I love poetry. I am especially fond of 'found poetry', and I mean found in all its forms... found in book titles, found in magazines, on book pages, cut out words and sentences - you name it. There is so much possible when it comes to 'found poetry'... and this kind of poetry is also … [Read more...]
Vulnerable morning
I woke up very early this morning with one sentence in mind "vulnerable morning" I tasted the words in my mouth. An image came to mind. I wrote a haiku. Photo from the internet by Jetske Fotografie .. kwetsbare ochtend aarzelend komt de zon komt door schimmen lossen … [Read more...]
A Note and a Letter
My 'Quirky Dutch Summer event' - a series of inspirational posts in English and Dutch - starts June 12. Read all about it here. Mijn 'Quirky Dutch Summer' event - een serie inspirerende posts in het Engels én Nederlands - start op 12 Juni. Lees meer hier. Yesterday, my son called that he had … [Read more...]
Textures
After the last, stressful and busy weeks I decided I deserved a 'day off.' Yesterday was it! The sun was shining. The door to the garden was open and I started collecting all the gorgeous paper scraps I could find in the house. 'Playday, YAY!' I felt a bit rusty - I'm not in the creating flow … [Read more...]
Long story – short post
I have photos to show and things to tell 'cause last Saturday, I met Lea and Kimberly - an American and an English woman, who I know from blogging BUT I haven't had the time to edit the photos. Instead of rushing now to show you everything, I decided to give the photos as well as the … [Read more...]
Ancient images
Isn't the online world an amazing place? I'm grateful every day for the connections that I made with kindred souls over the years - and now something COOL is about to happen... I got to know Lea (from the US) and Kimberly (from the UK) through the haiku circle, and tomorrow they both will be … [Read more...]
The activity of worrying
Let's start this blogpost with a picture, for a change... Letters from the Wasteland - 6th Letter (Size: 16 x 11 cm - 6.3 x 4.3 inch. Materials used: gesso, acrylic paint, dried rose petals and cut out text from an old fairytale book.) I made this 'Letter' a while ago - and it seemed to … [Read more...]