* latest Dutch issue of flow magazine * Indian paper * a new bell for my bike * a postcard and papers from the excellent Matisse exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum (the coloured paper comes from the children’s corner where they could cut and be their own little Matisses) * more crafts paper from made… Read More
Back home from a 6-day-European-city-family-holiday. Before we went, I discovered this yarn graffiti in front of Oldenburg train station: More about this super-relaxed, inspirational and only mildly mind-blowing getaway after I have unpacked.
Stoff’n is a German company similar to Spoonflower – I did my first printed pattern design with them and was really happy with the quality. They are not as big as Spoonflower, but they also do pattern contests, on a monthly basis. “Faith” is the theme of the current contest and it took me some… Read More
I am calling this painting finished: Sun Bird, acrylic on canvas, 80x100cm (32”x39”)
My pattern of the week comes from week 2 of the Make Art that Sells course, where Baby Apparel was the featured market. The warm-up drawing exercise was “seahorses”. I must say, I have always loved seahorses since I was little. Did you know that seahorses are the only known species in the world where… Read More
After my whimsical collages from last week, here comes a fresh one: dream now ?
My yoga students continue to surprise and amaze me. Not only through their practice. Especially in my prenatal and mama- and baby yoga classes, where I see my students grow and change during quite a wonderful and intense time, I sometimes get lovely cards and presents. Like this week: A sewing book for yoga clothes… Read More
Yes, spring is here! At last! Sunshine, birds and flowers! And you know what the assignment for the first week of MATS B was – to design a winter holiday card … featuring toy trains … That’s business, I guess, you never know what you are assigned to do and then you start working to… Read More
Two little collages came together yesterday. I haven’t done collage in a while (even though my collages got very positive feedback at my recent exhibitions). Feeling low energy and vulnerable at the moment, I thought playing a bit with paper couldn’t hurt. I took two painted backgrounds and started tearing paper and arranging it randomly.… Read More
We do yoga together, we have an exhibition together, so why not paint together, we thought, Doris Reske and me. And that’s what we did this weekend – our first collaborative painting session, in Doris’ beautiful new studio, drinking Tulsi tea and with strange music on. We made up the rules up as we went… Read More