Mini-expo @ Huiszwaluw, Gent

Proud to present you older and new work on the wall of a very cosy shop in Gent, Belgium.
All ways are leading to Gent these days! :)
Discover my illustrations and designs in Huiszwaluw ( Dutch translation of Martin)
My brooches, originals, prints, tote bags, garlands, notebooks, postcards and buttons.
They are waiting to welcome you!
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Heel fier presenteer ik ouder en nieuw werk in het oergezellige Huiszwaluw in Gent.
Alle wegen leiden daarheen dezer dagen! :)
Ontdek er mijn illustraties, broches, originelen, prints, tote bags, notitieboekjes en zoveel meer.

Ze verwelkomen je daar allemaal!

 HUISZWALUW

Hoogpoort 3b

9000 Gent

OPEN : Mon/ Fri 10u30 - 18u

www.huiszwaluw.com
Facebook : Huiszwaluw

Welcome to M²!

De Dikke Kat - Expo!

New brooches and a new Exhibition!

Of course Valentina (do you remember her?) was so happy to leave finally to Antwerp after being at home for months. 

So she welcomes you this time in De Dikke Kat  (The Fat Cat in English), Kasteelpleinstraat 26. I'm showing there my work together with two other artists. 

One of them, Anke De Potter, is a good friend and collegue at the academy where both of us are teaching arts.

Welcome for a warm coffee, latte, hot chocolate and so many more. Just sit down, relax and enjoy of our creations. x

Meanwhile the Lolly Pop-up store is still open and kicking!

Not even that far from De Dikke Kat! Perfect combination!
See you!

Thinking, dreaming, drawing...living

oooohhh...here I am. After some very busy weeks and finishing projects. Busy times aren't over yet but there is a little bit more air to breath more easily...and not to many thrilling deadline moments. One is waiting for next friday...the opening of anoter exhibition of my work meanwhile my new products are selling very well in the Lolly Pop-up store in Antwerp (more about that in the following days). 

The brooches are LOVED and I'm receiving so nice support from many people. That keeps me growing and going in what means LIFE for me! Creating every day something that touches me and hopefully so many other souls.

I want to wish all of my readers a sunny weekend with nice things to happen! Hear you!

Sketchbook Project 2012 - Working on cover

Started in my sketchbook from The Sketchbook Project. A huge Sketchbook-project organised by Art-house Co-op. Earlier this year I ordered my little book and choosed the theme Travel with me. My concept is to take it almost every day with me in the train to Antwerp and draw 'something'. I'm a dreamer. And so everything can come true in this book, every journey I want to make. I can draw wathever I want and most of all I will not think to hard while drawing. Just be inspired by the moment, the people on the train, the things I hear and see, and the limited time of 16 minutes ;) I'm very curious what it will be in the end. I have to send back the book to the Brooklyn Library before the end of January 2012.

So, let's make something of the darkest time of the year and I'll bring it all together in this little treasure.

April 2012 will be the start of a big worldtour will start with all the received sketchbooks.

'It's like a Concert tour but with Sketchbooks!' 

At his best

Some shots from my week! A garden at his best, apple-evelopes at his best for the kids from the academy to wish them a really deserved vacation, a performer (Juan Luis Guerra) at his best on a Belgium stage after ages (also Calle 13 was heavy to see them performing Live! so happy we were part of the public!) and a little Moleskine that will be part of The Sketchbook Project 2010 World Tour...I have to fill it up with drawings so that it can become part of the Brooklyn Art Library where it will be exhibited to the public...at his best!
New week, new adventures and so many things to happen! ENJOY!

Weekend-exhibition | Drongen

Last weekend my work was exposed in a very nice old building that once was the 'colorfactory' of the village named Drongen, near Gent. I was invited by Stefanie De Graef , a briljant illustrator and the grandchild of the man who started this factory long time ago. Fascinating place to show my work, upon the old bricks! Together with 4 other artists/photographers/painters, we had a lovely weekend and received lots of enthousiastic comments on our work! This was the second time I placed my work in front of a public and it tastes so good! Valentina ofcourse was there too and soon I want to start with a man or cat to join her :)
Looking forward to more exhibition with more (new) work !

Tentoonstellings- / Exhibition WEEKEND!

Welkom op ons tentoonstellingsweekend in de Oude Kleurfabriek te Drongen op zaterdag 18 juni en zondag 19 juni 2011. Zondag om 11 uur ---VERNISSAGE-- in het bijzijn van alle exposanten. Er zal zowel schilderkunst, fotografie, juweelontwerp én illustratiewerk te zien zijn!
Nicolas Van Parys, Sarah Strosse, Martin Vereecken, Ruth Decaesstecker, Stefanie de Graef & IK :)
Hopelijk tot dan!
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Together with 5 other artists we will have an exhibitionweekend in Drongen near Gent. If you would be close just send me an e-mail for more information. Paintings, jewellery, photography and illustration will be showed in an old factorybuilding.
See you there may'be! :)

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Printing, packaging and selling

Signed and numbered prints of 'Verbondenheid' (Connected)
and my new stickers for sending them out.
So ordinary to sell my works into a giftpaper. My fingers were jumping to sew a kind of cotton-bag for each one of them! If feels so good, it looks marvellous and it stays very simple but just what I want! And my lovely buyers were very surprised with it!