I was young

When I had the pleasure of working with Sheila Metzner and Grace Coddington,i always think back of that time with great memories

sound from shells in the summer wind

knitted copper wire, tatted silk thread
mother of purl buttons and some sort of shell.

Rainbow

There was a rainbow this late afternoon expended across the sky .
lovely way to end the day's light + wonderful too start the night.

to have more then you can wear

here we go more to wear

Life through glass

I have been seeing life through a glass ball lately ,vague but clear a different vision of life when repetition seems to be all you see and you cant get out.

Mona van Dijk: the fruit is ripe and ready to be seen.

Mona van Dijk: the fruit is ripe and ready to be seen.

Necklace

Tatting has become an obsession but I don't mind ,once you start you can't stop.

finished

besides knitting,felting and tatting I have fallen in love with smocking..talking about patience this is the ultimate.

dingo

bit more

felted apron with antique glass buttons.

all previous

i am totally into my project with shells i go from one into another ..I thought to show some of my previous work just for fun.
felted shawl with embroidered fish. knitted silk shawl with tatting.

freedom

We all want freedom but mostly it is fit into one day... I am after freedom that will last a lifetime .

Shine a light

I want to shine a light for people who are without tonight.

still busy making

I have collected a large amount of sea fruit over the last few weeks, I get so much pleasure out of this project that i cant stop so there will be more to come ..This weekend i have found more treasures from the sea on a lovely market near the ocean ..

the fruit is ripe and ready to be seen.

" necklace" coral and silk thread
" necklace" coral and silk thread
" necklace" round shapes made from shell and silk thread
" necklace" shapes made from shell,purl and silk thread

" necklace" round shapes made from shell and silk thread

I have a love affair with shells and silk ,when I came across these shapes made out of shell i saw the two go hand in hand,tatting with silk and shells...that can be "so" nice too make art as pleasant as finding a shell on a beach..in this work I am not after complicated counting the simplicity off every knot is a story on its own this work is entirely free , freedom is what i am after this year.

Kuchiemudlo dreaming

We..... are out and about Sis and I on our favorite island for the day.

opal sky

How beautiful it can be a sky like a candy store, you cant get enough you want more and more a lust for the eye ,food for your thoughts ,I feel like a heavenly being underneath a blanket of color wrapping myself again into this moment ,it will be gone soon the ever changing ,in a moment I have to capture and safe it all in a vivid memory.

almost ready

A little deserved brake at this beautiful beach in new south wales,the first swim in the new year what a wonderful day..I had to do a little tatting.

Voor mijn lieve Silvana

Happy new year ...i love you..

It was a wonderful day at the beach my first swim in the new year.