Author: Annemie Koenen

Here’s the start on the cover. Her call sign. The story of this man. Your name, like your handwriting, will be with you for the rest of your life. Or as Neeltje Maria Min puts it: ‘Call me by my deepest name’. I found the Maria amulet in her materials. Mary had a special meaning […]

Here is the first felted side, all finished. I am very satisfied. As always, my work arises during the process. For a long time I was only with blue (ballpoint pen) in mind, but then the freedom of the artist came to my mind. When I first started embroidering her handwriting, I was impressed with […]

New felt pages. The embroidered handwriting page is finished and the solu fleece is dissolved. I am not satisfied with the result. Therefore new pages. I am now going to transfer the text in a different way. In the meantime, I collect and prepare. The woman in the photo is Mom’s mother, my grandmother. She […]

My mother passed away in 2008 and I have been toying with a memory book about her for a long time now. Due to the death of my father in December of last year, this now comes to the fore.The thought of capturing a human being in a compact thing, which may last for another […]

A story in words and images In words and images, in paper and textile, an attempt is made to capture a life to pass on, in a compact form. By telling this story I want to inspire you to tell your story. That will be a completely different story with its own theme. I experience […]