Author: barry

  • Looking back 2024

    Looking back 2024

    I always enjoy the days between Christmas en New Year. They come with a reflective mood and make me think about the past year. At the start of 2024 I decided not to take part in shows or exhibitions. I was a bit tired of the stress and pressure that it always brings along. I…

  • Exhibition Patchwork & Quiltdays 2025

    Exhibition Patchwork & Quiltdays 2025

    February 13th-15th, the Broodfabriek, Rijswijk (NL) A few years ago, I visited the Patchwork & Quilt Days in Rijswijk for the first time. At the time, I had agreed to meet Janet Bolton there. She presented her book ‘Bzzz In the woods’ and I helped her with the powerpoint at the lecture she gave there.…

  • First aid for a creative block

    First aid for a creative block

    My experience of a creative slump…..

  • Smart or lazy?

    Smart or lazy?

    How I keep up with the 100 days project……

  • Groene Harthuys Exhibition

    Groene Harthuys Exhibition

    Getting involved in art is not only about making it but also about showing it. Sometimes very exciting. Over the years, I have made very different works and for the next exhibition, I think it would be fun to show “a bit of everything”. That exhibition is in the Groene Hart Huys in Bodegraven. My…