look my way
Look my way
this is how we go
mixed media comic
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landscapes
Colours can evoke vivid memories of places that used to be ours. In this ongoing series of paintings I explore the colours and sentiments of my youth.
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The air is always thick
with humidity and the certain promise of
oncoming chaos.
Rebuilding on rubble is routine.
For now the sea beckons and the arak flows.
Bright blues mask missing mud
what else did we take that wasn’t ours?
The history cuts so deep
and the salt stings.
Hair frizzy skin slightly cold
sidewalks still glistening with rain.
Fog is a permanent state of mind around these parts.
Move slow and with intention, we’re all friends here.
The smell of garlic
and garbage burning.
In the summers thunder lights up
endless horizons buzzing with mosquitos.
Snow can be shovelled with brooms
hope gathered time and time again.
We are so insignificant
mountains tumbling into prairies rolling into
cities that feel accidental.
If you want to get lost, this is the place.
When the skies turn orange it’s
the desert vs. man.
have you tried?
Various illustrations of well-meant (useless) advice.
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phosphenes
/ˈfɒsfiːn/
noun
a sensation of a ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light.
or
a collection of poems and drawings, bound in a wonky homemade sketchbook, about the lights and darks and inbetweens.
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what’s left
Do you ever wonder what will be left if we let climate change go it’s rapid little way?
We won’t be left. But nature will be. It might even thrive without us.
These vibrant plants all survived us. They’re delicate - they get to be, without us.
watercolour on paper, made during the Drawing Workout taught by Cristóbal Schmal.
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clouds
Visual poem, or thougthsback to home
please stand by
Drawing my way out of a (pre?) burn-out. Please stand by to see if I make it out!
2024
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finding the funny
Poems, thoughts & words about life, motherhood, mentally unstable days and dancing in kitchens.Interested in a personalised poem? Check out the options here
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Illustrated field guide to Amsterdam Noord
The Illustrated Field Guide to Amsterdam Noord is a travel guide, notebook and address book all in one. It guides you through the northern part of Amsterdam using illustrations and stories, and provides plenty of room to add your own observations, favourite hang outs, and secret hidding places.
With the field guide you can discover everything the other side of the IJ has to offer- use it to wander around, meet the locals, and write down thoughts.
The field guide was created to urge new residents and visitors to explore the northern side of the city and see and document its unique character before the inevitable process of gentrification changes the latter. It started as a passion project and was brought to life through a succesful crowdfunding campaign and with the invaluable support of local residents and the wonderful folk at ilovenoord.com. With the field guide, I hoped to instil a sense of pride and belonging in the new residents of Noord.
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