Artistiek Onderzoek

Studying and indexing plants, animals and natural phenomena, learning new techniques/materials and entwining nature in my practice is a big part of my artistic process. Nature connects all the dots between my current projects.

Because I’ve worked on so many different projects and in so many different techniques over the years, these underlying themes are however not always ‘visible to eye of the beholder’. Finding ways of showing these dots is my main focus right now, because yes – there really is reason behind the madness ♥

Glycerine Experiment with Fig Leaves

Herbarium Studies

 
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129 Doolhofzwam

Natural Ink & Dyes

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Natuurlijk Inkt

From Flax to Linnen

1m2 vlas
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1m2 vlas 2026

Also…

Witchcraft History

For many of my older projects, my biggest source of inspiration came from a deeply rooted interest in the history of folklore and the belief in magic.

Specifically the stories of Witches and their knowledge of nature, their strength and their openly exposed femininity. These Strengths become the reasons they were hunted, have always fascinated me in life and in my creative work.

The social-economical conditions for witch craze to occur and witchcraft being prosecuted as a ‘gendered crime’ still connects sorcery to several aspects of contemporary feminism.

  • sidenote: in 2027 I will revive my research in these themes again ♥

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