6 Bullshit excuses that block your creative potential
You want to make more things, but somehow never get to it. Well, it’s time to show your supplies some daylight and get some glue on (…) Read More
Advice on how to find your passion
It was dark, warm and humid. Guarded with a small flashlight, I had been climbing the wooden, improvised stairs made out of sticks (…) Read More
Travel questions answered
I’m back in the Netherlands! After an extraordinary 3 months of travelling, I’m here again! A while ago, I asked you if you (…) Read More
10 easy ways to experience childlike wonder and curiosity
This lemonade stand added dry ice to their cups. Awesome smoke effect. One of the benefits of travelling is you get to see (…) Read More
How to feel beautiful
I’ve been thinking lot about beauty. It started from a negative place. I compared by pale skin to the beautifully tanned skin of (…) Read More
Simple suggestions to create your own magical paradise
Koh Rong Samloem, Cambodia There is something about being awakened by the first rays of sunlight, seeing the beautiful rouge coloured sky from (…) Read More
Tackle the number one reason you feel burned out
[sneak preview: close-up of one of my 1001 idea lists] Yesterday was the first night in a while I fell right asleep. I (…) Read More
3 Lessons I learned from folding 1000 paper cranes (speaking at Pecha Kucha)
A couple of weeks back, I gave a talk during a Pecha Kucha night at the Temporary Art Centre in Eindhoven. Pecha Kucha is (…) Read More
Live creatively, embrace playfulness, make magic
Just a small inspirational reminder. I have definitely been high on the creative side lately. I’m working on new paintings (will share soon!), (…) Read More
4 Useful tips to design creative business cards
You don’t want your business card to have a nice design. You want it to be awesome. You want it to be something (…) Read More
Stop freaking comparing yourself to others
Did you know I have a cleaning job two days a week to be able to do the things I am passionate about? (…) Read More
Look for solutions outside of what seems possible
The weather has been absolutely amazing. Yet, I have been working inside almost constantly. It started to bug me. In the Netherlands, you (…) Read More
Creating a real-life fairytale takes simple steps
Walking around the Efteling is like entering a real-life fairy tale. There are pixies and fairy tale creates everywhere you look. Music plays (…) Read More
Why killing your dreams can be a good thing
I flushed a year worth of work down the toilet. It was painful, confusing, confronting, terrifying and incredibly freeing. I am also convinced (…) Read More
