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Cormorant-fish

Part of the project “Every little bird sings as it is prized” from Het Vogelnest (Birdsnest, community initiative) for “400 years Synod of Dordrecht“.

Cormorant-fish, ode to Jacob Cats
Mural in “Cormorant”street (Aalscholverstraat)
Trimetal Globaxane paint, 1177 x 930 cm

The Cormorant fish is a reference to the emblemata of Jacob Cats. This singing cormorant also has a fish tail, which refers to the ancient ties of the people of Dordrecht with the water.

It makes the tail into a kind of nest, in which the little chicks, drawn by the children of the Bird-district are sitting.

After the start of the Synod of Dordrecht in 1618 a comet was seen in the sky. Poet Jacob Cats (1577-1660) saw in this not an ominous messenger in turbulent times, as was the prevailing view of comets. According to him, it was a divine sign that disputes could be resolved in a new light.

This emblema tells us everyone has a place in a community. We all have a different background, with many similarities.

Painting

The Origin – stardust everywhere

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Post date September 23, 2018
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The universe is made of stardust. It fills our oceans with billions of water droplets. This water is life. It connects us with the beginning of time.

Stardust is the matter that we are. The heart is the immaterial wisdom that we are one.

The Origin – stardust everywhere

acrylics on wooden bench 90 x 150 cm

This work is one of the artworks in THE HEARTPARADE for the Energy4All foundation, an exhibition to help children with mitochondrial disease.

The HeArtparade hasbeen on display at art and design fairs in 2018 and 2019, and resulted in an auction evening in the fall of 2019.

National Artdays, november 2018 Nieuwegein

Painting

Floating

The beginning of everything is floating in space, in the ocean, in the womb, in our mother’s arms…
Everything is connected through space and the rhythms of time.

Floating

acrylics & oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm
€ 2000,-

Lemons

Peaceful Unity

Fastfood restaurant “Snackbar Herenstraat”

The exhibition “Galerie Tuinstaal” took place in the Tuinstaaldistrict in Leiden, (the Netherlands). Artworks were placed at retailers in the highstreet.

Peaceful Unity

orrery – 9 lemons & mixed media110 cm diameter

“Peaceful unity” consists of 9 lemons that circle around and influence each other and the surroundings.
The structure of the orrery is as follows:
The center is Optimism.
In orbit around it are Empathy, Wisdom and Trust.
Communication, Morality, Flexibility, Openness and Generosity form the outer circle.

The work was created in the period just after the attack on Brussels airport. From my personal need to reverse the atmosphere in the world, to soften contradictions, I came up with this orrery in which different lemons work together to create a positive emanation. The destination was the fastfood restaurant, the place everybody from the neighbourhood visits.

It is a magical instrument for the present time, an additional aid to stimulate harmony between people. It is meant to be used at places where people come together, and peaceful unity would be welcome.

Science shows us that we know almost nothing. Anything might be possible. The timeless desire for more than just measurable life inspires us to experiment outside the areas of traditional science. We want to feel safe and connected, and search for ways to control this. Lemons have been used in ancient times to practice magic. Pegs were pierced, and then the correct spells reinforced it into a lucky charm.

Painting

Riverwater

Special water. It has been flowing for centuries, connecting the history of different era’s. Water, coloured and shaped by time and the weather of that paricular day …

Riverwater 12th august
acrylics on canvas 80 x 140 cm
€ 2200,

Lemons Performance

Ode to Aradia

Picture from the performance with lemons and mussel shells at the vernisage of a duo-exhibition with artist Marlies Verda (artworks on the walls).

Ode to Aradia
Performance
SBK Hellevoetsluis

Performance

Earthdance

The Earthdance expresses the birth of the oceans and life on earth.
On Earthday, 22 april 2011 the dance was performed at a charity event at the Nature- and environment Centre Weizigt in Dordrecht.
I choreographed a circledance and worked with a group of women to weave a web of energy for the earth and waters.

Earthdance 2011
ritual dance

On behalf of this dance I build a large oceandrum. This is a bowl in which all sorts of seeds, nuts an shells are locked. By rolling the drum around it makes the sound of rolling waves. A group of women together rolled the drum and danced on the rhythm of a heartbeat.

Lemons Performance

Gift from Aradia

Legend has it that Aradia, the daughter of the Goddess Diana, revealed the secret of the lemon to the oppressed women of the country (Italy), whom she taught magic and witchcraft. The lemon is connected with feminine power. Aradia taught the women divination, opening of hearts, raising fire, healing and Moonworship.

Gift from Aradia 2007
Performance at Work;lounge Dordrecht during the “Salon studiotour”
Dancers Fieke Dieleman & Amanda van Gool