Although it looks like we are going to get a few days of nice weather … maybe you still have time to look at some of my favorites on Etsy over the weekend… The Hunter by Double Pariour Leather bike lock holster by Walnut Leather card holder by Damn Nyak And a few more … [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Handmade'
Felt the weird way
August 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Art, Fashion, Handmade
The other day I came across a Dutch artist who does great things with felt. Her name is Elis Vermeulen (1961 Amsterdam) a visual artist who lives and works in the province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. Elis works on installations, land art, objects and rough wearables. She is co-founder of Felt United , a portal [...]
New work by Chasing the Crayon
August 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Animals, Handmade
The other day I visited the Etsy shop of Chasing the Crayon and was surprised how many new drawings she had in there. Chasing the Crayon is a freelance illustrator working mainly in pencil and watercolor. Her drawings are amazing and almost surreal in nature. Last year I already wrote a post on this blog [...]
Fairylike sculptures
June 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Art, Handmade
These fascinating sculptures are made by Annie Waldorp. The sculptures measure 25cm x 30cm and are made of various materials such as wire, branches, metal, mud, photographs, screening, hair, found objects and natural materials. Migration Pine Mud Skirt Quit fairylike and beautiful don’t you think? Annie also makes works on paper like collages. You can [...]
Tags:Annie Waldorp·sculptures
Textile Biennial
June 20th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Art, Handmade, Textile Art
Yesterday Jan and I visited Art Laren in Laren, The Netherlands and it was there in the Galerie Mariska Dirkx that I discovered an artist whose works appealed to me immediately. Astrid Polman is a visual artist, she graduated in 1999 at the Art Academy AKI Enschede in The Netherlands. From 2000 on Astrid exhibits [...]
Tags:Astrid Polman·Diem Chau·textile artist·Textile Biennial
Little stools
June 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Design, Handmade, Interior Design, Woodwork
I love little stools, small wooden stools … combined with a little metal of some sort is good too. The other day I came across this very cute minimalist little stool, by French designer Alexandre Reignier. The “Henri” stool is a simple interaction between two materials; wood and aluminum lacquered white. The stool is handmade [...]
Amazing embroidery
May 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Handmade, Jewelry, My Work
Not only makes Lois of 13Threads the most handsome clothing but she also finds time to discover surprising artists and finds for her blog. Thanks to her I came across the embroidery works of Jazmin Berakha. Here Lois models one of her beautiful creations and I like to point out that she is wearing one [...]
Looking for a Quilted Brooch
May 23rd, 2011 · 5 Comments · Handmade, Life, Textile Art
I am having the day off after a rather very busy weekend. On Saturday and Sunday we welcomed more than hundred people in our Atelier. Partly thanks to the nice weather we had on both days, the first weekend of the Opsterland Open Atelier Route was a big success! Lets hope things go as well [...]
Tags:Textile brooch
Start Open Atelier Route
May 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · Art, Culture, Handmade, Life, My Work
This weekend artists, craftspeople and designers open their doors! You’re welcome to take a peek behind the scenes. Yesterday about 70 people visited our Atelier! The weather was really nice, no wind and therefore the perfect day to take the bike and drive along all those studios … This morning no such luck it is [...]
Tags:"The Jewelry Story"·Marion Pannekoek·Open Atelier Route
Textile Art
May 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Handmade, Textile Art, Uncategorized
A graphics program at Art school and a job as a printer, has not stopped Judith Brouwer to develop herself as an artist. Until two years ago, Judith mainly worked hard and it is only recently that she comes out with her drawings, collages and dolls, or “Spinsels” as Judith calls her dolls. To make [...]
Tags:doll making·textile art
