At the International Ceramic Days in Oldenburg 2023 I’ve won the main award for New Ceramics. Such a happy surprise and a big honour!

The forests are the lungs of our earth and are a wonderful but fragile ecosystem. By creating these ‘Stories of the Forest’, I want to focus on the beauty and diversity of the forest but also encourage people to take care of it so they won’t be destroyed for the future generations.

Time for un update of the new works I’ve created the last months! You can discover some of them in this new blogpost… Be ready for a lot of botanical details, made by hand in porcelain!

The end of April is a magical time as it’s the nature is adorned with delicate blossoms (and it’s my birthday on the last day of April). I live in a region in Belgium which is well known for its fruit orchards so I’m surrounded by blossoms every day these days. When I go for a walk or a morning run I enjoy endless rows of blooming pears, apples and cherry trees.

I notice I’m slowly losing my feeling of wonder and enchantment with every year that passes by since I live here. It’s as if I’m getting used to this abundant beauty around me. And it make me feel a little melancholic and sad as I long for that deep sense of wonder and delight I had in the beginning. So it makes me wonder how I can learn to be awe again, to really see. That’s what this blogpost is all about (and lots of blossoms too of course)!

When spring is lingering in the air, I always feel the urge to fully open the windows and doors. Not only to let the fresh air and sweet fragrance of blooming blossoms in but also to hear the beautiful bird songs.

But my doors are open for you too and I would love to share with you what I’m up to this month in my studio. Let me tell you more about the wonderful material, porcelain, I’m working with!

I’m sending you some postcards from an early spring day, spent outside in my garden and nature. I hope you like them…

After a week with cold, snow and days of rain it’s a mild day with a blue sky and some white clouds are slowly passing by. The sun feels warm on my face as I’m looking out over the garden where the first sprouts of green appear. Although it is “this time of year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade “(quote by Charles Dickens). Spring is definitely around the corner!

The days are lengthening, birds are singing in the morning and the earth is awakening. The first flowers are blooming, fruit trees are blossoming and nature looks fresh and new again.

What about bringing spring into our homes? Handmade porcelain tableware with delicate floral decorations will surely add some spring feeling to our table!

During this spring workshop you will learn how to make your own tableware with paper porcelain by using different techniques. You’ll be encouraged to use your creativity and make pieces in your own style!

An ode to the winter. In this poem by Matthew Holloway we can read how this melancholic season can feed our soul and nourish our heart.

At the beginning of this new year I treated myself on a day out in Leuven, one of my favourite cities! I started the day at Abdij van Park (an Norbertine abbey) where I joined a guided morning silent walk. I visited the Botanical Garden and share what we can learn from nature in winter.

When I opened the curtains this morning the world looked like a winter fairytale. So after having breakfast and when our girls were off to school for their exams, I put on my walking shoes, wrapped myself in woollen layers and braved the cold. But it was worth it when I saw the icy beauty in the nature reserve.

In this blogpost you can discover the recent works I’ve made the past months. Some of you might have seen them already in real but I thought it would be nice to show you a little overview.

In the evening, it’s getting darker by every day that passes. We’re approaching the darkest time of the year. It can be a gloomy and difficult time for a lot of people. I have to admit I also don’t like these short and moody days but I’ve slowly learned to embrace the good parts in it. Here in Belgium we’ve had a long and sunny autumn with beautiful and bright days which I’m really grateful for. Although these warm days somehow felt strange, uncomfortable and worrying as they’re sadly caused by the effects of the climate change.

It’s time for a shop update with a new collection of my work! Here you can already have a sneak peek of what will be available in my Etsy shop on Friday the 21st of October.

After a bad night rest I woke up on this sunny but cold October morning. To get my head clear and awake, I wrapped myself in a warm coat and scarf, took my camera and went for a stroll.

We’re halfway in August, that last month of summer. A month of golden summer beauty. Golden fields of corn, dried grasses, blooming common tansy and golden sunsets. Let me take you into a story of my golden moments in August…

Finally a little update of my recent works of 2022! In this blogpost you’ll discover antique boxes and handmade golden frames filled with delicate botanical pieces, all inspired by my love for nature and the seasons.