It seems my practice moves in slow circles and shifts now and then. I have learned how raw materials from nature can be applied for dyes, for fibers to make textile and paper and baskets for example. And how versatile these materials are. I have a pleasure in collecting and …
I have been making prints with fibers lately rather than plants. After all, fibers make textile and paper and some of the most beautiful fibers are natural, from plants like cotton, flax and hemp or from animals like wool or silk. I want to mention the work of Molly Haynes. …
First of all what’s new! I have now a printing press. It is a gem that is portable, foldable and affordable. It can print upto 65 cm wide and x meters long. You will support a small business when buying one. I couldn´t think of anything that is not to …
In this time of the year I enjoy the tall grasses in the roadsides, the long vertical stems with tender flowers and seeds in top. They are surrounded by various other plants. I picked some the other day, pressed them flat and printed.
In this season I see and smell the elderflower everywhere. There are many ways of consuming them, like in sirup, delicious tea, even wine or eat them fried. It is better not to consume the ones that grow beside a mainroad. I have to look for another spot for my …
In the nearestby city oasis “Haagse bos” some big changes are taking place. All the ash trees are affected with a disease and are therefore removed. Now there is much more open space wich is being replanted. It looks a bit sad at the moment and there´s much more dead …
It was about a year ago. It was an extaordanairy day at the beach, after a storm and special tides, extra low and high. Which has something to do with the moon. We saw many inhabited shells and starfish and also dead fish that were not so common in this …
Left: nature print, monoprint, seaweed on paper, pencil and watercolor. Middle and right: seaweed on handmade paper. Paper from iris and hemp.
