This week’s pattern is again a by-product of the Make Art that Sells course Part B, its 5th and final week was dedicated to Party Paper – paper plates, napkins, paper cups, wrapping paper etc. Our inspiration – the mini – was Bavarian and Ukrainian folk art. Ok, I am half-German (but not Bavarian) and… Read More
* 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
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
I got so many encouraging responses to my art pillows last week, that I decided to open my shop with Society6. So now not only these pillows are for sale, but also a whole lot of other products with my paintings and pattern on them. A few examples: Society6 also produces art and canvas… Read More
If someone asked me, how I feel right now, I would say like this: Usually I am very attracted to bold and bright colours, but recently I am quite drawn to a pastel palette. Must be the winter for me, when life feels somewhat subdued and inward. I have discovered two great (abstract) painters –… Read More
I am happy to announce a new year-long project today! As my three 365-day-projects have ended with the end of last year, I first felt some relieve for a while this month. Carolina has stopped taking her afternoon naps coinciding with the end of the photo-project and I can declutter now only when I feel… Read More
More often than not I get this question – how do you do it all? Having a family with two young children, being a self-employed yoga teacher and then all those paintings and the crafty stuff like sewing and knitting (and blogging about it). There is no secret. We are all busy. We all have… Read More