My year in a view: 2022

🇬🇧 It was a year of many different creative activities, trying many new things and finding my creative flow. Too little space in our house to be able to do crafts, all craft supplies in moving boxes. The renovation in the attic to build my own studio. I […]

My month in a view: December 2022

🇬🇧 December, as always the busiest month of the year: Even more creativity in the shelter. Two exhibitions of the children in the art classes. Decorating my studio – it’s going to be beautiful! Several beautiful creative projects for Guusje! Of course preparing for and celebrating the holidays. […]

My month in a view: November 2022

🇬🇧 What a month! Building my own studio, painting pumpkins, volunteering for refugees and organising creative activities, celebrating our Dutch holidays Sint Maarten and Sinterklaas, finishing my family photo yearbooks, volunteering kids crafts in our library, finally painting again and new assignments for parrot portraits… I can say […]

Creative activities for refugees

🇬🇧 I’ve already spent a few wonderful days crafting with the refugees in our village! As soon as I can, I visit and take several creative activities with me. I gave all children their own portfolio (a file with empty sheets) in which they can draw and craft […]

Exhibition Art class 6+ coming up!

🇬🇧 Mark your calender: on December 19th there will be an exhibition from Art class 6+. The kids will show you what they made during their classes and there will be a surprise auction! I’ll be there too and I can’t wait! 🇳🇱 Noteer in je agenda: op […]

Painting pumpkins

🇬🇧 We decided to do things differently this year and we painted our pumpkins for the first time!  I painted little ghosts with my thumb and my daughter painted her pumpkin with brushes and her fingers as well. I drew little faces with a black Posca marker and […]

Teaming up!

🇬🇧 I will be teaming up with Rianne @vankliedertotkunst for many creative projects in the near future. More info coming soon. I’m so excited! 🎨 🇳🇱 Ik ga de komende tijd voor veel creatieve projecten samenwerken met Rianne @vankliedertotkunst. Binnenkort meer informatie. Ik heb er zo’n zin in! 🎨

Exhibition ‘Open your eyes to human trafficking’

🇬🇧 When I heard about this exhibition near our home I really wanted to take a look with my husband. I didn’t wanted to bring my kids, because I was afraid it would have been too appealing. When we got there it wasn’t too appealing at all. The […]

Afrika museum

I had a lovely time at Afrika museum with my kid’s school. Afrika museum organized a workshop for the kids where they could make their own house made of clay. I loved to help. 🙂 Afterwards we were able to explore the museum individually. I supported the museum […]