Who is it whispering in the thicket, exchanging spells and secrets beneath the green roof of the woods? Of what do they speak and of what do they know? Dressed in their fine linens and furs decorated with stone beads and lace, they seem a peculiar kind, somewhere in between regal and wild. In strange tongues their ancient words travel on the sweet scent of summer, quietly humming to the spirits of the forest. Please meet my three Dorans, or, Wise Women who know, see and heal, using magic for good and only that … The wise old Doran Gwenora,…

It may look as if the earth and her creatures have gone to sleep for winter, but during my travels through these autumnal landscapes I met many uncanny characters and they told me lots about their lives and the places they came from. I asked them where they were going, but they kept this a secret, they told me no-one was to know as it would spoil the magic of not knowing. Perhaps they don’t know it themselves… She was a fading rose in an approaching winter Surely she was going to sleep for a very long time But where…

Dear reader, This past May you may have seen or heard about my exhibition Into The Ivy which I held at the beautiful chapel now turned artspace Notre Dame des Arts in Ubbergen, NL When I decided to take on this exhibiting adventure (my first solo show) I knew it was going to entail many facets with which I was unfamiliar. Aside from creating artworks on a much bigger scale in my tiny studio space, there were all kinds of elements to navigate that were new for me and the one that caused me most of my anxiety was planning…

Dear ones, In this blog post I wanted to take you on a little journey through the creation of Pantovola Petit; the fabric figurines born from a childhood nostalgia and a desire to create little whimsical characters full of fantastical imagination The wonderful thing about creating these wee critters for me is the way they come to life in such unique ways, always surprising me with their quirky, unique personalities. Because they are such spontaneous beings, I never sketch them out, I draw my idea directly onto the fabric and dive straight into the sewing, filling, painting and decorating of…

It was a delight to converse with the lovey Elizabeth 🫶🏼 Our conversation for her podcast Connected Creation where we talk about about feverish dreams and our inner theatres is now live and can be streamed via Spotify Hope you enjoy x P x

Dear ones who follow my blog here on this website, In this post I’d like to share some background to my decision to move some of my more in-depth content from this blog and social media channels, to my Patreon account. But first of all I want to give a sincere thanks to all of you who has shown an interest in my work and what I create, for your support and the kindness. I launched this website in 2015 and I have published tales, background stories and imagery surrounding my art via this here blog. I also started a newsletter…