Category: illustration

Following your feelings

  I know it is important, but it is and always will be a struggle. Following your feelings and not being too preoccupied with your head. I am getting better at it and today I take you through the latest discoveries and steps I have taken in this. (Yes, that painting is there [...]

Making a new product: trial and error

  You've probably already seen it: a new invention! You can read more about the cosy UP itself here. But in this blog, I will take you through the development of the cosy UP, which took over a year! And I can tell you: it was accompanied by the necessary setbacks, challenges and states. Was [...]

A new year: I start with a problem

Delicious! A new year is just around the corner. Looking back is not really my thing, but starting a new year fresh is blissful for me. But I start with a problem....

FAQ: where do you get your inspiration?

This question is number one by far. I get it weekly, sometimes daily! The problem is, I never have a 'ready-made' answer. So time to tell you more about my inspiration in a blog!   

about insecurity

On insecurity Struggling with insecurity, almost everyone knows it. But what is it like when you are an illustrator, who paints mainly from a therapeutic perspective, making your work public? What is it like to run a business with that? Sometimes it makes me feel incredibly insecure in any case. 

The story behind the illustrations - part 2

I thought it would be fun to share the stories behind my illustrations again. I am always very reluctant to do this because I mainly want you to feel for yourself what an illustration evokes in you and can do for you. If you want to keep doing that, don't read any further. Are you curious about [...]

The story of....

I thought it would be nice to share more about my ideas for my illustrations. I am always very reticent about this because I want you to feel for yourself what an illustration evokes in you and can do for you. If you want to keep doing that, don't read on. Are you curious about [...]

I burned my illustrations...

And I've never done that before. But I had to do something to give it closure. To give it a place. What exactly? I'll explain that to you in this blog.

Saying goodbye

Sometimes it is necessary to say goodbye. To say goodbye in order to grow again. I am in such a phase right now. Since I have outsourced my "package wrapping" work, space for growth is opening up. Creative growth. And I love it! But somehow that includes saying goodbye. Especially from...

Painting as therapy

Life sometimes feels too big, scares me or overwhelms me. Anxiety rears its head, hello PTSD! But fortunately, there are more and more times when PTSD fades into the background. And the crazy thing is: you can see it in the illustrations I make!