Thanks to all my family and friends for their help and support during the last couple of months! I am taking off my hat for you all! My hair is growing back all curly! We had a wonderful time in Israel. Really an incredible country with so much his ... Continue Reading
First, I would like to wish every body who reads my website/blog a very happy and healthy New Year 2012 with hope for lots of new possibilities and adventures! It has been exactly a month ago that I wrote a blog. Too long, but lots happened. Of course, the holidays and we went t ... Continue Reading
Last week I was in Holland. It was wonderful to be with my family especially after such a long time. On Friday December the 9th I went to the Opening reception of the Japanese Exhibition of 15 Mashiko potters at the Tiendschuur Museum in the city Tegelen. It was organized to hel ... Continue Reading
On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by a significant earthquake. The world-famous pottery village, Mashiko, about 90km northeast from Tokyo was also heavily hit and the potters’ houses, kilns, workshops and their works were severely damaged. Mashiko has a 10,000 year old pott ... Continue Reading
This morning I received my next Herceptin treatment. The nurse Denise helped me very well and I was quickly done(2 hours). Otherwise, I start to heal from the radiation and my hair is growing back: a very short bold hairstyle!!! During my drive home I photographed some trees with ... Continue Reading
Today, I went to a workshop from Bob and Sandy Kinzie. Bob is a professional potter for about sixty years. His wife Sandy joined him like ten years ago and uses his textured slabs thrown on a wheel as a basis for all kinds of hand-builded functional pottery. Their website is: ... Continue Reading
I am an exhibiting member of the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California. Mainly Bill Geisinger, a member, assembled and produced this collection of ACGA members in a book. Other members supported and assisted him in the execution of this book to continue the spirit ... Continue Reading
Two weeks ago I received my new spray booth. The old one was too small for my big work. I can use it now after some minor installation problems. In the meantime, it is almost a month ago that I wrote a blog. I have been very busy. First of course, I have my radiation every weekd ... Continue Reading
It is already a while ago that I wrote. Time flies. I had a wonderful time in Canada with my sister Maaike and husband Ruud. They live in British Columbia above Vancouver. Their house has a view over the ocean, they have a garden with lots of flowers and a vegetable garden, some ... Continue Reading
Last week, Adriaan, our son Maarten and I went to Yosemite National Park, which is south of Lake Tahoe and about a 4 hour drive from the Bay Area, where we live. Maarten and Adriaan went up the Vernon Falls and the Neveda Falls, which took them about 5 hours. It was a great ex ... Continue Reading
