This vase is a treasure from my grandmother's utility room. In her living room and utility room is a colorful collection of dinnerware and vases. For my still lifes I try to use 2nd hand thing to create a still life in a sustainable way. In this way, the vase, pot or service gets an extra life in a special way. For me, the artistic thing about second-hand things is that they often had a long life. A rip or dent tells a story about the past. How beautiful it is when these stories from that time is hanging on our wall as still life! Especially for my grandmother I printed this still life on cotton paper. It brought a beautiful smile to her face and the still life hangs on her wall now.
Hi welcome on my page. I am Nicole Colijn, 34 years old, married to Simon and we live with two very sweet cats, Polly and Paolo, in a lovely house in “the green heart” of the Netherlands.
As a little girl I liked to be creative. My..
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