My work arises intuitively, while I am busy making. I make both flat and spatial work: collages and paintings and Dolls. Colour and material, tactility, are a common thread and a major source of inspiration. In my work I investigate the intuitive, the spiritual, the symbolic or (to the naked eye) invisible side of life, or at least as I experience it.

I am often asked what my work means. I can hardly answer that, but what the work means for / does with the viewer I find more interesting. I think it is great if people get something out of it that I have not seen or experienced before.

Collages and paintings

From the age of 17 I have put together a collection of stamps with all kinds of very old characters, symbols, icons, gods, hieroglyphs and building elements from various cultures, in which ancient Egypt plays a major role. A visual language has emerged during this time that I am still drawing on. In addition, Sacred Geometry is a great source of inspiration and I am interested in ancient religious art, such as icons and altarpieces from the Middle Ages and late Gothic.

Layering in both material and meaning is an important aspect of my collages.

Dolls

I started making these dolls at a difficult time in my life. The therapeutic repetition of embroidering beads on a knitted doll kept me relatively sane.

At the same time, this doll making became a medium in which I started to feel completely at home. The creative process is so intensive and requires so much time that it works as a kind of meditation. The material and colours that I use are leading in the process.

After years of wandering, I decided in 2019 to only work as a visual artist.