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This is from 10 August 2019
Working on this tiny moss light prototype. Do you have ideas on what to call this series?

There it is - finally! The first moss light, in a nearly finished state. It’s been a while since the moss lights made an appearance, and this is the first one to show up in my post history here. This piece ended up being the prize in a giveaway (which I’m skipping here, since those posts aren’t too relevant for the timeline or the history of my work). I might do another giveaway sometime, though!

#moss #embroidery

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This is from 2 July 2019
Adding the ink drops to the shaggy mane ink caps. They are nearly done, just a bit of painting and detailing the base to do. I will show them lit up very soon!
Silicone can't be painted - but I created a recipe for a paint that does stick to cured silicone! It's made out of... silicone 😂
Music: Walk by @iksonofficial

It’s been a little while since I last posted - things get busy!
Video isn’t really my forte (yet?), but I’m considering starting a video channel. That would mean learning editing and figuring out a video setup… which I don’t really have time for at the moment.
Still, maybe! It could be a nice way to show more of my process.

#wip #process

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This is from 25 May 2019
I've run out of white mushrooms. Should I make more?

I might have to make more. But first, the orders I'm working on now—and some more mosses. Maybe even my very big moss piece, the one I never seem to have time for. After that, a few other artworks. I might even do something completely different from my usual work. So maybe, when I’m 80, I’ll make new white mushrooms? My husband jokes that my waitlist is 800 years long, so what’s one more project? Might as well make it 900.

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This is from 20 May 2019
Dandelion light: Taraxacum laneum. I'm deciding on whether to make more of this one or leave it at just one. Either way it is available in my Etsy store today.

Fun fact: while this one has sold, there’s still one from the second series available in my shop! (https://levendlichtje.etsy.com) So I did end up making more of these after all, though only because someone requested them. And once I’m making one, I tend to make a few at the same time. This ensures I can always send the best one to the person who commissioned it, as I have spares.
It also helps keep prices lower than they otherwise would be. I dislike high art prices because they put art out of reach for many people. But these lights take a lot of time to make, and I do need to feed my kids (and myself) in the process. By making more at once, I can spread the costs better.

#art #artist #light #BloomScrolling

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This is from 17 May 2019
Night view of Amanita muscaria II

It’s always a tough choice: night or day first? If I post only the night image, a lot of details get lost. You can barely see the white spots on the mushroom top. But if I post just the day image, you miss out on the lamp’s glow and how it lights up at night. Sometimes I share both, but I find that posting one image at a time works best. Maybe there’s no perfect answer to this.

#mushtodon #embroidery #MastoArt #mushroom

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This is from 16 May 2019
My Amanita muscaria lights are finished. They will be included in the next shop update this Sunday 22:00 CEST. More pictures to come, including night view.

These have long been sold. Maybe I should make new ones! But I might just be happy leaving them as they are. I made a total of seven. One first, then six as a series. I think. Or was it four?

#art #OriginalArt #Artwork #mushtodon

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This is from 14 May 2019
Finishing up the Amanitas.
I'm embroidering and needle felting the moss on the bottom. Mixing techniques is something I often do, because it opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
Music: Rain by @iksonofficial

I'm thinking about sharing more videos. Obviously, I need to improve my documentation and stop filming on a potato, but it might be nice to show more of the process. Maybe?

#process #WorkInProgress #WIP

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This is from 11 May 2019
This picture keeps making me happy. On the left @ecolifetube mini terrarium. On the right, my small pixel light. Picture by @ecolifetube
Look at how tiny that terrarium is! In a reused plastic PET bottle, to create sustainable terrariums. I've been following his work for a long time, and it's really good! The tiny ones are one of my favorites.

Still lovely! Terrariums are one of my favorite things to make. Wim from Ecolifetube.nl creates great ones using reused bottles to make them eco-friendly - I'm still a big fan of that! Since then, I’ve made a few terrariums myself using thrifted glass, and some have been thriving for years!

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This is from 20 March 2019
I am over the moon about this stamp by @paper_afternoon. It will be on all the packaging and my new business cards. I might go a little crazy and stamp it on everything in reach. 😀
Yes, I know it's skewed. I need to learn. More reasons to stamp on everything.

I designed my new logo back then and ordered it as a stamp—it's still in use! Since then, I’ve also created a few stamps myself, which I use to sign my lamps. Most lamps have a tiny version of this logo on the bottom or back, and some also feature my initials stamp. I use both!

#art #DutchArtist #TraditionalArtist #stamps

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This is from 12 Februari 2019
This one is Papaver luminosum III, which I just listed in my Etsy store. (Link in bio)
I registered my little art shop today, which means I am now officially an entrepreneur! :)

I registered my work with the KVK, the Dutch official business registry. I’m not sure how that works in other countries—there’s probably some regulation for it too. The process was pretty straightforward and quick, and then I received a big stack of flyers about networking and financing. Very nice, but not exactly useful for me. The business world isn’t very art-focused. Can’t blame them, though.
Lately, I’ve been looking around more, searching for artists like me to connect with. Maybe I should reach out to magazines? Or maybe I should dig up those flyers on networking...

#Artwork #FineArt #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #DutchArtist #Artwork