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…
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…
“That enchantment that I lightly took out of the lovely April is for ever.” Leonie Adams April is one of my favourite months! Spring feels so lovely these days when the flowers are blooming and nature is showing off all its fresh greenery. And probably because it’s my birthday on its’ last day. How does…
I would like to share some new work for my Botanical Stories. It took some time to have these frameworks finally finished. The old frames needed to be repaired (thanks to my handy husband!), the porcelain flowers put together inside and in the end everything got a layer of antique gold paint. Inside this framework…
This morning I woke up early and I decided to get up, take my bicycle and camera and go out for an early bike tour to photograph the blossoms. It was a little chilly but the sun was already up to accompany me. I enjoyed the fresh air, the wonderful birdsong, the misty views, the…
April… another month has begun… and it’s one of my favourites! Although daily life has changed due to the corona- measures, some things luckily stay the same. I feel really blessed and grateful to be able to work in my studio these days. On those moments, I can forget, at least for a little while,…