Inktober, week 4

And just like that, Inktober 2024 is done! It's been a busy month with many experiments, some illustrations that I really like, and some that I'm hesitant to show- but they...

Autumn wanderings

Autumn has been incredible this year, and while many places are just letting go of the summer heat, we're already getting ready for the first snow. It's been unusually warm, and...

Changing seasons and finding beauty

My perfect autumn morning, it does exist! I'd wake up early to see the sky slowly getting brighter, still from the warmth of my bed sheets. But I couldn't contain my...

Reading this summer

- Call me by your name (2007) by André Aciman. - The Illustrator's Guide (2023) by James Hughes - Pressing Matters Magazine - De geliefden (2022), Willemijn Kranendonk - Stil de tijd, pleidooi voor...

Hergé museum in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

Hergé is the comic strip artist behind the famous Tintin and the funny Quick and Flupke. In Louvain-la-Neuve in the French part of Belgium, there is a museum dedicated to his...

Riso workshop @ Fablab 2300

The last part of workshops about drawing comics (Stripgids Academie) was dedicated to risograph printing*. The first time, Marjolein Schalk of Wobby Club (riso printed magazine) guided us through the...

21st of March= International Day of Forests

It is a day dedicated to our forests, a day for celebration and raising awareness for the immense challenges we're facing and the needed action. The theme for International Day of...

International day of happiness

So much is going on in the world, but on this day, I want to pay extra attention to all the things that make me happy. 1. Early signs of changing...

How to reactivate your creative energy?

It happens to all of us creatives. Writers, illustrators, painters, and everyone who creates might find the well of inspiration and creative energy run dry occasionally. I used to be surprised...

Book inspiration/ currently reading

1. Meer dan Muze (2023), de kunstmeisjes, Meulenhoff A collection of essays/chapters that not only celebrate female artists but also provide context on how women have been/are treated in art and...