A gift to celebrate a wedding, birth, retirement, or birthday, or just for yourself
With your input (photos and stories), I create a mixed-media artwork in combination with my paintings. On paper, on canvas, or in a book
Memories, an ode to... that is what I create, what I call a milestone echo moment
Book: Between the waves
Even with the Dutch words, the book is accessible to everyone because of the 244 pages, only 13 pages contain words, al others are full of visual artwork. In this book, artworks come to life that reflect the unique charm of the Belgian coast. It takes you on a journey along the ten towns that embrace
the North Sea.
If you love my art, then you will also love my book.
Drawings from your own childhood, or from a daughter, son, niece,... they pile up.
They lie safely somewhere in a cupboard, too precious to throw away. Because behind every line and every color lies a memory.
I get to work with those drawings and give them a new life in a mixed-media artwork. Each drawing is first carefully photographed so that the original is always preserved. Together, we look at which drawings hold a special meaning. Which colors appeal to you? What does the child love? Which elements should reappear? Perhaps there are also mixed-media works of mine that already appeal to you. With all that information, I create a personal and unique artwork, a tangible memory in which the spontaneity of a child's drawing and my artistic style come together. A work to cherish, today and for many years to come.
My Silence Paintwork
Acrylic paint and paste are my favourites on canvas
My faces on paper or canvas do not represent a person, but rather an emotion, a moment. Faces as expression, not as a portrait of someone specific
The moment your smile disappears and your words fall silent. With the next breath, the silence within your being becomes clear. That is the moment I write with my paint
I love bringing texture to the canvas and combining the colors gold and red. Scars give depth, they let us grow and shine even brighter than a golden star. The structure on the canvas reflect the scars, the hair in bright gold as it was a crown to celebrate their essence of being, the essence of vulnerability
About me
Under the name grietgriet, I give stories shape through images. Born near the North Sea, I still carry the sea and its stillness within my work. Drawing, painting and writing have always been my way of giving form to stories and emotions. Today, I translate this visual language into collages, commissioned work and unique artworks. Rooted in my background as a social worker and more than fifteen years of experience in the socio-cultural sector, connection remains the common thread running through everything I create.
