The past few years haven’t been easy. Not for my mother, and not for us. She had dementia — a relentless disease that slowly takes everything away. And then, three and a half years ago, my father passed away unexpectedly. He had given everything to take care of her....
De laatste jaren waren niet makkelijk. Niet voor mijn moeder, en niet voor ons. Ze had dementie — een meedogenloze ziekte die langzaam alles afbrokkelt. En toen, drieënhalf jaar geleden, overleed mijn vader plotseling. Hij had alles voor haar gegeven, misschien...
Some days ago, I shared this sketch on Instagram. I created it as a spot illustration for an article about sharing bad news.* To me, it felt like a good match with the theme of “reading the room.” When it comes to sharing difficult news, timing and context really...
In the Dutch Illustration Podcast (#67), Klaas Verplancke says he went to New York every year to put himself on the map. ‘I wanted to be discovered by the famous magazines and publishers’ he said. I want that too. And I also want to go to New York City. Not alone, but...
On 4 June 2024, there was an article in the Dutch newspaper ‘Het Parool’ about a stork couple (wilma and Ruud) in Amsterdam. Already for the third year in a row, all of this couple’s chicks died. How could this happen? A window cleaner looking at the...
Sometimes I also wonder why I sign up for another course. Reason enough: learning new things, challenging myself and having the good feeling of being in a ‘class’. A class with like-minded people. Talking together, complaining, laughing, looking at each...
