On a cloudy and windy day we started the summer holidays with a trip to the seaside. I prefer these kind of days at the sea as it’s calm and not crowded at all so I can enjoy the vastness of the sea and an almost empty beach. I’ve collected some of these pretty coloured…
I just want to share this beautiful poem of John O’ Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher. We’re entering the first summer days now and I think it’s one of the seasons in which we can fully experience life around us with all our senses. And is there any place better than nature, in these…
Finally, we can officially welcome Summer today! And I would love to celebrate it with a bouquet of chamomile! This wonderful herb perfectly represents summer for me. They are such happy and beneficial flowers with their bright sunny flower heads! This most delicate illustration of Chamomile is from my book “In and out of the…
I’m enjoying the moments I can work in my studio as I can look out on our garden and discover new blooming flowers everyday. These spring-before-summer-days are really the best ones! These days I’m slowly working on the last pieces before firing. It always takes me some months before my kiln is completely filled, especially…
I would love to invite you for a little round in my garden… It has been a while since I’ve been writing about it and much has happened and grown these days. Although we have had 2 exceptional dry months with barely rain, I’m glad the plants and veggies are growing well. Luckily we have…
As all the ceramic markets are cancelled, I’ve opened my online shop again and filled it with some new piece of handmade porcelain jewellery. Unfortunately it’s not possible to send the glass domes by post so I’ve not added them to my shop. Here’s a little selection of my new porcelain jewellery with a lot…
Dandelions have been blooming and are spreading their sees like tiny parachutes on the wind. Nowadays the boarders of the fields are filled with red poppies and withered shepherd’s purse! Inspired by all these beautiful wildflowers, I’ve been making a few new domes. This glass dome is filled with dandelions in all its different stages.…
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk – honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.” Samuel Scoville Jr. These first days of May have been golden indeed. Endless sunny days with a…
“In each new day, wherever you may be, there is always waiting for you some beautiful discovery. The more you go in search, the more you find that every day will have at least one moment where the beauty is simply and abundantly clear. In that moment your eyes will open – and the beauty…
Unfortunately many ceramic markets are cancelled due to COVID-19. The organisators of the ceramic market of Nismes came up with the wonderful idea to create a virtual market. I kindly invite you to take a look at this page to see the beautiful creations of the participants of 2020. If you would like to buy…