Annemie Koenen ViltThe paperclip doll If you’re being held back from doing something similar because you think you barely have any memories, I can tell you they are, those memories. As soon as you start working with them, they slowly surface. While I was working on the doll, the word ‘friekele’ came to mind. (Freely translated, I’d […]
It took a while, but now an extra long contribution. I have now arrived at page 17. This text is also a handwritten text by Mom. She called us her cloverleaf.Could ‘t blumche van de mam’ (‘mothers little flower’) (wood sorrel) have been given this name because of this? But first back to where we […]
Page 8 is finished. I started with the felt textile page.I’m trying to imagine Mom as a 10-year-old. It is war.The people are poor.Where did she find the things she used to make and dress her paperclip doll? And what did that look like? I can only guess and give my interpretation. It remains exciting […]
The embroidery of this page needs a little more time.Without it really being intended, the list evokes the same feeling as Jan’s princess suit. If I remember correctly, Mom embroidered the decal on Jan’s suit. Mom’s gems are generously replenished on the free markets. That was already on the agenda. Searching for how I want […]
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 […]