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White Face, White Space
Last Tuesday I got sick. Cold, warm, fever – I am sure you know the feeling :). It was nothing serious, but it did make my world suddenly a lot smaller. My bed, the couch, that was about it. And I must...
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Proefkonijnen gezocht!
Sorry everyone, I am organizing a test run for my new workshop in my studio at the Fort in Weesp – therefore everything below is in Dutch. If you’d like to join me in a workshop, please look HERE or...
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Make Art
Make art. That’s what it said on the wall. Make art. YES! Do. Make art. Make art every day. Fall in love with creating. In every way that feels right. In every way that feels like you. Create for the...
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Orange Adventure: Late Rembrandt
A few weeks ago I went to the “Late Rembrandt” exhibition in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. I knew the Nightwatch of course. I had seen other works of Rembrandt before. I had visited the Rembrandt House...
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How to Stop and Breathe Every Day
I feel happy with a paintbrush in my hand. I feel happy with a pair of scissors in my hand. I feel happy with a pencil in my hand. I know it sounds really simple. And it is. I feel happy when I...
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The Blissful Bunting Project
I’ve got a new project! It’s free! It’s HAPPY! Come join us HERE! http://www.dutchessoforange.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Blissful-1.mp4
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The last day
Today is the last day of THEEkenen 2. That means that for 30 days I have guided a group of wonderfully creative women into making daily drawings. Not because I wanted to teach them how to draw, but...
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I am sad, scared & ready
At the beginning of this year I didn’t choose a word for the year – as I had done in previous years. A word to dream about, a word to work with, a word to invite into my live. For example, the year I...
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Writing with Umbrellas & Igniting the Sun
These past couple of days have been really strange. I feel like something has shifted. The sadness I feel over losing a friend and the pain I feel for her loved-ones, go side by side with a feeling of...
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The Insulted Orange
Just this: PS: It’s almost time for Orange October again! It’s the second time, so I think it’s safe to say this might be an annual thing For more info, check out THIS PAGE:
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I like to look / Ik kijk graag
I like to look. I like to look at beautiful things. I like to look at all the treasures in my house. I like to look at my loved ones. Ik kijk graag. Ik kijk graag naar mooie dingen. Ik kijk graag naar...
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LOVE
To celebrate the new series of THEEkenen I decided to treat myself to a sweet & beautiful new… TEACUP! A constant reminder of the real purpose of this workshop: not the drawings are important, but...
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Winter Wind
I am not ready. You see, after spending the entire winter curled up in a corner of my couch, drawing and drinking tea, I thought I would be ready. Ready to go out in the world and play. I am not. I am...
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So much more than Pink
It’s more than just silliness. It’s more than just pink. It’s more than just fun. It’s water. It’s food. This workshop is about one thing: What you feed grows. This past year has been filled with...
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Goud
Het is al 470 dagen geleden dat mijn laatste workshop begon. Oei. Ik wist dat ik druk was met werk en vooral met studeren, maar dat het zo lang geleden was, dat wist ik eigenlijk niet. Maar afgelopen...
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