About

For me, sustainable living means caring for people, animals and the environment. This reflects in all kinds of areas, from the food I eat to the clothes I wear and the environment I live in. As a passionate gardener, for example, I have completely transformed my garden into an organic, edible and bee-friendly paradise. My garden is full of fruit trees, berry bushes and edible flowers and is full of life and movement. This is a great source of inspiration for my art.

The challenge

But can art and sustainability go together? When I started as an artist, I soon discovered that a lot of paint is full of heavy metals, many inks are highly toxic, and that durable and reusable works of art are almost impossible to find. This made me think: how can I make a difference and initiate a transition in the design world, towards truly sustainable alternatives?

Sustainable art

This transition requires a lot of creativity and an unconventional approach; a challenge that was made for me. And so my adventure as a sustainable artist began in 2017. With a background in scientific research, it was a logical step for me to start with many hours of systematic sifting through all the materials I wanted to work with: from pigments to papers and brushes, and everything in between. I recorded my findings in a sustainable materials database. It is a labor of love, in which I combine my scientific education with my passion for the arts.