Trying to make new papercuts, but I can't succeed. Not the way I want them to be... This is a tiny test with ofcourse, my favourite: the fox.

three parrots and a monkey

I adore sailors!

mythological creatures, looking a bit akward but they inspire me anyway.

the lady

This is the other tearbottle design. But we need to make it smaller,
or the bottle bigger to make them fit.

tearbottle by Aniek and me

Last February my friend Aniek and I went to the ceramic factory, Royal Delft Pottery. She has been working there on her graduation project. At the museumshop we saw a beautiful Delftblue tearbottle. With an even greater meaning:

It is said, that the little bottle owes it's name and form to those far away days when sailormen were very often absent for a very long period of time. And when saying goodbye, the women left behind wept bitterly. With this bottle, the tears could be captured and brought on far away voyages, as a precious little token.

I was inspired by this story and made two designs as decoration for the tearbottle. Aniek then made a silkcreen of the drawings to print the glaze on a transfer. After that she created serveral forms on the potters wheel, as prototypes. We do have to decide which one we like best for the final mould. At the picture you see the first prototype. It might need some refinement but I already like it. And you?

beauty and decay

Gent (Belgium)

Pictures from the book: Images cachees. By Yves Dorme, from the collection of amature films, Centre national de l' audiovisuel au Luxembourg. He took these photos as stills from the film, it is a wonderful book.

yellows and greens

Some stuff I have in my studio. Some for use, some for inspiration, some for no reason at all.

I've found some old family photos. The little boy on the right is, I think a brother of my grandfather.
They are in drama class, think these are great pics.

Przemyslaw Kiebzak

He made this drawing, I would like to live in a town like that.

Sunlight on Krakow

lad with a paper hat

lullaby #2

Daar was laatst een meisje loos
die wou gaan varen, die wou gaan varen
daar was laatst een meisje loos
die wou gaan varen als lichtmatroos.

Zij moest klimmen in de mast
maken de zeilen, maken de zeilen
zij moest klimmen in de mast
maken de zeilen met touwtjes vast.

Maar door storm en tegenweer
sloegen de zeilen, sloegen de zeilen
maar door storm en tegenweer
sloegen de zeilen van boven neer.

Daar was laatst een meisje loos
die wou gaan varen, die wou gaan varen
daar was laatst een meisje loos
die wou gaan varen als lichtmatroos.

Zij moest klimmen in de mast
maken de zeilen, maken de zeilen
zij moest klimmen in de mast
maken de zeilen met touwtjes vast.

Maar door storm en tegenweer
sloegen de zeilen, sloegen de zeilen
maar door storm en tegenweer
sloegen de zeilen van boven neer.

Zij moest komen in de kajuit
kreeg een pak ransel, kreeg een pak ransel
zij moest komen in de kajuit
kreeg een pak ransel en toen kwam het uit.

Och kap'teintje sla me niet
ik ben uw liefje, ik ben uw liefje
och kap'teintje sla me niet
ik ben uw liefje zoals gij ziet.

A dutch children's song this time (sorry for the non dutch speakers)
My father used to sing this one and play it on the guitar.
I like it because it is about a sailor-girl who wants to work on a ship.