ART MARKET

We will have a wonderful start for September :

ART MARKET

in Baarn
(about 40 artists)

This time daughter accompanies me to help !
It is a first time over there too
and I hope it will be as much fun as the market in Zeist was.

I'm still busy felting right now :
all but one of the little belt pouches are sold
so I hope to take two new ones with me.

A turquoise one
again with a "stone" for closure.

Not quite finished yet :

the belt is still in the making.

If you live somewhere in the neighbourhood
it would be fun if you visit and we can have a chat !

I hope to see you there !

:-)

100.000 trees and a threaded forest

Yesterday was the very last day
that the artwork, conceived and organized by
textile artist Sara Vrugt
was exhibited in the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam.
Daughter and I went to town
especially for that !
In November that exquisite artwork will be shown
in the townhall of The Hague.
(I wrote about stitching some leaves earlier see here)

all of it

the outside

the inside is just as beautiful !

Of the many birds that are in the trees,

this owl is the biggest and right in the heart of the spiral.
Next to all the extra leaves that came in from all over the world
after the standstill when Covid hit us all !

Stories and feelings about trees and Nature
were collected and written down

as roots of the trees.

All the steps taken
from idea to completion are to be seen here.

Some more birds
(all the red birds in the previous photo
are birds and listed who donated them)

The documentary
(in Dutch but with English subtitles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ta-yE2sMWw

We were really glad
that we've seen this amazing work in real life !!!

a SUCCESSFUL day !

After an early start
we had more than enough time in Zeist
to prepare and place all my items on the stall.
We were some of the very lucky ones
to have a place under the trees with lots of shade !
(and Man was very glad that the parking garage
was just next to the park where the market is held :
no long walk back and no car in full sunshine !)

everything ready to GO

Early that morning I was still afraid
that people might decide against a visit
because of the extreme hot weather . . . but
it turned out that many visitors made an early start,
and they even kept coming during the rest of the day too.

What I love most
(apart from selling my art of course)
are the many lovely chats with all the visitors
that are interested in how things are being made.
It was fun to see familiar faces too.

So many different ways people decide
if and what
to buy !
I KNOW you can spend your money only once !
Some people know it right away
and some need "to think about it"
(there are choices to be made !)

It is so rewarding when they do come back
(and even decide then : to take móre than one !!!)

And I love the "stories"

This fish for example, was to be a present for a dear aunt
who has a "sea" - theme for "the smallest room" in the house !

This belt pouch was seen and snatched up right away !

So many lovely customers !!!

I wish them years of pleasure with the items they bought !

THANK  YOU  ALL  VERY  MUCH  !

A FUN day with lots of music too !

"the Nightingales" two great singers and sisters
(nót the British punk rock-band :

their Dutch name IS Nightingale  :-)  !)

And now back to some felting and stitching
for Stitch Club and for the next market in September !

August . . . and another ART market !

Sometimes there are busy times
and then
there are quiet times.

Now I'm definitely right in the middle
of a quiet time !
I'm getting used to the new kitchen,
lots of people are on holiday,
not much stitching lately,
and with this WARM weather it's also best to keep quiet

:-)

But, this Saturday
we have another art market
in ZEIST :

the  WALK-ART-MARKET
(Slotlaan, opposite number 48)

It will be a first for this market,
but I'm sure it will be lovely
with many artists.

Lots of textile jewels,
felted items
and also many small gouache paintings
will go with me.

If you live in the neighbourhood
please visit
and we'll have a chat !

one of my little pouches

changes in the house . . . 22 - 7 - '22

WHY
has it been so quiet here for so long ?
. . .

Hmmmm, sometimes life takes over
and then there is no time for any creative work :
we got a NEW KITCHEN !

First, slowly but steady,
taking out all the stuff that was collected
over more than 25 years
(and I can tell you that was a lot :
sifting through it all, what to keep
and what to give or throw away)





The next step was to disassemble the old kitchen
and preparing the space for the new one !
(by our all-time favorite able handyman !)
Some old tiles that were still there, and the gas pipe
needed to be removed and a lot was done for better electrics.

The new cabinets and oven and induction cooker
arrived later that week and
we fled the house for the weekend !

The next week started with a quiet day
and then some workman came to install
the new kitchen.



That went all just fine until
. . . . .
it turned out that someone from the kitchen store
(ha, luckily not me !)
took wrong measurements
and one part of the countertop was
2 1/2 cm TOO SHORT !!!

That means :
we're now have a wonderful kitchen,
without ant new tiles and no windowsill
AND have to wait till the end of September
till everything will be as it must be !!!!!

Right now it looks a lot more lived in
but a picture of that still fails

:-)

Hmmmm    I had to learn how to cook again !
(induction is a lot different from gas cooker)

beetles fan ?

Oh yes<
that I can say . . .

(hmmmm, rather the Beatles than these beetles !)

After some VERY QUIET blogging time
is this the work for another SC workshop :
one by Sabine Kaner.
Though I skipped a few other workshops
I really liked this one !
The way she designs her work is totally different
from the way I myself would think of doing it,
but I must say I'm happy with the end result.
And, I very much love her tactile way of stitching.

You can take any kind of fabric for this
but I gladly used my many bits of woolen felt
(I really hate the feel of cheaper "felt")
Easy to cut in the right shape
and easy to stitch on the background with very thin thread.

A start with the design and break-down printed background
(which disappeared in the end)

Before stitching in between all the bits
with my lovely thin cottons . . .

Mounted on a 20 x 20 cm canvas
(with nice finished edges too)

To be honest :
I would NEVER  EVER take a beetle
that big in my hand !

The REAL six-spotted Tiger beetle
is only 2 cm at the most, but

a fierce predator for anything smaller !

(Only when it is harmless and made out of felt !)

last day of Mai . . .

Though it is cold
(for Mai)
we had such a splendid week :
the Harry Potter party
for out youngest grandson (10)

He, and his friends, will surely remember
this for ever and ever !

Daughter did a fantastic job organizing it all.

It was a kind of scavenger hunt
with stops at our and a friend's house

We had a lot to prepare beforehand,
and I could help her out to make some of the items needed.
We made wands.

(and a box that they would fit in)



A sign to go on the door.

And of course there had to be a Sorting Hat !!!

Though not all the preparations were successful :
like the test to make "slime", in MY kitchen (!)
(some awful gooey stuff children love to play with)


However, later at home with the right ingredients,
she made a good recipe for it.

There were also lots of things to try out potions !

On the big day we were lucky to have no rain
and eight children were eager to start !
After a bit of a walk and questions to answer
they arrived here to receive their wands !

From here they went to a friends house
to be "sorted" into their Houses.
They finally arrived at "Hogwarts"
to play some Quidditch,
made some frightful "Azkeban" videos,

make potions and that fun gooey stuff . . .
and of course !

And enjoyed
THE  BEST  PARTY  EVER !