I was born in the Netherlands but also lived in Belgium, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Italy, Vietnam, and currently Portland Oregon.

I’m passionate about colour and composition and live by this philosophy in all I do. If berries tend to look better on a cobalt blue plate, I’ll make it.

Partnerships have always been crucial and very important in all my endeavors. Doing things by myself is just not as much fun. I could have been the one who invented Hygge (or as the Dutch say “gezelligheid”).

I never stick with the pattern or map things out if it comes to creating (same goes for cooking by the way). If the thread is finished in the needle or weaving loom I ask myself; “what colour shall I take next, and what direction do I want to take it now”.

Clay is the other medium I keep going back to. I had a blast with my own shop in Ho Chi Mihn City setting up amaï saigon ceramics. In SE Portland I now started my own ceramic studio under the name maker-ing.

Last but not least… there is always time for coffee in my perfect world.