GRIETMARKT . . .

In three weeks time I will be at the
on 12 September  10.00 - 17.00

GRIETMARKT

the Art Market in
Amerongen

Today I finished the third of my brand new hanging dolls.
You've seen the Flower Spirit (Flora)
the Tree Spirit
and now the Sea Spirit
is also finished.

Hmmm I broke three needles of my embellisher machine
on the lovely velvet tricot with little sequins on it
. . . . .
(now I have to find out where I can order new needles !)

Making holes in shells isn't an easy task either
(even with my nice Dremel tool !)

It shows "you can't win them all"

Even the backside is now nicely finished
with my "Fiberrainbow" label stitched on.

I also found a nice box
so the dolls can be transported safely
in three weeks time to Amerongen

BUT
. . .
first I'll have an Art Market with only my paintings 
next Sunday August 30 in
11.00 - 16.00

WARMOND
 

Thank you !

 After a quiet Sunday
a very busy Monday and again a quiet day today
I have time to tell you that we had a lovely Saturday
at the GRIETMARKT !

(ready for the start)

Sunshine, a sweet friend assisting me,
a happy friend in the next stall who had her first try,
lots of nice people to talk to about felting, stitching and painting
and some sales !
We went home satisfied.

A big
THANK  YOU
to the team who organized the market
and my customers !!!

ART MARKET Amerongen

Only a few more days from now
on Saturday
Mai 9
 

I will be at the

GRIET  MARKT

again !

If you are anywhere near,
please come to Amerongen to this wonderful market
with lots of organic products, design and art
to choose from.
And . . . there will be music too !

In addition to my gouache paintings I am also bringing
textile panels with birds, with flowers and with abstract stitching,
and lots of felt objects.

 

Textile jewelry : like the new necklace here,

small felted bags, fish, finger puppets and insects.

It would be lovely to see you there !!!

Art market : GRIETMARKT

 I've been so busy felting that I didn't have time
to tell about the succes the Art market in Warmond was !
Many lovely people to talk to and to explain
how I make my gouache paintings.
Hmmmm, there are many steps to take before a painting is ready to put in a frame !
Three paintings were sold and also two of my older pieces
made on the embellisher.

THANK YOU
dear customers
I hope you will enjoy them for years to come

But these last two weeks were not for painting,
because to the GRIET MARKT I always take my textle art too.

Can you have a favorite Art Market ???
Well the GRIETMARKT
certainly is mine !

A lovely organisation
a warm welcome in the morning,

music, fun things to do for the kids
and the art is combined
with a ecological food market !

Here is one of the bags I just made.
(you can wear it as a belt pouch or as a shoulder bag)

(I'm having a bit of a  problem with my photos
because of the new PC : it works differently from the old one
but that will be solved soon, I hope !)

So, I would love to see you in AMERONGEN

this Saturday !!!

a wonderful day !

Tired but satisfied
that's how I felt yesterday
looking back at another wonderful day at the
GRIETMARKT
A dear friend accompanied me there, because daughter
was flying to the UK very early today.

Thank you, lovely Grietmarkt organisation !
(and especially Nienke and husband)

As usual here, we were welcomed with coffee or tea
and the tasty "Grietmarkt-biscuit"!!!

Ready for our customers in the morning.

A sunshine day with  only a few white clouds and lovely people.

Sooooo many nice chats with old (!) and new customers.
(it's always fun to hear that people are still happy
with what they purchased in previous years !)

My latest work, the Barn Swallow
will fly to America soon !
It will be a present to people that own an old farm
that has a loooooong written history with those cute birds
(200 years !)
No better place to "fly home to", don't you think ?!
(Thanks a LOT Katy !)

My many lovely customers
made it also into a successful day !!!

THANK  YOU  ALL  VERY  MUCH  !

a new bird

In another week
is the last Art Market of this season :

GRIETMARKT

in Amerongen.

It is a lovely market with art and design
combined with a farmers market (organic food)
If you are anywhere near on Saturday,
please visit
you won't regret it !!!

That means I'm still busy with some new work.
Stitching songbirds with all kinds of snippets
is like painting with cloth !

This time : a barn swallow.

I LOVE their acrobatic flight
and the way they gather together happily on telephone wires !

This was the start.
After the background was pieced together
the bird comes grows with little snippets . . .

. . . stitched together with tiny stitches

(Just need to paint the canvas
and stitch it on)

art market

Almost one week to go
to prepare everything
that I will take with me to the market.

 It is always a lot of organizing
because I don't take the same things to every market :
wrist warmers for example
are not necessary in springtime.
But I take little bags, finger puppets
and all of the jewelry.
And surely my textile pieces mounted on canvas !

But most of the paintings will be there too !
I framed the last three today !

a sneak peek of the very newest !

If you live in Holland anywhere near AMERONGEN
please join us on this wonderful
art and farmers market !!!

You might find a lovely present
for yourself, a loved one
or even Mother's day !

