I’ve wanted to write a blogpost for a long time but my thoughts and ideas weren’t quite aligned to work it out. But I think I finally have something I would love to share with you at the beginning of this winter season. Sometimes ideas need some time to ripen and grow… and that’s what…
Winter is officially here! Although it’s not snowing outside right now, some snowy and wintry pictures are appropriate for this time of year, don’t you think?! So I scrolled through my photo archive of last winter and came across these ones. Just to bring us in the winter mood! ‘Stillness is the flower of winter,…
I would like to share some new work I made during the past months. Some of you might already have seen it on the ceramic markets but I want to share it here too. These handmade golden frames are filled with pages from an antique photo album. A treasure I found on a flea market.…
These golden October days are slowly coming to an end and this month has been so generous with beauty and autumn delights. So I hope you’re ready for a golden and warmly colored blogpost… Misty and crispy mornings when the world looks like a dreamy fairytale. I’ve been hugely enjoying my morning runs and one…
Can you believe it’s already autumn today? Summer has gone by so quickly… but I don’t mind. I’m quite ready for those autumn days of cosying up, woollen cardigans, beautiful colors, picking apples in the garden, golden sunshine and candlelight. What about you? As the days shorten and the temperature becomes a bit cooler, comfort…
Getting up very early, putting on my walking shoes and starting this day with an early morning walk in a quiet area, called Landschap de Liereman. There is something absolutely overwhelming about walking in nature so early and only being surrounded by greenery and silence. It’s so calming and all my daily worries are fading…
An inspiring quote at the beginning of summer, laced with the scent of sweet roses. I would like to share the following text of Gunilla Norris from her beautiful novel ‘A mystic garden’. It’s titled ‘Blooming’ which seems quite appropriate at this first day of summer, don’t you think?! ‘The roses are glorious, opening, opening,…
Most of my new pieces are ready for the upcoming markets, which can happily take place! So I would like to give you already a little sneak peek of some of my newest work … These glass treasure boxes are filled with moss, made in porcelain. I’ve been doing some research to these wonderful species…
Once upon a time I took a small pathway into a forest called “Hallerbos”. This path led me deep into the forest along green patches of wild garlic. Its distinctive smell filled the air. The white starry flowers were about to bloom and added some more magic to these enchanted woods. The tall beeches were…
“April comes with sudden showers, chilling winds and sunny hours. April comes with growing green on the trees still winter-lean.” April is really revealing all kind of greens! Everything looks so fresh and alive again after a bare and long winter. It’s finally time to harvest the first flowers and tiny herbal leaves to brew…