Het Achterland Across a wooden bridge, through a small gate and past a greenhouse full of plants, I see a green-colored wooden house in the back of the colorful and wild garden. In the warm sun, several women sit on tree stumps drinking tea together and talking about what needs to be done this day.Meer lezen over “Food forest”
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Grass gathering
Suzanne Bernhardt Suzanne and I first met on a fieldtrip to the Van Tienhoven mill. In her van we drove out of busy Maastricht, right into the rolling hills. Past old churches, wayside crosses and grazed pastures. Suzanne Bernhardt investigates the paths that a product or material takes. Wondering where it comes from and whatMeer lezen over “Grass gathering”
From grain to flour
Van Tienhoven molen Just outside Maastricht, through the hilly landscapes with old half-timbered houses, is the Van Tienhoven mill, still in use to make flour for sale. Built in 1855 with “mergelsteen”, something common in the area, but rare for a mill. Dutch history has countless mills. Many have been preserved, but only a fewMeer lezen over “From grain to flour”
When Life Is Slow
“Clay in the woods” workshop Juli 2022, Haagse bos, When Life Is Slow
Sienjewellery
Handmade local shell Jewellery Mei 2022, Sienjewellery
Haruka Matsuo Banko
Studio visit Midden in het Gooi, tussen de weilanden met pasgeboren lammetjes en stille wateren ligt de zorgboerderij waar Haruka haar atelier heeft gevestigd. Net het terrein opgelopen werd ik gelijk begroet door de vele loslopende kippen en het gemekker van de geiten. Tegenover de geitenstal zit het atelier, in een oude paardenstal. De sfeerMeer lezen over “Haruka Matsuo Banko”
Nina Van Dijk
Boekbindster en dichter Mei 2022, Studio Nina Van Dijk
When Life Is Slow
Slow handmade ceramics by Laura In the middle of a sunny studio stands Laura’s pottery wheel, When Life Is Slow. The light shines through the beautiful moon-shaped windows. The clogs are still on the door and by the pottery wheel is a cute retro red-colored stool. Over a hot cup of tea from Laura’s handmadeMeer lezen over “When Life Is Slow”
Bronwen Jones
Darning Bronwen Jones, London, is mainly into “Darning”, repairing and making clothes. She doesn’t see this as a way of sustainability, but as something she grew up with. A life of repairing, reusing and discovering things. With a father in the house who repaired anything that was broken, a mother behind the sewing machine whoMeer lezen over “Bronwen Jones”
Meubelstoffering
Jaimy IJpelaar & Demi Van der Laan Februari 2022, Queenie meubelstoffering en Demi’s meubelstofferen
Maryse Aalbers 