One thousand and One nights

An ode to Scheherazade

and her lovely stories

1001 nights

Screen Print

Limited Edition

(just two!)

Have a great sunday!

Appeltaart Shop

Thank you all for the positive feedback on my work

every time again

no matter if you said it

ones

twice

or even more

it is highly appreciated

and very, very welcome!

(mes amies et moi a minuit, 4 colors)

This week has been full of decisions,

opportunities and thoughts.

I had to think about all the effort I put in my screen prints

versus the money I earn....

OUCH!!!

not good

A bit of a reality check

I narrowed my thousand thoughts

(...find a job outside the house,

go digital

be more commercial in your products,

stop cutting all your designs out of paper

work with one screen instead of

using them all in one print,

simply stop making everything by hand,

don't make up story lines for your prints....)

to this choice:

a. stop making such an effort

(RU Kiddin'?)

or

b. charge more

(auw!)

I simply can't stop making an effort

I have too many fantastic, manic ideas!

(from the 100 i have, 1 will enter the blog, haha)

(There is a hand screen printed 3D Theater coming!!!)

So I had to go with b.

my prices went up

and I will make even more effort.

I'm sorry

for me it was a choice for going with this

or stop selling

sometimes life can be very simple

even when it is a bit harsh...

So I hope you all bare with me.

I have some exciting news in a few days.

See you then!

(PS. the little minarets will be here soon

after changing composition & colors a million times

I now know how to print them!)

Lots of love and a great weekend,

Guusje

Unique Screen Print ' Happy Tree' sold

'Happy Tree'

Happy tree symbolizes our love for nature.

We celebrate our lovely trees.

Happy Tree is an unique print

Every garland, color dot,

little button, sun and flower,

is screen printed one by one.

A labour intensive but rewarding process.

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farm, friendship and horses

Once upon a time

almost in another life time

I was a 'horsy-girl'

There wasn't a thing that made me more happy

than the good looks of a horse

Yesterday I was invited by an old (but young, like me ;)) friend

to come and have a look

to watch her and her horse take a ride

I loved the whole experience

the way horses smell

the noises horses make when they are running

the curious look in their eyes

so exciting!

For me

this was the second time recently

that I had a meeting

with 'a girl and her horse'.

Both girls are choosing a very holistic approach

to have contact with their horse

I loved the girls,

loved the horses

I really hope a see a lot more of them

Maybe one day

i'll join them on a route touristique

around the neighborhood

looking like a cowgirl.

My first choice, of course

would be to sit on the back

of no one less than:

Lilla Gubben!!!

samedi change

tartelette au citron

tartelette au chocolat

tartelette au poire

tartelette au pomme

tartelette au quetches

bon week-end!

throw-away-loser

I love art that could easily be an illustration too.

I like to make up stories,

when i look at my all white walls

filled with black frames

with illustrations made by people

I admire.

Of course my house is filled with my own work too.

My screen prints pop up everywhere.

And i have a huge stack in my studio.

I should toss my experiments away

but i can't

I am a 'throw-away-loser'.

Even when they have obvious flaws,

(that happens a lot with screen printing)

or more than a flaw,

(a complete failure)

you never know

if they need to be reincarnated

one day....

I'm sure you feel the same, right?

(color try outs new screen print)

Not to travel

Thank you for all your Birthday Wishes!

We should have been flying to Stockholm

this minute

But we are not....

Pops has a very naughty tummy

You know my motto:

Be in the company of

Parrots & Cakes

and you will be fine in 5 minutes

At home

I worked a bit in my studio

the kids kept asking for attention

I wonder what will happen when they turn a bit older

I wonder if I will ever not be in my studio....

For now

I am more than happy to make sandwiches

with paint on my fingers

feed Poppy while typing

and

listen to Walt

while he takes care of the children

once in a while

I've made my wish today!

Magic Dream Screen Prints

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Gold, silver, blue

i'm in ♥ with you

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Random This Moment House

The girl in the magic bed

The girl in the magic bed

screen print with iris-printed background

unique print

in shop

Work in Progress

There are a million things to do around here these days

I'm working on several ideas

between sanding & painting woodwork

& refreshing the kitchen walls

In the meantime

my lovely builds our amazing home.

He is doing a awesome job!

When done,

we will hibernate for a while!

x

The girl in the magic bed: screen print

birth screen print

I wish you

a life full of

wonder

The girl in the magic bed

For my friend, Juliane

We played with shadow all night

(impossible to shoot!)

Happy New Year!