Wednesday Wanderings (03)
Ice, snow and a lost dog under a bright glowing sky, [caption id="attachment_2066" align="alignnone" width="720"] I hope you find your way back, doggo![/caption] ...
Wednesday Wanderings
I am a bit late but never too late to wish you a very happy new year with lots of adventures, friendship, love and a good health. The past week we've...
Frozen days
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Santa Lucia & Lussekatter
The 13th of December, there is a bit of extra light on these dark Swedish days when Saint Lucy's day is celebrated. Sparkling candles and of course saffron buns! Last...
Inside my sketchbook
During October, I've been experimenting a bit with ink for Inktober- an inky challenge for one month. Last year it worked out rather well, but this year I...
The cold is back
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Ceramics workshop | Borlänge
I started something new and exciting! When a friend told me about a course in ceramics, I was sold right away. ok, it's all in Swedish and I have to drive...
Inside my sketchbook
Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation. Henri Cartier-Bresson ...
A weekend off in a charming cottage in Orsa (Dalarna/Sweden)
The brisk autumn wind made the trees dance and pulled at the yellow leafs like a mean child that would pull you hair if she doesn't get what she wants....
Sundays are for pancakes :-)
... and trying something new! Still prefer my coconut sugar but interesting to try this Norwegian thing called Namdalsgomma. It's some kind of soft cheese with hints of cardamom and cinnamon....
How to make a human ice lolly?
Step 1: invite some friends up north Step 2: go out on a brisk day and give them a paddle Step 3: wait until frozen. Just kidding. Thanks for visiting!!...
La vache qui rit. Joeri qui ne rit pas.
I remember us looking at all the cars climbing the Trollstigen, a scenic road in Norway, and laughing at each other saying: "No, we're not crazy, we are not going...
Picking berries and mushrooms
Berry-picking is probably the opposite of a normal hike in many ways. While hiking, our gaze seeks for the horizon, for far away sights and a calm blue relief from...
Flatruet, Jämtland (Sweden)
Warning: Pictures overload possible :-) After a few weeks with friend visiting our new home, we got itchy. Itchy for the road, for freedom and travel. We packed our bags (and dog...
The simplest joy when camping?
Finding a toilet ...
Garden candy almost ready
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Finishing the ceramics
Do you remember the super cool birthday gift I got? In May we didn't only eat way too much delicious Belgian pie, more importantly we also attended a workshop ceramics in...
"You know you can turn your camera, right?"
A while ago someone said to me: "You know you can turn your camera, right?" I hadn't really thought about it, but it is very true that almost all of my...
Can you spot the visitor in our garden?
I don't think I will ever get tired of the surprises in our garden and all the paths surrounding it. We've seen gentle tracks in mud or paw prints that...
Art & Antwerp: Antwerp Masters 2017
The opening of the Master exhibition by Sint Lucas school of arts and the Royal Academy of Antwerp was something I was looking forward to for months! As an alumni...
In the land of the midnight sun.
The longest day has passed and the shortest season, summer, introduced itself with a glowing sun just behind the horizon. Some people say that from now on it all goes...
Inside my sketchbook
Looks like I'm into brighter colors this week :-) ...
How to find your creative muse.
What is it that keeps your inspiration going? What topic can you always write or blog about? Or who inspires your paintings or makes you grab your camera? Or do...
Secret hiding spot & loppis treasures
Now the ice has melted and winter is chased away by the midnight sun, my secret hiding spot by the lake is back. A little dock surrounded by singing reed...
Spring road trip video
We packed our bags and drove south on the new energy of early spring. While up here the snow just started to melt and showing the very first cautious signs...
The apple blossoms tell me it's really spring.
"This is such a terrible spring," they say, but it is impossible for me to agree. First of all this is my very first spring in Sweden. During our travels...
Super coolt birthday gift: a workshop ceramics!
I was teased for a whole week about a surprise for my birthday. The only hint I got was that it would be in Västerås, a city close by but...
From sketch to linocut print
Do you recognize the sketchbook page from a while ago? This quick watercolor image is now transformed into another medium: linocut. At the time of sketching I wasn't sure what it...
