A retrospective December 2011 - December 2016 Shortly after the graduation from the art academy and art teacher academy, it became obvious to me, that I missed the vibrant and inspirational company of fellow artists. I looked for artist communities in the bigger cities such as Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Leiden, but realised, that the distance... Continue Reading →
Insights on Experiments (II) in clay, 2013 – 2014
After the rather exhausting work on "Essence of France" I've returned to a trusted medium: clay. But as usual I cannot just continue as usual, it gets boring and I'm curious about the many possibilities of this age old material. Currently I'm pursuing two lines of experiments: hand sculpting with paper porcelain and "manufacturing multiples"... Continue Reading →
Essence of France: extended work process explanation
I'm currently (feb-april 2013) working on a piece for the SYMBIOSE art festival in Breda in May 2013. The idea of the festival is that Dutch artists give their vision, interpretation, impression of France, of the French and/or of french culture and vice versa for french artists. I'm not Dutch nor French, I'm both something else... Continue Reading →
Insights on Grid B Lock
This is my first work made in my new atelier alias garage alias shed. Initially, I wanted to make a cube "globe" with on each side a symbol of our earth. But I had overestimated my welding skills (haha) alongside with buying too thin steel plates to weld. They simply melted away. Having finally... Continue Reading →
Insights on Experiments (I)
One of my great pleasures is to experiment with materials and techniques. Usually I'm wrestling with the realization of a work, wondering about what materials I should use, like what texture, feel and expressiveness would it have. I then regularly set out with something I've never used or tried before and end up with something... Continue Reading →