During study on the Art Academy, for qualification teaching arts and crafts, mainly engaged with sculpturing and small figure bronze-casting. In 1983 a few years after finishing Art-education started with ceramics.
In 1987 participant of IWCAT workshop in Japan followed in 1989 by a private working period in Japan. Both having an strong influence on techniques and vision.

Work is thrown and hand-build stoneware, mostly single pieces. Firing, reduced to 1285° Celsius.
All glazes are self-made mostly from wood-ash and local clay. Colours are mainly iron based. Coloured glazes are used only for smaller decorations. Decoration images and techniques are influenced by the journeys to Japan.

April 1989	Gallery "Kunst en Keramiek", Deventer NL
Oct. 1989	Gallery "Belarte", Leuven Belgium--European and Japanese ceramists
July-Aug. 1990	Perspectiven der Keramik, Kapfenstein Austria--international group exhibition
Jan.-Mr. 1991	Gallery "JA" ,Eindhoven NL--group exhibition
May-July 1992	Gallery "Desudé", Udenhout NL--group exhibition
Oct. 1993	"GB", Zelhem NL--six Dutch and French ceramists
Aug. 1994	International Ceramic Exhibition, Tokoname Japan--group exhibition
Sept.-Nov. 1995	Art Gallery "Het Posthuys", Texel NL
Jan.-Mr. 1996	"GB", Zelhem Netherlands--jubilee exhibition
Mr. -April 1997	Galerie "Inez van Schooneveld", Oudeschans NL
Oct. 1997	Kerkje "de Rietstap" Dinxperlo NL
Dec.98 - Jan 1999	Bel-Arte, Belfeld NL
April - June 1999	Gallery "Desudé", Udenhout NL
June - Sept. 2000	Galerie en Beeldentuin 'De Ringeloor', Gilze NL
Oct. - Nov. 2000	Kyouei-gama gallery, Tokoname Japan
April - Oct. 2001	Galerie Boudewijn, Boertange NL
April - Oct. 2002	Galerie Boudewijn, Boertange NL
Jan - 2003	Galerie 'Instock" Oegstgeest
April - Oct. 2003	Osseklei, group exhibition NVK,Losser NL
Oct - Dec 2004	Coup de Bols, Hastière, Belgium
April - May 2005	Oñati, Spain; Telleria Basserriko Jala 2005
Dec. 2005	Galery BRAK, Voorburg NL