“A table full of paper scraps and little ink bottles is what you will find entering my studio. First you’ll take the stairs in our eco-friendly house, entirely built by my husband, next to the home we live in with our daughters. The studio has a large window and my daily view is the trees and a large meadow which I love to watch while the seasons change. I make my own paper, small pieces but just big enough for me to work with. I love the process of making this by hand. Nothing feels more satisfying then watching the fresh papers hanging to dry in the evening,  take them down in the morning and press them flat so I can start using them for new work. Sometimes a painting works out lovely, sometimes it doesn’t and I use these “little accidents” for my collages. I cut them up to make  little bowls and teapots or tear them up to find the most lovely edges which I use for landscapes. It makes those sceneries look so rural and dreamy, especially when adding a little cottage in the middle. 

I am always drawn to simple daily life. Stil lives and little scenes in a home such as a corner of a bedroom, a teapot on a table or pots on some shelves. I spend a lot of time in my studio and at home, it’s the tranquillity that makes new ideas pop up in the creative side of my brain. I also love a certain routine in my days, it creates space for something unexpected in my art.”