This past weekend, the Rossendale Art Trail for Spring 2026 took place. I took part with a painting series (acrylic on canvas) titled “Negative Creep”, shown at Ninja Coffee Bacup: During the weekend, I was present at my studio at Valley Artists Rossendale to facilitate the communal canvas painting activity. This is a large canvas… Continue reading Rossendale Art Trail 2026 (Spring)
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Reduction printing: first try
I just tried reduction printing for the first time choosing lino as my medium. I used an artificial lino base: it’s some kind of plastic/rubber. I feel this is easier to cut than the traditional lino and it also lasts longer, although the latter is not a concern for reduction printing, because in reduction printing… Continue reading Reduction printing: first try
April 26 – Collage craft workshop in Lancashire
I finally committed to organising a collage craft workshop! I had been thinking about organising some kind of craft workshop for a while now but wasn’t sure yet what kind of craft I wanted to do. I initially wanted to do acrylic on canvas but that would cost quite a lot of money with regards… Continue reading April 26 – Collage craft workshop in Lancashire
Making my first traveler’s notebook
Update: You can see this notebook in my video on YouTube. I came across the “traveler’s notebook” style notebooks online recently. They seem very convenient for a number of reasons, mainly their modularity. Such a traveler’s notebook (TN) consists of an outer cover/shell, often made from thick leather, which is filled with individual notebooks that… Continue reading Making my first traveler’s notebook
Almalauha?
You may wonder what ‘Almalauha’ means. It stems from ‘alma lauha’, the Germanic name for my home town of Almelo, the Netherlands. ‘Alma’ means ‘elm’ and ‘lauha’ refers to woods on sandy ground near a settlement (is there an English word for this?!). My hometown is well old, with the first mention of House of… Continue reading Almalauha?
Hello world!
Welcome to my blog! I plan to post various kinds of content here, mainly illustrations/artworks I’ve made as well as step-by-step descriptions of some of my sewing projects. I hope to leave comments on if I can deal with all the spam!