DanJewels by Tine

A little bit about myself

Text Box: I was born and raised just outside Copenhagen in Denmark.

As a child I traveled with my parents to many places such as

Italy and several times to Turkey.

At 16, my family moved from Denmark to Malaysia due to my father’s

work. This was a great change, adjusting to a new school and culture,

but also extremely exciting. I lived for 2 years in Malaysia, getting to

visit several of the countries in the Far East during this time.

Then it came time for college, and I ventured to the US to attend school

there. During this time I met my future husband, and ended up settling

here. I graduated with a degree in Art and Spanish, spending a

semester in New York City, studying art there.

Meanwhile my parents moved to Abu Dhabi in the Middle East and then to Oman, both places I got to visit while they were there. I travel extensively in Europe with my family as we all love it there. My parents now live in France, and I get to spend time there during the summers, experiencing the quiet and beautiful culture of Southern France.

All the traveling and exposure to other cultures have influenced my art, and I love to work all kinds of items into my jewelry and other crafts. Strong colors and shapes appeal greatly to me, which can be seen in what I make.

I have also had a great interest in the Indians of the American plains my whole life. I love the geometric shapes in their work, and have created many beaded pieces to be used with my complete American Indian outfit.

Besides my jewelry making, I also scrapbook, work with stained glass and weave baskets. Arts and crafts is a great creative outlet for me and I hope you enjoy my work as much as I do. I leave a little of myself in each piece, which is why I normally only make one of each item.

This past year I have worked at the local High School in Special Education, and get to spend time with special children in the class rooms. One of these places have been the art classes, where I have had the opportunity to get back into creating a variety of different pieces. This has been a wonderful experience, and have got me back into working with clay, as well as creating wooden sculptures. I just love when I have an opportunity to let loose with all the ideas that roam around in my head. I will be adding more pieces that I create besides jewelry, as they continue to grow into reality.

Another passion of mine is horseback riding. I always wanted to ride, and started lessons 3 years ago. I now own two horses, and spend weekends in the summer showing in English classes. One of my horses is a Tennessee Walking horse, I show her in Saddle Seat attire....which I have sewn myself. Click here for more pictures of me and my horse. There is nothing like spending a day in the saddle, and owning a Walking horse is quite a privilege, as it is a wonderful experience to ride one. There is just nothing like it. My other horse is a young Paint colt. He is a little over 1 ½ years old now, and I have been with him since he was 5 hours old. It is a lot of fun (and hard work) to train a young horse, but worth every minute of it.