Exposition at the Van Aerden garden, Netherlands

Today, I set up my installation of my “Gingko Horsehair Raku leaves” at the Mrs. Van Aerden garden in Leerdam, the Netherlands in a group exhibition called “GROEI/GROWTH”.
The address is: Hofje van Mevrouw Van Aerden, Kerkstraat 67, 4141AV, Leerdam, Netherlands. It is open: Wo till Sat 1pm - 5pm and from July 26 till September 10, 2023.

https://hofjevanaerden.nl/

The Horsehair Raku GINGKO Leaves.

JanHein vanStiphout with his tiny glass-blown flowers; Lia Koster fused glass and steel; and the Gingkos.

The invitation.

Announcement from the clay magazine “Klei”, the July-Sept 2023 issue.

Hendrike Huijmans with organic grow forms from polyester glass fibers.

Imke Beek with metalwire-paper-paint seeds.

Petra Verhees: Trees from fused glass, sand, copper, oxides and wood.

Huub and Adelheid Kortekaas: Pot plants from steel.

Francine Vermeer: Installation of a flower Vigna Caracella: glass blown.

Exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery

I have an exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery from July 1 - September 30, 2023.

My artwork will also be online for a whole year to enjoy and to buy.

Yesterday, was the opening of the exhibition on July 9, 2023 at 2 pm - 5 pm.
The address is: Voorstraat 1-3, 4116 BC Buren (Gld), Netherlands.

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/nl/nieuw-in-portfolio?sort_options=a.ordering-ASC&start=60

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/en/our-artists/swanica-ligtenberg

This town Buren has a historical connection to the Dutch Royal House of Oranje-Nassau from the Netherlands.
https://www.excitinghistory.com/location/buren-oranjestad/

The Green Trumpeteer in the jeweler’s store on the first floor.

“Spread your Wings” Horsehair Raku.

3 Gingko leaf sculptures.

2 Trumpeteer slipware vases.

The “KissieKiss” emotion vases in the window of the jeweler’s store.

3 Emotion Vase Sculptures: “Comforting”, “Loving”, and “Feeling Happy”.

“Embrace” emotion sculpture in glass cabinet.

Opening of Exposition "Praise to Nature" in the National Treemuseum Von Gimborn Arboretum

An opening word by the chairman of the Dutch Ceramic Association.

An opening word by the chairman of the Dutch Ceramic Association.

Yesterday, was the opening of the exposition of "Praise to Nature" (Ode aan de Natuur) in the National Treemuseum Von Gimborn Arboretum in Doorn in the Netherlands.

I participate with my installation of "Rays of Light" Horsehair Raku GINGKO leaves.
It was a beautiful day!! And family and friends came to congratulate me.
Thank you.

Family.

Family.

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To show how tall the leaves are.

To show how tall the leaves are.

Checking: how is it attached?

Checking: how is it attached?

Exposition at the Von Gimborn Arboretum

Yesterday I put my installation of the Raku Horsehair "Rays of Light" GINGKO leaves in the National Treemuseum Von Gimborn Arboretum in Door in the Netherlands. Now, the weather is beautiful and the songs of the many birds around my art work sound so beautiful!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwWQ4VAEpFo&feature=youtu.be

"Rays of Light" Horsehair Raku Gingko Leaves.

"Rays of Light" Horsehair Raku Gingko Leaves.

"Ray of Light" Horsehair Raku Gingko Leaf

"Ray of Light" Horsehair Raku Gingko Leaf