About me
Jacqueline Jimmink – Dutch Master Engraver
Intro
I am a Dutch Master Engraver, artist and educator specialized in fine line engraving and traditional hand engraving techniques.
For more than thirty-seven years I have worked with the timeless beauty of metal, line, form and shadow. My work is rooted in the European engraving tradition: slow craft, precision and artistic expression.
Mission
My mission is to preserve this rare craft and pass it on through high-quality education — in small, personal groups or private master–apprentice coaching.
Teaching approach
- Personal guidance
- High-level technique building
- Individual attention
- Master–apprentice structure
- Clear step-by-step training
- Artistic and technical refinement combined
Studio
All training takes place in my fully equipped engraving atelier in the Netherlands, where tools, materials, inspiration and centuries-old craftsmanship come together.
Curriculum EN
She was born and raised on Texel in the Netherlands. In 1988, Jacqueline began her engraving training at the Polytechnic School MTS Vakschool in Schoonhoven. She specialized in weapon engraving during her internship at Browning, a weapons engraving workshop affiliated with the FN arms factory, in Liège, Belgium. In addition to her internship, she perfected her hammer-and-chisel engraving technique through studies at the Technical School of the Armored School ICET – Leon Mignon and gained practical experience at Browning.
In 1995, Jacqueline experimented with the most refined and sophisticated Italian techniques using bulino and magnifying glass. She collaborated with Cesare Giovanelli's engraving studio in Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia, Italy), a long-standing partner of the Beretta firearms factory, and gained practical experience in various Italian goldsmithing and engraving studios. At the end of 1995, she moved to Milan, where she continued her work as a hand engraver. She shared her knowledge of the fascinating art of engraving through demonstrations and courses at fairs, exhibitions, and events in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, and Italy. In September 1997, Jacqueline began collaborating with the renowned international engraving and goldsmithing studio of jeweler Gianmaria Buccellati. There, she gained practical experience in engraving jewelry.
In March 1999, Jacqueline Jimmink established herself as an independent craftswoman. When she moved back from Italy to Texel with her family in 2014, she brought with her the knowledge of the Italian masters. And she's happy to share it.
Curriculum NL
Ze is geboren en getogen op Texel in Nederland. In 1988 begon Jacqueline haar graveeropleiding aan de Polytechnische School MTS Vakschool van Schoonhoven. Zij specialiseerde zich in het graveren van wapens tijdens haar stage bij het aan de FN wapenfabriek verbonden wapengraveeratelier Browning in Luik (België). Naast haar stage perfectioneerde zij, via een studie aan de Technische School de l' ecole d'armurerie ICET – Leon Mignon, haar techniek van het graveren met hamer en beitel en deed zij praktijkervaring op bij Browning.
In 1995 experimenteerde Jacqueline met de meest geraffineerde en verfijnde Italiaanse technieken met ‘bulino’ en vergrootglas. Ze werkte samen met graveeratelier Cesare Giovanelli in Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia, Italië), dat sinds jaar en dag voor de Beretta wapenfabriek werkt en deed praktijkervaring op in diverse Italiaanse goudsmid- en graveerateliers . Eind 1995 verhuisde zij naar Milaan, waar zij haar werk als handgraveur voortzette. Zij deelde haar kennis van de fascinerende graveerkunst via demonstraties en cursussen op beurzen, exposities en evenementen in Duitsland, Griekenland, Nederland en Italië. In september 1997 ging Jacqueline de samenwerking aan met het gerenommeerde internationale graveer-en goudsmid atelier van juwelier Gianmaria Buccellati. Hier deed zij praktijkervaring op in het graveren van juwelen.
In maart 1999 vestigde Jacqueline Jimmink zich als zelfstandige ambachtsvrouw. Toen ze in 2014 met haar gezin terug verhuisde van Italië naar Texel, nam zij de kennis van de Italiaanse meesters met zich mee. En die deelt ze graag.