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,…
March is slowly coming to its end and I can honestly say it has been a strange and unexceptional month. Probably you will agree with me, isn’t it?! I hope you’re all in good health and are doing well despite the changed circumstances as the coronavirus has taken over our daily lives! In Belgium we…
Finally we can officially welcome Spring! Isn’t that a wonderful delight? Especially in these strange times where our daily lives are suddenly changed, where there’s uncertainty, fear, isolation, sickness, … . Maybe we can embrace the coming of Spring as the perfect gift for these troubled times. So I hope you will be able to…
‘May stillness be upon your thoughts and silence upon your tongue! For I tell you a tale that was told at the beginning… the one story worth telling… ‘ -Traditional Celtic storyteller’s prologue- Although I’m not much of a storyteller at all, I would like to tell you a little Irish tale of wildflowers by…
One of my favourite places in one of my favourite cities is the Botanical Garden in Leuven. Especially in early spring I love to wander around in this magnificent and well maintained garden. On those early spring days this grass field turns into a purple carpet and the air is filled with its sweet perfume.…
On this Valentine’s Day I dedicate this blogpost to the snowdrops. Who wouldn’t love these entrancing flowers? Have you also found some spots in nature where carpets of snowdrops are blooming? Isn’t it an amazing view? Through the layers of autumn leaves they push their fragile heads to perk us up on a gloomy winter…
Winter… is a slow season is for turning inward is for being still, for reflecting and resting. Winter … is for looking forward to the first snowdrops is for wearing comfortable warm woollen cardigans is for noticing the small daily gifts. But how can we try to “keeping winter”? I have to admit I love…
I hope you all had a good start of the new year! On these first days of January it’s all quiet and calm here. The Christmas holidays are over and I’m back at work in my studio and preparing the last creations before firing the kiln. In the mean time I’m daydreaming a little about…
I would like to share some thoughts on the need for beauty and creativity in our lives, as I believe they’re inseparably connected to each other. And I also believe they are both much needed in this world and yet not highly valued! I don’t know how it is for you, but to get creative,…
Summer has gone by and another season is just around the corner… autumn is silently creeping in. You have probably also noticed the chilly mornings, the shorter days, the leaves that are getting red and yellow, flowers in the garden are withering and the colours in nature are fading. Nature is preparing for autumn, and…