Thank you if you have voted for me in the Global Talent Search. Unfortunately I wasn't among the 7 finalists, but I might have been 8th, who knows? :) For sure I had a blast and I really really learned a lot from this experience. Like going that extra mile, search for unique selling points, thinking of other possibilities. In this new time space that I have now, I am dividing my time between preparing my Christmas collections, making new designs and a PDF to put them is, sea

I am a writer. A storyteller. I think of new stories all the time. Developing new characters in my head and letting them do things, take jobs, get friends and families. Of course I want to write it all down, make great illustrations and add a wonderful book cover. But there are so many things I like besides writing down my stories, that I decided just a few weeks back, that it might be easier to tell my own stories, add the words to it, show the photo's and art work I made. I

A job in the world that would be more exciting than mine? I think there isn't one. Of course I need to focus even better, sure I really have to focus on my next steps, but this is it: I give a lot of credit to Lilla Rogers, because she made me focus on the essentials. She let me see how wonderful it is to just make things. Just not by working harder, not by making more just for the amount, but by really enjoying what I do. Lilla says: people buy your joy. And just THAT is the

Since I don't know where to start with all the wonderful projects around me, I thought it would be nice to try everything for myself, without the great and wonderful ideas of Lilla Rogers. So I made a huge number of bolt fabric patterns to send out to each and every bolt fabric manufacturer I can think of. Now I of course cannot show everything I made, because I really like to show them to manifacturers first. But this is a little peek of what I made so far. Hope you like it!

I have drawn so many flowers with my markers the last few weeks, that it wouldn't be a bad idea to show a few here. Most of the flowers are drawn with my fineliners and markers. I scan them and apply them in my designs in Photoshop and Illustrator. If you know a company where I could send my designs to, or you work for a company that could need new and refreshing design for any surface, please contact me via the form on the website and I can show unique and hidden pieces & de