Studio Van San

9.6.11

travels II

Other things I saw in Spain and Portugal...

8.6.11

paperworks

I know it's quite simple - and I like to keep it simple, there's no fun in hard work for me now- but it gives me so much joy working with these colorful paper dots.

5.6.11

We met Claudy Jongstra in her Frisian studio last Friday. A small group of designers were invited.
Claudy is an internationally acclaimed artist working with wool, silk and other natural fibers. Her work has high tactility and special color qualities by means of the use of natural dyes of plants and herbs which they grow themselves.
It was great to see her work but even more inspiring is her gets inspiration from nature and the high respect and care for Mother Earth fully integrated in her growing company.

1.6.11

dressing up

It's great fun to dress up!
This was leading up for a picture we need for the announcement of our presence on coming Noorderzon festival in August. Read more here as Annet did some nice work already.

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30.5.11

family

A nice weekend with brother and sister and the kids in a wooden castle at wooded and wonderful campsite 'de Roos'. I enjoyed the company and scenery. It's great strolling through these woods and slightly hilly area. Even the toilet visits for the wide wide open window - the latter not only due to my inbalanced stomach and intestines - were enjoyable: a woodpecker at the base of the nearest tree only 2 m away...

25.5.11

the key

In life there are two basic motives from which you can act: Fear and Love. Most people in western society act upon fear. Often we are brought up in fear and were told never to stick out your head above the parapet - or you should never sing too loud or the neighbours will hear (so what?) is just a small example of Fear.
You can choose the other way.
To remind me day in day out that Love is the key I like (and need) to keep mine very close...

Tuck & Patti and Lee Ritenour

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23.5.11

mantra clipping

I spent hours and hours of clipping these dots.... a meditative project, sitting quietly at my desk in front of the garden window.
The first breed of great tits (koolmezen) in my garden have unwittingly left the nest...

19.5.11

exhibition

The exhibition of my work has been prol_____onged at the shop of Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris untill the start of the Summer vacation!
The litlle craft shop is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 13.00 till 16.30 h.
Baron van Asbeckweg 7, Warfhuizen
If you pay a visit - look here for the location- you'll probably end up in a inspiring conversation with Sarah and have a nice cup of attention tea from Annet's teapot.

You can read more here (Spoonful) and here (Art calling) about the shop and Sarah's inspiring (and reassuring and soothing for me) ideas on art and actions of the heart!

17.5.11

travels

Guggenheim museum, Bilbao (Spain)

in the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao (Spain)

I had a GREAT time ....
My sister and I made magnificent hikes in the mountains of Picos de Europa and we met lovely people, like Carlos in Santillana and Graça (in Northern Portugal) and her family and friends. She invited me to celebrate my birthday - a homecooked dinner and chocolate cake dessert - at her amazingly bubblegum pink painted house!

...but some things were a bit awkward for I missed my kids tremendously (especially during the first 1,5 week) and our lovely vintage mini van broke down the 4th day. So the rest of our journey we drove (aprox. 3000 km in total) in a luxurious white (yeach!) rental car and we had to stay in hotels and pensions instead of campingsites.

Now... I landed, but I cannot seem to find my niche...