Today is “King’s Day” in the Netherlands… something I am not used to still because all my life it was called “Queen’s Day” until Willem Alexander (the son of our queen Beatrix) became king in 2013. So now it’s “King’s Day” – and it is still a ‘big day’ in our country (I wrote all about this ‘orange day’ in this old post) But the weather today is a cold, grey and rainy. No fun for all those people who sell their stuff on the streets at the free flee markets and for everyone who visits a music festival. Still, I plan to go into town this afternoon to have a drink with my niece on a heated cafe terrace (or “pavement cafe” if you like…)
Before I go, I took a photo of my work desk for ‘woyww’… the surface of my desk is full of ‘stuff’ today and there’s a lot to see.
Salient element on the desk is the purple water… I started making a spread for week 16 in my ‘Chronicles’ art journal (a weekly, visual diary journal) and that was the week that Prince died… purple it is then.
There are three more spreads from the weeks before that I didn’t show you.
The Chronicles of Marit 2016 – Week 13
The Chronicles of Marit 2016 – Week 14
The woman on the photo (an article from the local newspaper) is my mum. She’s a writer, Johanna Kruit, and the town library named a conference room after her. The man is another writer from Zeeland, Wim Hofman, who got a room named after him too.
The Chronicles of Marit 2016 – Week 15
Thanks for visiting my blog today – I will probably make my woyww-blogvisits after the weekend because I have an exhibition on Sunday and still have to finish some things, collect and pack my stuff and arrange and display my journals at the gallery. Have a great week y’all and see you next week!
glitterandglue says
You have been busy, Marit – but I really don’t think your desk is in a mess – just looks like you have been creative.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #2
Princess Judy says
Love seeing your pages and the various items you put on them, the various styles of writing. How fun it must be to go back and look through them years later. Your desk has a lot out on it but it looks easily tidied up and put away if you needed to (don’t do it though, it is more fun to have everything out and about). I might borrow an idea of yours–the yellow bin of pens and markers. I have some pens and markers that I don’t use often but when I do I pour them out on my desk and they roll all about. A nice bin like that would be good to put them in. They could be stored in there as well. PJ & Dio #57
Helen says
great post today, Marit – love your desk, and your pages honouring your Mum! have a lovely week. Helen #1
Sharon K says
Happy King Day. Sounds like an interesting day. The journal pages are wonderful.
Have a great week
Sharon K #46
Diane says
great journal pages. You always have such interesting stuff on and around you desk space – and you take the time to label it for us!
Have a great day.
Diane – WOYWW #36
Lisca Meijer says
I don’t know how you do it, but your desk is always clean and tidy!
I’m thinking of you all on King’s Day. My mum told me how awful the weather was and that in Zwolle (where the king is going to be) it would be even worse….
I love your journal pages. I didn’t see the purple one. Did you not share that one yet?
How interesting that your mother has had a room named after her. How cool is that!
That looks like a fun stamp. Is it out of the folder on the left? Cartoon characters?
No, we don’t show floors, only desks so don’t worry.
Happy WOYWW,
Have a good week too,
Lisca#15
Lisca Meijer says
My comment to you has got two extra lines in it.(last two lines. They are from a previous comment I did for someone else) I don’t know how they got there! Where is the delete button?
Sorry,
Lisca
Angela says
Busy desk as usual and always so interesting. Have a great week and happy woyww, Angela x 21
Annemarie says
Great Chronicles. I enjoyed seeing them all.
Susanne says
Well that desk speaks to your diverse crafting capabilities before I even got to your projects. Thanks for sharing. Have a crafty week! Susanne #38
Kathyk says
Lovely journal pages and thanks for the detailed view of your work desk – sorry to be late stopping by to wish you happy WOYWW
Kathyk
No 43