INSPIRATION (Life and Art)

Solidifying Dreams
Tue. November 24th 2009 5am
  Last May I wrote a blogpost called "Powerful Creative Energy". In that blogpost I write: Over the past few weeks, I have only been knitting poppies. Little did I know that knitting these sweet and delicate flowers, would invoke an energy so powerful and so creative, that it almost seems unreal to me. I then proceed to write about meetings I had with a Webdeveloper and Webdesigner from the company Bottman Brothers based in Portland, Oregon,  to discuss possibly going dot.com with "Getting Purly With It". Ever since then, I have worked hard to conceive a vision of how I want my...
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Gateway to Inspiration
Tue. November 17th 2009 1am
  I am under high pressure at the moment... The Getting Purly With It party is behind me and next up is an indie designer Holiday party at my friend's place the Ginger Suite Salon December 5th where my work is going to be displayed... And I have still so much to knit! This morning, while I was chowing down my chanterelle omelette, I almost choked by the thought of how much work lies in front of me. Suddenly panic creeped up on me and  I allowed the gates of doom to open; thoughts of insecurity, feelings of not being able to live up to certain expectations and fear of my work being...
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Interview with artist Sarah Cruse
Fri. June 12th 2009 7am
  Last year, at the end of Summer 2008, I remember knitting at the Teahouse Townshend on Alberta Street, when suddenly my eye caught this wondrous painting of a breathtakingly beautiful peacock against a black background. I was visually attracted by this painting, it made me stop knitting and I just gazed at the colorful peacock feathers which magically transformed into molecular-ish cell biology depictions. My eyes were interlocked on this mesmerizing peacock painting... I simply couldn't look away. When the exposition was no longer up at the Teahouse,  I was sad in my heart...
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Powerful Creative Energy
Mon. June 1st 2009 6am
  Those of you who have been following me on Twitter know that over the past few weeks I have been riding a high and mighty wave of Powerful Creative Energy. It was so forceful and fierce, so magnificent and grand, and I seized the opportunity and jumped on it! Boy did I ride that wave.   Looking back, I realize, that this wave announced its presence when I started to knit my poppies... The Power of the Poppy Over the past few weeks, I have only been knitting poppies. Little did I know that knitting these sweet and delicate flowers, would invoke an energy so powerful and so...
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Following my Heart, Part 6: You have not failed, my sweet sensation...
Fri. May 22nd 2009 2am
  Me and my husband spent a few days at the Oregon Coast to celebrate our 4th anniversary. We had a fantastic time in which we shared many romantic moments and reminisced past anniversaries. What struck me the most though, is how at peace I am with myself. And while dreaming away in front of the Pacific Ocean, I remembered a time where confusion and pain had nestled in my being. Are you a loser or a winner? 8 years ago, in the year 2001, I believed I was on a good path and riding a high and mighty wave; I had just made promotion within the company which had employed me only several...
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Following my Heart, Part 5: Since I met you, Baby...
Sun. May 17th 2009 11pm
In July of 2001, my Mother brought me to the Island of Java, Indonesia. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to see the land where my Great Grandmothers and Great Grandfathers are from. I was, however, so depressed and therefore so tired, that all I wanted to do is sleep. When my Mother suggested to visit Java's neighboring island called Bali, I whined: "Mom, I just want to go home. Please?" Luckily, she persuaded me to go to Bali before we were to head back to the Netherlands... How Bali completely energized and mesmerized me I was running on empty, my energy was thoroughly depleted, and...
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Encounter with "Jazzknitter" Ilisha Helfman
Wed. April 29th 2009 5am
  Just the other day when I wandered into the knitshop on my day off, I met a colourful lady who literally made my mouth drop and almost left me stupified. She had picked out this book out of our books section called "Knitting Art, 150 innovative works from 18 contemporary artists", flipped it open and told us that she was one of the artists featured. Gingko leaves by Ilisha Helfman Needless to say that we were all impressed and honored that artist Ilisha Helfman, who calls herself "the Jazzknitter", graced our little yarnshop with her presence! Of course I seized the opportunity and...
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Interview with knitwear designer Laura Irwin
Sun. October 26th 2008 6am
  I distinctively remember the very first time I saw Laura Irwin. I had just moved to Portland and was knitting at the yarn shop CloseKnit on Alberta Street when a young lady with a very beautiful knitted/felted bag walked by me. As that bag caught my eye, I stopped knitting and asked the young lady were she got that beautiful bag. I was beside myself when she replied that she designed and knitted her bag, but I was even more impressed by the humble and friendly way she carried herself. Little did I know that this humble young woman was a published knit wear designer and that her bag...
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Revelations during a Football Game
Tue. October 7th 2008 3am
  During my visit in Pittsburgh, PA, me and my husband were surprised with tickets to a Steelers Football Game on Monday. Although I am not a sports fan at all, I realized that tickets to a Monday night game are hard to come by and I hesitantly agreed to go. There I was, appropriately dressed as if I was a hardcore Steelers fan: a black and yellow colored T-shirt, an old school football cap and something that is called a Terrible Towel. I was instructed to wave with that towel in the stadium. Dear reader, I felt so out of place in the football stadium! If one would know me, one could...
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Following my Heart Part 5: Manhattan
Sun. August 17th 2008 9pm
art by Mehdi Our artist friend Mehdi aka Action Figure James Nice, has visited us in the Pacific NorthWest. His arrival brought back many memories from the magical time we all had back in Manhattan. It was a time where I fell in love with my husband and a time where I was welcomed by an international group of talented young artistic people. We celebrated our lives with inspirational and spiritual conversations. We shared open hearted friendship. We admired eachother's art. But most importantly we danced. We danced all together to the rythm of our beautiful lives and times in the most...
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