Printing on shirts..

One of my favourite projects this year was printing shirts with a large bird block. I loved the coloured detail of the sun so much. And still can’t decide if I like the design on a white or grey shirt best. I used my A3…

Blockprinting tutorial

In this blog I’m going to explain  how you can easily make a print from a rubber block. Material list: Gouges: I used speedball and flexcut gouges for the blog. The speedball gouges are nice to start with. They are not expensive, they are sharp…

The 19″ Woodzilla presses

Jan aka mr Woodzilla and I are married for 21 years and we are celebrating our wedding anniversary with a sale on the 19″ presses in our shop (sale has ended september 2022). The 19″press is slightly bigger than a normal A3 press. Perfect for…

Printmaking without carving tools

If you don’t have lots of time but you want to make something special in an easy way without ‘difficult’ tools… this tutorial is perfect for you! In this tutorial I’ll learn you to make an art print with only a few materials. The result…

Tutorial shrink plastic and stamps

I promised a long time ago to make a tutorial about using stamps on shrink plastic and make the cutest thing with it, for example brooches, earrings, key chains etc. So here we (finally) go. What do you need to get started? Shrink plastic sheets…

Sailor print becomes a doll…

This idea was already a while in my head. Making  a fabric doll, only using stamps. So the face, beard, prints on the clothes everything is hand carved and printed. It took some time to make the doll. But I loved it so much. Especially…

Collaboration with a (for now secret) restaurant

I made this 27 stamps for a restaurant. You can probably guess what’s on the menu there 🙂 I can’t give you all info because the project is on hold due to corona. Hopefully I can share the illustrations on packaging etc in a while….

Make your own stamp..tutorial

Easy stamp making tutorial   Stamp making is so much fun. You don’t need fancy or expensive materials to make something special! Toolkit: -(soft) pencil -carving block, lino or a big eraser -carving tools/ knife (Speedball and Esdee have sharp but cheap carving sets for…

Tutorial tie-up bag

The tie-up bag or bento bag is from origin Japanese. These bags are just bundles wrapped Japanese cloth (furoskiki) used for wrapping. The bento bag has endless possibilities. Take it to the market for fruit and vegetables. Or use it as storage for knitting and…

Art supplies that I love!!

Hi there!! I get so many questions about the art supplies and tools that I use and I do not always find time to answer all these question. Sorry for that. To make it up to you I made a overview of my favorite supplies….

Spring is in the air!!

Can you feel it? Spring is in the air. Flowers come up, some waterbirds are already building nests, the sun is shining a little bit more..time for a spring print. The print is available in stylish black but also in true spring colors; pink and…

Fabric printing Tips and tricks

A few tips and tricks. Making your own projects with fabric you’ve printed yourself is so much fun. It’s the way to make something unique. Don’t be afraid when you can’t sew. You can use shirts, tea towels etc to print on as well. simple…

Personal work..stamps!!

A little sneak peek in my stamp collection.. a lot of birds, insects and botanical designs. I made at least 1000 stamps so far, and I still love to carve every day ;). Most of these stamps are available in my shop. I love to…

Prints, prints, prints..

I love to make prints..my head runs over all the time with ideas for new work… Here can you find some of my recent print. They are all limited editions. So if you like to grab one.. hurry to my shop.           …

Collaboration with Noissue .co

Noissue asked me to design my own wrapping tissue paper and tape. I’m sooo happy with the result! Click here for more info about their sustainable packaging. Good for the environment and affordable for you 🙂

Custom stamps jan/ febr 2020

Starting the year with a lot of custom work. I even closed the webshop for a while, just to work on custom requests. Here is a little overview…    

Collaboration with SPEARMINTLOVE

SpearmintLOVE started as a niche brand of ”Made in the USA” blankets. Made of ”eco-friendly” cotton, their soft feel and innovative designs immediately won customers from all around the world. Manufactured in two sizes; baby and full-size, the line grew to twenty-six designs and products…

Collaboration with ODD BOO

In a modern world of computer games and plastic toys..there are the fabric rabbits of ODD BOO. Odd Boo ask me to design stamps for their gift bags. I had lots of fun drawing rabbits in skirts on bicycles!! I’m a friend of Odd Boo..click…

Sailor print

Nieuwe A3 formaat print in mijn shop. Midnight blue met kleine rode details. Voor info en prijzen kijk in mijn webshop.

Collaboration with Speedball® art

Speedball® ask me to work together. I couldn’t be more excited! I am the biggest fan of their carving rubber and (fabric) block print ink. Ans now I’m one of their professional block print artists. Like to read more about it? Click here

Woodzilla presses and baren!!

Big shout out to pressmaker Woodzillla.If you love printmaking as much as I do, you can’t work without good tools. Like a great lino (hand)press or baren. Woodzilla makes the best quality presses and other pressing tools of the world. Compact and super strong. Available…