first draft

the substrate is also nice now

 

 

 

 

the actual print on dotted fabric

on paper the print becomes too 'bold'

shared workspace... always a mess

I still need some practice of course and the fact that I do not have the right equipment at home for screenprinting makes it a bit difficult to make immaculate prints...but I'm content (again) with these first drafts.
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apron

oops!! an accidental incision, so a cover-up was needed here

I made an apron ​​to enjoy further messing with screenprints...
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I love...

...the cushion covers from Thirtyfive Flowers ...

...the corny chrysanthemum which stays fresh for weeks...

 ...my kid who loves someone else...

...my breakfast, the mega muesli container with Dorset cereals and the self-decorated bowl...

screens

washing out the screen filler

I had to hold up the screen for the others to see and teacher Hennie explains :-)

in the arts center

My very first real screens were made with a huge exposure apparatus... I'm happy and proud. I can't wait to see the print results, can you?

house spotting

There is one couple so enthusiastic about our house, so it might be sold before we know it....
Today we went for a walk in the woods near Groningen and afterwards we drove through several city neighbourhoods. Where are we going to move? Also I'm leafing through design and interior magazines and surfing the internet with whole different eyes and fantasizing (romanticizing) about our new but unknown place. I would love to have one of these rugs from Loom.

new cards

whoeiii

Kitty

Back home

Yippee! Three different cards were made of my three mixed media collages. I'm so content with them! How do you like them?

I will send them to you after you've send me an email. Please mention which one and/or how many you like (Whoeiii, Kitty or Back home). They cost €1,25 each or as a set of three for €3,25 (+ shipping). The cards measure 10,5 x 15 cm and the backsides are left blank. 

(Needless to say that the big diagonal 'vansan' in the pictures is not in the actual cards :-)

agenda

A new agenda with a new handmade customized cover. 

And nice tapes from 'good old' plastic. Why is everyone so into the washi masking tape? I must admit the Japanese tapes look great, but no cart or even the thinnest shred of paper lasts on the wall for a day!

brown/grey

 

 

I'm back at 'school' again...I'm following a design class in textiles and screenprinting. But today's lesson- well it's not really a lesson because you can work independently on whatever you like - started with an exercise in observation and abstraction and convert materials into shape (first 2 pictures).

short vacation Rügen

traditional vacation breakfast spread; notice the greedy hand and look :)

planking

ovary

George and the Dragon

cheerful

 

 A successful festival with great co-workers, a nice looking face at work and at the breakfast table and my embellished wool cardigan make me smile.