Why I don't ask (much) travel advice.
So many people plan all details of their trip. Looking online, reading blogs and countless travel magazines and ask others for the hidden gems. Every minute of the day has...
Traveling to Alpbach in Austria
After a rather short visit to our home country Belgium and wandering the streets of Antwerp, we packed our bags again an drove through Germany to Austria. For our rescue...
Beauty in Simplicity
We stand on the tips of our toes, reaching for the sun, climbing the highest mountains, spreading as far as we can. But suddenly we stumble looking in wonder at those strange feet at the bottom...
A charming but wonderful little church in Alpbach Tirol/Austria
There was something about this little church that appealed to me right away when we drove up the narrow streets of this charming mountain village. The church was glowing in...
MultiModel Expo
[caption id="attachment_1619" align="alignnone" width="2928"] Photo by Serge Baeken[/caption] I planned on taking some more picture, I really did, but then I arrived at the expo, saw a friend from school again...
Inside my sketchbook
On May 1st, artist Serge Baeken organized an exhibition and book presentation (Ladies first) in Antwerp and he invited not only fellow artists to join this exhibition of model drawings...
Be inspired, stay inspired
1. The bright side. Inspiration is a beautiful thing, isn’t it? That moment when you feel the energy rushing through your body and there is no way but giving in to...
Inside my sketchbook
Just like the weather my paint and pencils aren't sure. Should we go for cold blue or some itchy orange? What these wandering lines do know is that something is...
In my bag (on the road)
It’s a lovely sunny day, one of the first where I really get a spring feeling- even found the first flower in my garden! (But no pictures as my dog…...
How to live a creative life.
First of all, there is not One Perfect Creative life. As there are many ways creativity can manifest itself, there are at as many ways to live and be creative....
Inside my sketchbook
A sudden longing for summer took over although I would love winter to stay a bit longer. I'm dreaming about road trips and campfires under a starry night but in...
Aerial abstract
The beauty of winter is coming to an end - for now- as spring slowly takes over. The melting snow runs through little singing creeks towards the lakes where the...
Famous five adventure trigger
I love ice and stones and have a thing with caves, islands and exploring the woods. I might have to thank (or blame) Enid Blytons 'Famous Five' series for that. I...
Winter road trip in Sweden
On unguarded moments, the sun tickles the dark shadows of winter. Just playful and gentle. Just enough to get the earth ready for spring. Days are already warmer and a...
7 Lessons from my solitude- experiment
When I packed my bags and drove North to spent 62 days in a cabin by a lake it was not just for fun nor was it some kind of...
Inside my sketchbook
The sand shifts under my feet but I stand strong as the water creeps up your chest. ...
Happy Birthday Zigje
Today would have been the 15th birthday of my best furry friend Ziggy. For the first time since I had to say goodbye in January, I was able to write ...
North always north
North is to me what west must have been for Jack Kerouac. Pulled back and forth. Attracted and rejected. The compass turns and turns, but will always point out the...
62 days north, a solitude experiment
I drove 1600 kilometers North and for 62 days an unknown place would be my home. Born in a crowded country, I wanted to find out what it would feel...
Sketching challenge: one week, 100 people
The website of Liz Steel announced an inspiring challenge, and the goal is rather simple but not easy: sketching 100 people in one week. Starting today, March 6th until Friday...
Road trip to Mora/Vasaloppet
Do you know that irresistible itchy feeling where you just have to pack some stuff and go? There are still so many things that we want to explore, but this...
Updating the guestroom & friends visiting
[caption id="attachment_1404" align="alignnone" width="640"] The room before (picture by the previous owner)[/caption] The past few months we've been working hard in the house to make it fit our needs and taste....
The Rooftop
The rooftop is a zine and a letter about love and freedom. Thinking out loud in color and shapes. Searching and wandering rather than looking for a final conclusion. It...
2 new book-treasures from Belgium
'Wolven' by Ward Zwart and Enzo Smits publisher: Bries 204 pages on thin paper. "It's easy to get lost as a teenager, especially when there is nowhere to go." Wolven tells a story in magical...
