Inspiration often comes at moments when you least expect it, they say. But it’s true. I have an endless love and fascination for moss and lichen. Their texture and colors are magnificent! Thinking about how I can use them in my work I came up with the idea to make a still life under a…
January is like a white page! As the snow outside covers everything with a white blanket, I have white pages in my sketchbook and a white wall in front of me. Last week I have removed the pictures from my moodboard. In the new year I like to start with an empty wall and a…
I hope you all had wonderful Christmas days! We have had calm and slow days; enjoying each other’s company, playing games with our girls and drinking homemade soup around the stove, reading a good book, talking, making a winter walk, looking at the birds in our birdhouse, … . Here’ s a collection of beautiful…
” November comes and November goes, with the last red berries and the first white snows. with night coming early, and dawn coming late, and ice in the bucket and frost by the gate. the fires burn and the kettles sing, and earth sinks to rest until next spring.” Clyde Watson It’s unbelievable…
What a beautiful month October we have had! Our days were filled with golden sunlight and autumn was dressed in a sparkling dress with abundant colors. The seedpods became perfect treasures to decorate my packages with. Even with dried leaves, seedpods and withered flowers one can make pretty bouquets to bring autumn inside the home. I’m…
This time it’s a more brownish, autumn like mood board. Not really a surprise, right?! I’ve noticed lately I’m drawn to an even more rustic and slow lifestyle. Surrounding myself with natural and pure elements. Taking time to be outside in nature and listening to the silence. And probably it will work on my…
The loveliest month of summer is almost gone. August has gone by quickly, too quickly. We so much enjoyed our summer days! No alarm clock in the mornings, having breakfast outside in the morning sun, working in the garden, harvesting berries and veggies, drying flowers and leaves for homemade tea, lazy afternoon reading in the…
May is the month where one can see all kind of greens. Nature looks so vivid and fresh. It’s such a delight to wander in the woods and fields. Flowers are blooming and their fragrances fill the air. I pick flowers every week so I can make pretty bouquets to decorate our home. “Flowers… are…
March… the month of spring. Although we got snow 2 weeks ago, I really hope spring is coming soon now. I already noticed fresh green leaves at our raspberries and other plants. The weeds are coming up too. How pretty look the dandelions with their happy yellow heads. Most of the first weeds are edible…
The days are grey and rainy here in Belgium. I’m longing for spring and fresh green leaves. Instead of working outside in the garden, I have to stay inside now. To compensate these gloomy days I love to look at beautiful pictures and collect them to renew my mood board. I was delighted when I came across…