My art consists of unusual, hand-crafted two- and three-dimensional objects made out of all kinds of ready-made paper, ranging from redundant encyclopedias to ultra-thin Bible paper. The surface is treated with ink, among other substances.

Meticulously folding, cutting and combining, creates spatial objects with great expressive power. Rhythm, movement, texture and structure are dominant in these creations. Through the rhythm of their shapes and the subtle shades of color, the works exude an atmosphere of tranquility, peace and order. Some objects have natural tones, and no coloring has been applied. In others the paper is dyed in acrylic inks, sometimes creating a prism of color shades. Applying color may create unexpected effects: a paper object may at first sight appear to be made out of a completely different material than paper.

A whole series of trials invariably precedes the final creation of the object of art. An inquiry into shape, color, dimensions and proportions, allowing me to cut, glue and dampen specimens of paper to see how I can stretch the properties of the fragile, ultra-thin material. From the moment the idea for a new work has taken shape, the pain staking work of repetitive manual work begins. For this reason, I am always working on several objects simultaneously, to secure a balance between inspiration and repetitive precision work in progress.

My inspiration comes from nature, the seasonal cycle, but also from artists like Anselm Kiefer and Armando and their presence of stillness and purity of form. The message of my art is the form itself, the observer is welcome to appropriate the work of art by a personal interpretation and experience.

Studying textile design at the Hogeschool of Amsterdam, I graduated in 1994. As of 2009, I work as an independent artist in Zaltbommel in the Netherlands. I am a member of Focus Europe (an association for visual artists from across the EU) and of the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA). My art was on exhibition both domestically in the Netherlands in Rijswijk and Amsterdam, as well as internationally in Genoa, Vilnius, Athens and Shanghai.

2022 
Time and Eternity. Poetry in Image and Word. CIRCLE Amsterdam. An initiative and -production of the Bijbels Museum.
International Paper Art Biennal, Haacht, Belgium
Time and Eternity. Poetry in Image and Word. Museum Klooster Ter Apel. An initiative and production of the Bijbels Museum.

2021 
Time and Eternity. Poetry in Image and Word. Museum Krona Uden. An initiative and production of the Bijbels Museum.
Art Tour Zaltbommel XXL
Group exhibition ‘Man as Maker’ organized by PUBLIEK in the St. Maartenskerk Zaltbommel.
Time and Eternity. Poetry in Image and Word. Museum Escher in het Paleis and Kloosterkerk Den Haag. An initiative and production of the Bijbels Museum.

2020 
Art Tour Zatbommel XXL
Exhibition The Story of Paper, K26, Oss
Group exhibition gallery Markt Twee Zaltbommel

2019 
Art Tour Woudrichem
Feast on Paper, International Paper Art Biennale, Fengxian Museum, Shanghai, China
Art Pebble Clay, Zaltbommel
Art Tour Zaltbommel 2019
Exhibition Between, St. Maartenskerk, Zaltbommel
Preformance Between, St. Maartenskerk, Zaltbommel
Exhibition at Gallery Kunstkip Waalwijk
Exhibition Paper, Bonte Zwaan, Dek West, Amsterdam

2018 
Exhibition Reflection of Origin, Patras, Greece
Art Pebble Clay, Zaltbommel
Art Tour Zaltbommel 2018
Paper Biennal 2018 Museum Rijswijk
Group exhibition De Wilgengaarde, Benschop
Solo exhibition ‘Het Woord is Beeld geworden’, Grote Kerk, Den Bosch

2017 
Group exhibition ‘Paper’ Hurns Kerkje, Hurwenen
Solo exhibition Netherlands Institute Athens in the context of the Orange Water project
Art Tour Zaltbommel 2017
Group exhibition Gallery Arka, Vilinius, Lithuania
Exhibition ‘Alle Dinghe’ at Contrast Gallery, Tilburg

2016 
Art Tour Woudrichem
Art Pebble Clay, Zaltbommel
Art Tour Zaltbommel 2016
Exhibition Paper and Image, Stroomhuis Neerijnen
Exhibition Gallery De Ruimte, Geldrop

2015 
Exhibition ‘Paper in Mind’, Gallery De Burgerij, Vorden
Group exhibition Kulmbach, Der Plassenburg, Germany
Group exhibition museum di Sant’Agostino, Genoa, Italy
Art Tour Zaltbommel 2015
Group exhibition Neudrossenfeld, Germany: ART South-East Europe meets West