Playing with colours
I’ve started a new spinning project with some beautiful fibres that I received in a Secret Santa exchange. However, it’s…
Tag: flowers
Spring time
I wrote my previous post in the middle of winter. Now, the world is waking up again. Time for an…
Exploring still lifes
For the past few months, whenever I was painting on my iPad, I sort of ended up painting fantasy landscapes.…
Pacing myself
I have a tendency to dive all-in when I undertake something, especially something new. When it’s learning about a new-to-me…
Creativity has many forms
It’s been a while (again) since my last post. I’ve been wanting to write something, but didn’t manage to for…
Spring fatigue
Don’t worry, I’m not tired of spring. It’s my favourite season! But I’m tired because of spring. It happens to…
Spring spinning
Nature is undeniably awake now. Spring has started in full force. The bold little crocus has bloomed, the daffodils are…
Waking up the butterflies
It’s still so warm here in The Netherlands. The Azores high is remaining stable, bringing warm air up here from…
Making a zafu
A what? A zafu. That’s a fancy name for a traditional meditation cushion. It’s a round cushion that is designed…
Lace and nupps
In September last year I cast on a lovely lace pattern: Spring: flowers and butterflies. It’s an Estonian inspired lace…
Depth and silhouette
Remember the painting I was working on? This is the one: I worked on it a bit more, adding in…
Space and watercolour
My latest painting is developing slowly. I’m trying to add focus with every step… but it’s not easy! I also…
Moving into colour dreams
My most recent paintings have been more dreamy than the ones I made in the beginning. When I started painting…
Tour de Fleece week 1
It has been a busy spinning week! And of course I had to work to (so inconvenient…). In the first…
Rainy days
This past month has been very, very rainy. Usually it doesn’t rain that much in Den Haag. Living next to…
Contrast
I have just had a very busy two weeks! I started on a new job last week, then went away…
Fun with flowers
Now that I have this nice crafting spot, I have to use it, of course. No problem, no sir! I…
Experimenting
Yesterday was a really busy day, and I did not find the time to paint. Today I was going to…
Longing for colour
It may be spring(-like), but it’s still quite cold. Today it even snowed in the east of the Netherlands! Not…
Spring is early
It’s spring here! This winter has been very, very warm compared to what we’re used to – you can hardly…