I hope to see you there !

May

 First of Mai already
(though the day is still very young)

MAY,
means a new letter of the alphabet
in the "#bibabowildmarathom"
A challenge to make an animal in a month
(in any creative technique)
which name starts with the chosen letter,
a fun game invented by Yaroslava Troynich !

Though I'm still struggling with the previous "Q" for March,
the "C" for April resulted in a CAT for me.
I didn't make a felted cat but took half of the painting
that I'm making (and which is nearly finished)

(hmmmm, I hope only half a cat is still a CAT . . .)

So MAY
is also the time for my first Art- market :

in two weeks :

Saturday 13
in Amerongen !

De Grietmarkt

MAY
is my garden exploding in greens and whites and blues !!!

The Bluebell feast about to begin !!!

what a day !

It truly was
a wonderful day
yesterday !

Our first Art-market in a long time
turned out to be very good.

Sunshine,
a quiet ride towards Amerongen
(the last bit through lovely landscape and ferry across the river)
a lovely organizing team,
many compliments about my work during the day
and
good sales too !

I sold three of my (whimsical) paintings
a belt pouch
and also two textile pieces
and some small items.

A  BIG  THANK  YOU 
TO  ALL  MY  BUYERS  !!!

I hope they have as much fun using
or seeing them on their wall
as I had making them !

And like the previous years I was there :

A  BIG  THANK  YOU
TO  THE  "GRIETMARKT"

ART market

Ohhhhh that has been a loooong time !
Loosening the tight grip Covid had on all of us for a good two years 
makes this possible again.
And I'm very HAPPY because of it !

GRIET MARKT

Zaterdag  14 MEI
10.00  -  17.00
Margaretha Turnorlaan
Amerongen

Biologische producten
Kunst
Straattheater
Kinderactiviteiten
Muziek

(I'm sorry to say I have trouble
to get the original poster here . . . grrrrr)

I hope (and expect) it to be as much fun
as the last two times I was there.
Ha
if I was not already there with a stall,
I would certainly pay a visit !!!

Framed gouache paintings

an imagine from the garden . . .

And of course a variety of Textile Jewels,

textile pieces, mounted on canvas,
little felted bags and
BEASTS !

If you live anywhere near the center of our country
please visit this wonderful market !!!

just wonderful

This was a SUNNY day

(in more than one way !)

Saturday early morning traffic is low :

it took us only one hour to the

"GRIETMARKT"

Someone had cancelled, so the stall

between us and our next neighbour was empty

and we were allowed to divide that space between us.

(some welcome extra space, easily filled !)

Ready for the customers to arrive !

The sun shining, the stall filled,

so just time to do a quick round at the market

and greet some lovely people we met last year.

This market is such a happy mix of artistic and ecological products.

(with a welcome of the organization

with coffee / tea and something sweet !)

Lots of people came by during the day.

I talked and explained a lot about the things I make.

I received lots of compliments,

and I had wonderful new

and even some "old" customers

THANK  YOU  all very much !!!

I hope you enjoy the things you bought, for a loooong time !

And imagine this :

when we came home

our daughter had made us a wonderful dinner !

("Kip in de Hoed"   Cherry/chicken Pie)

Totally unexpected, but 

soooooooooooo sweet !!!

Thanks my love !

Eco and Art market (Amerongen)

YES

next week we will be at the wonderful

GRIETMARKT

again.

Last year it was a really great experience

so our hopes are high

that this good organisation and these lovely people

will give us a "home" once more.

I will take my textile jewels,

felted birds and felted accessories,

the little pouches I made a few weeks ago

and some gouache paintings.

A "rainbow" of colours !

(ha, totally "me" of course)

Hope to see you there 

Grietmarkt

Yesterday Man and I were at the

Grietmarkt in Amerongen

The name comes from  

Margaretha Turnor

Chatelaine of the Amerongen Castle

in the seventeenth century.

The people of Amerongen have chosen her name
(also the flower "marguerite", which is "margriet" in Dutch !)

for their market of organic products,

art, music and other cultural events,

which they hold twice a year.

I've visited and attended several markets this year

and I must say :

this one was the best !

A good organization, a lovely place,

fun events and life music.

We had wonderful, kind helping

stand-neighbours

lovely customers and nice sales !

I hope they all enjoy their purchases

Thanks "Grietmarkt"

Just at the start of the day

Us, and the neighbours opposite with weaving products

(made by mentally disabled in a social workplace)

The wonderful ceramic birds "next door"

a silversmith and embroidered landscapes

bird feeder- coffee cups and insect hotels 

more paintings

Many, many, many people with lovely items,

I didn't take pictures of them all ...

A special fashion show by a group of "Down" people

Crafting, a puppet-show

and a small carousel for the youngest visitors !

I didn't take pictures of the many delicious

organic-food stands either, but there were many.

We took home some gorgeous chanterelle mushrooms for diner !

All in all a wonderful day !