This September I participated in a 10 day program at Arthouse Jersey on the island of Jersey. Guided by Sue Hill, the Associate Director of Wildworks, I spent 10 days in the Greve de LecqContinue reading

Just before the September travel-mayhem started, I managed to squeeze a lecture in; and I am very, very glad I did! Under the guidance of Judith ter Haar, Head MA Fashion Strategy of Artez, IContinue reading

Last week Julius Thissen and myself were at a fantastic night organized by OPA (Ontwerp Platform Arnhem) called Genderbenders. We listened to the very interesting stories of artists and activists Chet Bugter and Janice DeulContinue reading

I’m a teacher now! Or at least I tried to educate a class on the subject of Other Senses, this year. We especially talked about the practical side of artistic perfumery. The best part? HavingContinue reading

I went to London for four days for a perfume-visit. Check out all of the stuff I managed to get done: – smell Iris Gris – smell all kinds of real Ambegris – smell allContinue reading

Working at the Province is quite hard work. Of course once a year, you do get a great party! This year there was a mini-festival at the Provinciehuis. There was music, great food, art andContinue reading

This weekend we’ll be participating in Festival Onzichtbaar Landschap, an artistic festival that explores the parts of the landscape that can’t be seen, or need a different way of looking at, to be appreciated. AllContinue reading

So what do you do when you’re a perfumer and one of your best friends gets married? You make a perfume!   I felt totally honoured to be able to scent my friends wedding thisContinue reading

Every year the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden has a party at Summer Solstice: for us this was the first time attending and it was funny how the longest day of the year flew by!  Continue reading