisements in the city. You become a buddy to a child, or young person, who needs extra support for a while. For the last one and a half years I have been a buddy to an eleven-year old girl. It is great fun, though sometimes also difficult, you are a listening ear, and a helping hand, and we laugh a lot. And\u2026 buddies are still badly needed, both during and after corona times!
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\nhow did you become a member of Z\u00f4ne?<\/em>
\nI had a small studio\/shop just around the corner from the gallery, and I knew Frida van der Poel from Leiden, we would cross each other\u2019s paths at art and craft markets in the city. When I wanted to swap my studio\/shop for a different way of working I immediately thought of the combination of a separate workshop with the gallery. Thus!
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\n\"\"would you like to say anything else?<\/em>
\nThe gallery occupies a special place in the city. For example I find it nice to notice that people come in to \u2018recharge\u2019 themselves and to breathe in a bit of art, and often spontaneous conversations take place that leave you both feeling good. It\u2019s also really nice when a customer finds something they love and buys it for him-self or as a gift. Z\u00f4ne is more than a gallery or a shop, it is a platform and a collective, and there is constant interaction. It feels good to belong to this, and to be able to add my bit.<\/p>\n

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