On our allotment a kind of rush grows wild. It is not the actual bullrush that is used for seats and basketry but a smaller type. I am not sure, it could be juncus conglomeratus or juncus effesus. I have dried and sorted the rushes lengthwise. This is easily done …
I was in a class for all things paper in Wijk aan Zee. Our teacher was Manja Markies. We all managed to make a beautiful box from scratch: grey cardbord and paper we decorated ourselves. I also made some easy, small books. The one in front is with a japanese …
Recently I was in a summerschool for basketmaking. I learned to split and and shave willow, and weave with it. It results in a very fine and delicate type of baskets. Our tutor was Esme Hofman. I wanted to keep the learned weaving skills alive and made a miniature basket …
rubbings from the trees in my garden, pencil on paper rowan- sorbus aucuparia, medlar- mespilus germanica, juneberry- amelanchier lamarckii, black mulberry- morus nigra, winter honeysuckle- lonicera fragrantissima blog text audio
Last week I collected some seaweeds at the beach in Katwijk. Pressed, dried and printed. Blog text podcast below:
From today july 11 till august 11 my wallhangings are to see in the windmill ¨de Windlust¨ in Wassenaar together with sculpture from Mieke Heitling and woodcuts from Hanna de Haan.
a collage and papercut, paper felted and felted with wool.
Several years ago I bought seeds of Genista tinctoria or dyer´s broom. Only a few germinated. I know now it is better to soak the seeds a little bit before sowing. Three plants survived although the circumstances were not ideal in a pot on my balcony. When I got an …
It was wandering in my mind to make this kind of drawings. From one came the other. It was kind of meditation to try making straight lines with the home made ink, that seems to have a will of its own.
