Born 28.05.1955, Menaldumadeel, Friesland.

1982 introduction in Lampwork by Pavel Molnar's in Hamburg.
1984 started own Glass studio of Lampwork in Arnhem, Netherlands.
1992 Penland School For Arts & Crafts in North Carolina, USA.
1998 workshop and exhibition at Kitengela Glass Studio's in Nairobi.
2000 workshop and exhibition at Kitengela Glass Studio's in Nairobi.
2004 1st prize - PEBEM GlassArt award in Tubbergen, Netherlands.
2004 RABO-Bank Publics Award and honorable mention by the jury.
     Glass in Historisch Light in Horn, Netherlands.
2005 3rd prize - PEBEM GlassArt award in Tubbergen, Netherlands.
2006 RABO-Bank Publics Award at Glass in Historisch Light in Horn, Netherlands.
2006 2nd prize - PEBEM GlassArt award in Tubbergen, Netherlands.
2010 building historical woodfired glassfurnace at Glasroute in Lier, Belgium.
2011 demonstrations and building historical woodfired glassfurnace.
     International Glass Festival Luxembourg in Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2011 demos and building a small woodfired glassfurn at Kunstroute Zijpe.
2012 particip. in building a historical woodfired glassfurnace at Glasmuseum Gernheim
     with the glass artists from Estonia.
2012 building historical woodfired glassfurnace at Odunpazari Cam Festivali.
     Eskishir, Turkey.
2013 building historical woodfired glassfurnace with Arnout Visser
     and the glass pirates at MMK Arnhem, Netherlands.
2013 building historical woodfired glassfurnace at Festival High Temperatures.
     Wroclaw, Poland.