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Thoughts, happenings and other things I’d love to share with you

  • August – “Space”

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    August – “Space”

    Space fascinates me. Not just the one with the stars and black holes and what not. But just, the concept of space. My space, your space. Big, small. Small can feel safe and big can feel…

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  • Nocturne

    Nocturne

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    If all your hopes were condensed into one single symbol, what would it be? An object, a sound, a touch or a smell? You bring…

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  • Scherzo

    Scherzo

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    I dance in my head. I move and jump and pirouette, while the tempo increases. It’s a bridge between the countless hours of silent thought,…

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  • Vox

    Vox

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    Does hope have a voice? It might a weird question coming from someone who’s project is named ‘a whisper of hope’. If one can whisper,…

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  • Largo

    Largo

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    If you had to think of a posture, that would visualise this time in your life, what would it be? Not the smile you put…

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  • Prelude

    Prelude

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    Listening. It’s a skill. I can feel the thunder of rhetoric pushing against the back of my skull. And my hands itching to move dramatically…

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  • Lento

    Lento

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    I wondered if hope was always happiness. If it was always looking up and beyond, towards the better things to come. And when those better…

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  • Alto

    Alto

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    A thing of hope, that was the idea. It came mostly from her, Janneke. I think I may have stared at her a little obvious,…

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  • “A Whisper of Hope I”

    “A Whisper of Hope I”

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    In 2023 I created a body of work in collaboration with the composer Janneke Moes. Our work, titled “A Whisper of Hope” will consist of…

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  • Painting an eye in oil paint

    Painting an eye in oil paint

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    Thank you everyone, for joining me! I think we did well, working with this limited palette. Here’s the replay and some tips that were discussed…

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