I feel so proud! Utrecht has it’s own platform for artists with a psychiatric background!
Meet Fred & Guus!
Website: http://fredenguus.nl/
Facebook fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/fredenguus
Danielle van Dieten
Tim Schoonhoven
Choi Wong
For me it is important to get some teaching every once in a while. I love how being a student makes you look more critical at your work again and makes you step beyond your own borders.
The last weeks I have been going to classes by well-known dutch illustrator Kim Welling (I’ve been a fan of her work for ages and she turned out to live in my hometown!).
She surely made me do the coolest things. Below an illustration that was based on a famous dutch poem about a super guppy: a little fish that survived a cat attack, unfortunately the only one of his troop…
The poem (in Dutch):
Alle guppen die ik had,
zwemmen nu in onze kat.
Nou ja, waarschijnlijk zijn ze dood,
hij viste zo, zó met zijn poot.
Er is er één maar die hij miste.
O, omdat hij zich vergiste?
Katje dom en van de tel?
Of zwom die ene veel te snel?
Maakt niet, kan me niet schelen –
liever dan dat hele kluppie
heb ik deze in zijn uppie:
Superguppie in mijn kom.
Er nog zijn,
dáár gaat het om.
Today, at an amazing Etsy Lab at Dutch Design Week, I met Myrte de Zeeuw and fell in love with her work!
Aren’t the detailing and colouring of her illustrations amazing?
See more of her stuff here: http://www.lovemyrte.com/shop/en.
The Etsy Lab was really inspiring in itself:
Etsy exists to bring heart, meaning, and community back to commerce. We envision a world where individuals and their small businesses shape economies that are fair, durable, and fun. Here, we value the people and the stories behind the things in our lives as much as we value price or convenience.
During DDW we will therefore focus on the story behind ’the maker’ and ’their product’.
We want you to “Make your story” during our DDW Etsy.
We will literally show you how to “make” your story from beginning till end. You will leave this labs with your first storybook!
It will be also your chance to meet our Creative Director Randy J. Hunt (NY)!
Well, I met Randy J. Hunt and was impressed by this guys visions of a better world. Such a kind, intelligent and calm person. I know the story I have to tell will be about making my career switch to a more creative life, but still have to find the right words to do so.
