MY LIFE STARTED IN THE NETHERLANDS, A GOOD LIFE. A FULL BUSY FAMILY LIFE. LATER ON I WORKED AS AN INSTALLATION ARTIST, STUDIED HERBAL MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALING MODALITIES AND TRAVELLED.

ACTUALLY, THESE LAST YEARS I TRAVELLED A LOT AND MOVED ACROSS BORDERS WITH MY MAN AND A DOG A COUPLE OF TIMES. I AM ROOTED IN MY FAMILY BUT HAVE A BIT OF A WAYFARERS HEART SO WE TRAVEL TO SCANDINAVIA AND THE UK OFTEN, TO GERMANY AND FRANCE TOO, BUT I WILL BE IN THE NETHERLANDS MORE FROM THE SUMMER OF 2025 ONWARDS.

I DO AUTHENTIC LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH ARTISANS, LOCTICIANS, CRAFTERS, HEALERS, MAKERS, CREATORS, GROWERS, AND NORNS. SO, =) CONTACT ME WHEN YOU ARE INTERESTED TO WORK WITH ME. JUST USE THE CONTACT FORM BELOW.

I LOVE WOOL AND HAVE WORKED WITH IT FOR MANY YEARS. IT IS WARM, IT IS SAFE, I FIND IT HEALS THE SOUL AND IT IS MAGICAL TO WORK WITH. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR FACTORY PERFECTION IN MY SPINNING NOR WEAVING AND USE MOSTLY WOOL FROM OLDER SHEEP BREEDS. THEIR FIBRES ARE DIFFERENT THAN OF THE NEWER BREEDS OR FACTORY TREATED WOOL. SOME ARE THICKER, SOME UNRULY, SOME HAVE A BOUNCE AND I LIKE HOW THE WOOL IS, HOW IT WEAVES AND LIVES AND HOW IT SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN,. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THE WEAVINGS ARE ONLY SUITABLE FOR CAREFUL HAND-WASH.

I WORK ON THE WEAVING ALL YEAR ROUND AND WILL ANNOUNCE, WHEN NEWLY FINISHED WEAVING- WORK WILL COME ONLINE ON INSTAGRAM A LITTLE BEFORE POSTING THE FINISHED PRODUCT PHOTOS HERE. THE COLOURS OF THE WOOL AND WEAVINGS MIGHT APPEAR SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY ON YOUR COMPUTER THAN THEY ARE IN REAL LIFE.

WHEN YOU WANT TO ORDER ONE OF THE AVAILABLE WRAPS OR COMMISSION A WEAVING YOU CAN USE THE CONTACT FORM BELOW. EVERY WEAVING IS UNIQUE AND SO THE FIRST TO ORDER IS THE LUCKY ONE.=). WHEN YOU COMMISSION A WEAVING I WILL ASK FOR A DEPOSIT BEFORE I SET THE LOOM.

WHEN YOU WANT TO SEE MORE ABOUT ME AND MY WORK OR BE KEPT UPDATED YOU CAN HAVE A LOOK AT THE_BEARANDWOLF INSTAGRAM. .. ACTUALLY I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE ME A FOLLOW THERE AS I TALK A LOT MORE IN THE POSTS ON IG. =)

*DEAR OVERSEAS CUSTOMER, DO NOTE THAT, WHEN YOU ORDER A WEAVING FROM OUTSIDE OF EUROPE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TAXES ON THE GOODS WHICH YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL REQUIRE YOU TO PAY AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE DELAYS IN DELIVERY DUE TO CUSTOMS.

** AND DEAR US CUSTOMER, DUE TO REGULATIONS IT IS AT THIS MOMENT ONLY POSSIBLE TO SEND PARCELS TO THE US THAT FIT IN A LETTER BOX, WHICH IS THE WEIGHT OF A SMALL WRAP. WHEN I POST THE DETAILS OF A NEW WEAVING I WILL ALSO ADD IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIP TO THE US. X

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