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…

“Only they who are in the possession of an open, curious heart and a hunger for bewonderment, can find their way there…” Dearlings, I hope you are all well! It has been a while since I last posted here on my blog, as I have been focused on writing the story for my fairytale book these past months. Writing is something I have recently fallen in love with completely, it comes with a whole new set of challenges and discoveries and has given a new dimension for my imaginings to take shape in. This book, with this particular story, is…

Hello dear reader, Today I wanted to share a little doll making progress post with you on how I have made Rosemary Rosemary is a large art doll sculpture, she measures 135 cm’s tall and I custom created her for a special collector. This is something I rarely do, but the request was so close to my heart, I really wanted to bring this doll to life So in this post I’d like to take you through some of the steps in the creative process, starting with, as always: FABRIC I roughly draw out the shape of the doll and her limbs,…

Hello! Long time since I posted here on my blog, I hope you have been well, enjoying the marvels of spring! This past week issue 5 of the Huts Magazine, an indie artzine, was published and I am honoured to be one of their featured artists! A five page interview “Viewing, Like Reading” can be found in it, plus also a little step by step progress story “Once Upon a Making’ which takes you through the creative process of making one of my larger doll sculptures ‘Persephone’ The Huts Magazine is an independent initiative, shining their bright light on beautiful…

Dear reader, Today in this blog post I wanted to point you to the article Rains of Creativity by Milena Spasojevic, published on the Fourline Design blog, in which I share some of my ideas and thoughts on art, life as an artist and how it all started out for me. It was published a wee while ago already, but I hadn’t come round to posting about this publication, but… “Better late than never….”  is what my nan would have said I hope you enjoy the read! Sending hugs x P x