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Biography
Creativity
was an important aspect of my childhood. My mother taught me how to knit, embroider
and sew as well as the skill of crochet. We even worked on less common
techniques like making bobbin lace. My father was an enthusiastic photographer.
As a child I already made dolls, doll’s clothes, small bags and even clothes
for myself.
After
a period during which I was more interested in ceramics, the past 10 years I
have been working on all types of fiber art, mainly quilts. In the beginning I
made traditional quilts, but soon my designs became more free. Often my work
can be seen at exhibitions in or outside the Netherlands
I
graduated as a biologist and work currently as an ecologist for a local
authority. This background has left traces in both the theme’s of my work as
well as the executions of my designs.
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| CV |
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| Participation in quilting groups |
| 2009- |
Member
of Textile group Texui |
| 2006- |
Member
of Textile group ‘Context’ |
| 2006- |
Member
of Textile group ‘Textile Art’ |
| 2005- |
One of
the managers of an internet group for journal quilts |
| 2001-2003 |
Chief
Editor of Quiltnieuws (Quilting News),
the magazine of the |
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Dutch Quilters
Guild |
| 2000-2005 |
Member
of the editorial staff of Quiltnieuws |
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Training
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| 2005-2007 |
Design
courses ‘Perception and Gestalt’ (Ineke Poort) |
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and ‘Line and Shape’ (Cherilyn Martin) of Texpertise
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| 2006 |
Four-day
workshop by Sandra Meech |
| 2003 |
Three-day
workshop by Barbara Blattl |
| 1995- |
Several
quilting courses and workshops e.g. by Cherilyn Martin, |
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Annette Jeukens,
Hanneke Parmentier |
| 1989-1995 |
Graduation
as a biologist |
| 1982-1988 |
Pre-university
education |
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| Resume |
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Exhibitions
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| 2009 |
Handwerkbeurs, Rotterdam, met Texui |
| 2009 |
Uit de naad', Alkmaar |
| 2009 |
Open European
Quiltchampionships, Veldhoven |
| 2009 |
Tentoonstelling dagboekquiltgroep Afier, Leiden, Wevershuis |
| 2008 |
SAQA: Wide Horizons, Val d'Argent, France. |
| 2008 |
Exhibit Textilegroup Stiqs: Verbonden, Galerie Ummels en Ummels, Galerie De Sprong, quiltshop de Quiltbee. |
| 2008 |
Exhibition dutch journal quilt group Afier |
| 2008 |
Open European
Quiltchampionships, Veldhoven |
| 2007 |
Journal Quilt Project 2007, International Quilt Festival, Houston, US |
| 2007 |
Art Quilts XII: Current, Chandler, US |
| 2006 |
Husqvarna
Viking Gallery of QuiltArt 2006, Imagine that!, Houston, |
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VS (travelling) |
| 2006 |
12th
Carrefour d'Européen: Fashion, reflection of an
era; |
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Val d'Argent, France, (travelling) |
| 2006 |
Festival
of Quilts, Birmingham-England |
| 2006 |
Bernina
Contest, Rijswijk, the Netherlands |
| 2005 |
European
Quilting Championships, Waalre, the Netherlands |
| 2005 |
11th
Carrefour d'Européen: Blues, a musical saga, Val d'Argent, |
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France
(travelling) |
| 2005 |
Annual Exhibition, Dutch Quiltersguilde, Deventer, the Netherlands |
| 2005 |
Exhibition
of Mini Quilts, Dutch Quiltersguilde, Sittard, the Netherlands |
| 2005 |
Small
wonders VII, Chicago, Houston,
US |
| 2004 |
European
Quilting Championships, Waalre, the Netherlands |
| 2002 |
Exhibition
of Mini Quilts, Dutch Quiltersguilde, Barneveld, the Netherlands |
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| Prizes |
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| 2005 |
Judges
choice for "Sunny seasons", European Quilting Championships, |
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Waalre,
the Netherlands |
| 2005 |
Aurifil
price for "A story in blues", 11th Carrefour d'Européen, |
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Val
d'Argent, France |
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| Publications |
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| 2006 |
Catalogue
Husqvarna Viking Gallery of QuiltArt 2006, Imagine that! |
| 2006 |
Catalogue
12th Carrefour d'Européen |
| 2006 |
Quilting Arts magazine, spring 2006, issue 21, Guardian Angel |
| 2005 |
Magic Patch, no. 43, A story in blues |
| 2005 |
Catalogue
11th Carrefour d'Européen |
| 2004 |
Green Ocean chosen for a postcard by the Quiltersgilde |
| 2001 |
Quiltnieuws
no. 67, column Then and Now |
