I make things: drawings, linocuts, wooden animals, little bronzes, artist’s books, poems, poetry-shows, a festival act and more ..
Where did you get your art education?
I went to the ABK Utrecht, a school for Art and Design, from 1982 till 1986. Which is in The Netherlands.
Who is your favorite artist?
I don’t have one favourite artist, I don’t like having favourites. I do like lots of art .
Do you have a special connection with fishes or birds?
I have always drawn and made animals, including birds and some fishes. I do like water, swimming, mermaids, boats. And birds are good company.
What are you planning to do for the book?
I am planning to make a series of 3 or 4 linocuts, from which I will choose one for the book. I have a picture in my mind with a lot of colours but I don’t know yet how it will come out.
Can you describe where you live?
I live at the edge of a very small village, Scherpenzeel, in Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. I own a small house where I live with my two children (8 and 10 years old). I have a big studio to work in. We have a vegetable garden and a swimming pool wit pitch black water. We have a view of meadows. The area used to be full of moors, where peat was won.
The road to our house, in the distance, with my studio
What is your goal in art and in life?
In life I go for it. I want to learn and to grow and to make art. I try to be happy and to do as little harm as possible. In art I want to be true and make what I have to make. It’s not my goal but I do notice that my work comforts people and gives them courage. I like that.
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