Pernilla Jansson @ Blås & Knåda/Stockholm
Because of traveling to Belgium for a few weeks, I was just in time to visit the exhibition of Pernilla Jansson at Blås & knåda in Stockholm. With about an...
5 tactics to stay happy during short winter days.
Winter in Sweden is without any doubt magical with snow and golden rays of sunlight gently touching the earth. But the days are also short. Leaving less time for painting...
Turning a sketch into a screen print
For a long time I had the idea that screen printing was only for artists with a certain style. Clean lines and big shapes, I thought, but I was wrong....
Like a kid in a candy shop
Paper, pencils, paint. Colors and brushes and the smell of wandering inspiration. If only I would find the gold at the end of the rainbow :-) Save Save ...
How to photograph the Northern Lights
For years I've been chasing the northern lights. It was my number one on my bucket list. Hours I've spent outside staring into the darkness or in a car, trying...
An evening of sketching
It's been a long time since I went sketching a model, too long that's for sure, but this single evening turned into a project in different steps, materials and outcomes. Our...
What to pack for winter in Sweden
"Aren't you freezing up there?" "Is it going to be cold?" and "How do you keep warm?" are some of the most asked questions since we located ourselves in the middle of beautiful Sweden....
Inside my sketchbook
A5 Moleskine sketchbook ...
The magic of winter (part 2)
Wandering around daily, I make a lot of images so here is already part 2 of the winter magic. (You can find part 1 here) Days are short, so we turned...
The many faces of the night.
Looking at the sky, that's something I mostly remember from holidays in other countries than the one where I grew up. Mountain tops and far out places are mixed with...
The magic of winter
Cold magic color play. Beauty in the purest form. Out there. Out here. The light tells stories I've heard before. Swift thoughts displaced by time. I walk and wander not to find but to be...
Blue Monday
[caption id="attachment_1210" align="alignnone" width="720"] Searching for a cookie[/caption] All day Monday blues. Bright blue and warm sunlight. The darkest days are over! I saw some deer quickly running away from us (can you...
Paper embossing workshop @ Meken
[caption id="attachment_1180" align="alignnone" width="720"] photo by Meken[/caption] A while ago I got the fantastic tip to visit Meken in Smedjebacken, a village close to where we live. Since I wasn't sure...
Hello 2017
This fresh and untrodden year started with a big and beautiful bang, in colours and light all over the sky and wish balloons slowly rising into the crispy darkness. We were...
(a series of) First impressions
[caption id="attachment_1156" align="alignnone" width="720"] Suddenly, very suddenly, snow everywhere.[/caption] It is a big change. Is it really? I could tell in their eyes. But not (yet) in mine. Maybe is mostly a change of...
The first snow, a video
A long drive to the cold and dark north, to be surprised by the first snow of the new season that covered autumn with a soft layer of magic. A...
Grafixx 2016- a short review
[caption id="attachment_1128" align="alignnone" width="720"] DeAuteurs award/ Serge Baeken[/caption] Finally, after waiting for a long time, having it it big letters on my calendar, there was GRAFIXX (Antwerp, BE) again; a festival...
Making-of: The Rooftop (video)
I know of leafy paths where shadows go I know where the dim screams drift I am not afraid ...
The rooftop, a story in process
Day by day, the story shapes itself while a new balance is found between old and new techniques, between new and old ways of working. But the images do not only...
Inside my sketchbook
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I write sins not tragedies
I know of leafy paths where shadows go I know where the dim screams drift. I am not afraid. Unwearied still, lover by lover Stretched out desirous to reach the hidden world below the...
62 Days North
(62 days North, behind the scenes video) Some days it feels like the world is on fire. Attacks, murder and more bad news scratches the days of urban life. But there...
Linocut printmaking & color test
This lino is an exercise to challenge an important crux. The project/zine I am currently working on will be partly screen-printed, a technique that I wanted to learn and use for...
Some kind of goodbye
Antwerp A-tower Soundscore for a Skyline 08/10/2016 with: RAPHAEL MICHIEL GUSTAV GOODSTUFF CARLO TUNE UP Save...
Research for a new project
New project// new research // new sketches Save Save Save...
Summer sketches
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