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  • Neostitch iPhone 4 DIY Case

    Neostitch iPhone 4 DIY Case

    Now I know what I want for my birthday: a nice new iPhone to put in this great Neostitch case.

  • Clouds, words machine and Joni Mitchell

    Clouds, words machine and Joni Mitchell

      Inspired by this week drawing challenge I couldn’t resist the kvadrat clouds, and Joni Mitchells.Well, I can never resist Joni Mitchell. Every reason to bring her here for a visit is a good reason for me, especially when she is singing “I really don’t know clouds at all.” My heart is melting in every…

  • Art I like: Judith G. Klausner

    Art I like: Judith G. Klausner

        Judith G. Klausner obviously didn’t listen to her mother saying:  Don’t play with your food! Now she is making art from/with food. I think the Cereal work is great, and my favorite is off course the moldy bread embroidery.

  • Strawberry Earth, Bloesem kids, sketchbook and free music

    Strawberry Earth, Bloesem kids, sketchbook and free music

    My dear talented friend Mette te Velde from Strawberry Earth surprised me two times this week. First time, she posted about my work at “Strawberry Earth” blog and second time she mentioned my “bag boy” in a curated post she did for “Smile in your face”. Thank you Mette. Beside, my little “Wiplala” was mentioned…

  • Monster- the new drawing challenge

    Monster- the new drawing challenge

    When I first saw the challenge subject of this week, I thought that’s a good one… Then I realized there are enough monsters in our world, but not enough fighters against them. So, here is my super-monster-warrior.   black thread on paper. This drawing challenge this week was hosted by the very talented  Julia

  • It’s all about children’s games

    It’s all about children’s games

    (via: www.flickr.com)

  • Balloon Bench and a wise bear

    Balloon Bench and a wise bear

    “Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon” -Winnie the Pooh   Balloon Bench by h220430 design (via:http://mocoloco.com)

  • Art I like: Kent Rogowski

    Art I like: Kent Rogowski

    Inside out teddy bears,  I never thought these fours words could be put together- but surprise suprise… that is exactly what Kent Rogowski did. Those beers been turned inside out and re stuffed. “These bears, which have lived and loved and lost as much as their owners, have suffered and endured through it all. It…

  • A man in a matchbox, a cockroach and Annie M.G. Schmidt

    A man in a matchbox, a cockroach and Annie M.G. Schmidt

    Try to imagine this: Evening time, calm and quiet, soft light and you and your beloved partner sitting together and sewing a cockroach costume …yes yes the beauty of parenting…:-) Last Friday my daughter’s class celebrated the end of Annie M.G. Schmidt theme (the most loved and wonderful children’s writer in Holland).The kids could dress…

  • Marie Prevost and I: the drawing challenge

    Marie Prevost and I: the drawing challenge

    Marie is standing and looking around. She is standing above and a side. Curious, she can see every detail. I love her posture. Leaning forward so tuned. Front and back, black thread on paper. This drawing challenge this week was hosted by Julia

  • Happy weekend!

    Happy weekend!

  • One of the best ways to celebrate summer

    One of the best ways to celebrate summer

      “Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need – a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more…