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Books! 

I have no shame when I talk about books, I love  to read and I read a lot ! 
And to keep my head into that book-space for a while, I also draw what I read. 
So here are - for you - the 4 stacks of this year. 

Out of these last 4 months, I can highly recommend:

in Fiction
Gliff - Ali Smith 
Wat wij zagen - Hanna Bervoets
Our hideous progeny - C.E McGill
Baksteen - Femke Vindevogel
The night alphabet - Joelle Taylor

in non - fiction
Slaap vatten - Bregje Hofsteede (I will never read another book about sleep again, this is it)
Femina - Janina Ramirez
The baby thief - Barbara Bisantz raymond

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Als het over lezen gaat, heb ik geen schaamte, ik lees graag en ik lees veel !
En om mezelf een beetje in de boekensfeer te houden, teken ik ook nog eens wat ik las.
Hier zijn - voor jou- 4 stapels, van de laatste 4 maanden.

Lees hierboven mijn aanraders !

 

In the Feed me series I browse my followers feeds for inspiration - with permission - to then make an A6 sized illustration with ink on paper.

here are the first 3 illustrations that sprouted from this.

March sketchbook-pages.

- A rant over the -what should be illegal- way that Microsoft is treating their clients. It is no surprise that we are seen as mere wallets feeding their ever growing wealth.
  I am glad to say that I am working with Ubuntu now, learning all about open source programs, like Gimp, Darktable and Scribius. Open source for the win! Down with monopolizing companies! 

- A sketch of me fearing the pain that will come when getting my knee tattooed.... 

- Sketching my amazing nieces tumbling away on the tumblingmats at their Club championships.

Well, if you hurt people for a living, you should know what it feels like.

I had the privilige of getting tattooed by the wonderful Marlies, being a professional calligraphist (and bookbinder), she was the perfect artist for this piece. The fact that she is super sweet helped with the suffering !

"Moet just niks" ( 'I don't have to anything" in dialect) is a strong reminder to myself and my chaotic brain that 'No, I don't have to do, think, be, prove,...anything.

While waiting for paint to dry, I sit myself down and sketch.

Sometimes it turns into nothing, sometimes it turns into something. 

Like now...I like this something.

pencil on paper, 21x15 cm