Tranquility and simplicity are the things I'm always looking for in my artwork. This must also be the reason I live on an island. I love the imperfection that life on an island brings. Another thing I'm drawn to is the past and how people lived before these hectic times. I like to imagine how people lived and also how they made things. I'm fascinated by the crafts like basket weaving, quilting, rug making, ceramics and more of these old crafts. My experience as a graphic designer and stylist is clearly reflected in my work as is my time spend at a traditional Dutch pottery painting company. 

I like to address in my work that we've lost something as a society. Peace, tranquility, the making of things and repairing things. A slow life. I'm looking for it in my art practice. I'm also interested by the women of the past, the amazing things they could make. We've lost a lot of knowledge, skills and a way of working in the household. I don't look down on that, I respect jobs like doing the laundry, cooking, repairing clothes and stuff like that. 

I like to use found things in my artworks, sometimes trash, beach finds or a broken bag. Mixed media and collaging things together is the basis of my working method. This is where I can be surprised and it allows me to be playful in my art. 

One day I would like to work together with an artisan in weaving, quilting or something like that.