about
i am an artist and illustrator currently based in zwolle, nl. working in many different mediums has always been a fascination of mine, and currently i most enjoy working either partially digitally (scanning a pencil drawing and coloring in photoshop) or analog (with watercolour or panpastel). 

something that characterizes my work is the use of stark linework and messy colours. i enjoy working with essays, poetic text, audio and academic writing as sources of inspiration. 

my biggest inspiration comes from the natural world. the stories i write are about connection, meditation and reminiscing about how we as humans connect with the objects, people, plants, animals, artefacts around us. 
artez university of the arts
illustration design bachelor’s
2020-2024

image editor
de optimist
2024-2025

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