carnet de voyage

Parts of illustrations and scrap paper often tell their own...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:08:18 +0200

Parts of illustrations and scrap paper often tell their own story on my table.

thrift store treasures

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:48:41 +0200

thrift store treasures

A nice visit to the growing and blooming botanical garden in...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:46:20 +0200

A nice visit to the growing and blooming botanical garden in Ghent.

This is the very last Herbarium zine: number 50/50 of the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:18:00 +0200

This is the very last Herbarium zine: number 50/50 of the edition.
~~So be quick if you want your copy…~~

SOLD OUT!

more cookies, buttonholes and spiders…

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:00 +0200

more cookies, buttonholes and spiders…

And, some more self-promotion:These are the postcards currently...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:40:00 +0200

And, some more self-promotion:
These are the postcards currently available in my shop.

You can follow me on facebook as well...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:28:05 +0200

You can follow me on facebook as well :-)
facebook.com/merlijnemarell.nl

I did a photoshoot with my postcards. It was quite fun to think...

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:58:00 +0200

I did a photoshoot with my postcards. It was quite fun to think about how I wanted to present them. I made small still lifes with the cards and a few props, for each card its own little world. In this post some results, but you can see more in the shop or at my facebook page.

Last weekend I found a treasure on a book market: Viaje por...

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:35:00 +0200

Last weekend I found a treasure on a book market: Viaje por España by Baron Charles Davillier and, more important, illustrated by Gustave Doré. I can’t read the book, because it’s written in Spanish, but it’s beautiful to watch, to stroke, to cherish. The pages are printed on bible paper, so very thin and delicate. Some of the illustrations cover a folded page, it feels very special to open them and explore the world of Doré.

There were more treasures on the market, I got very inspired by all the old, handprinted books. I miss that kind of aesthetics in the printed matter of today…

Woodcut-in-progress: ‘cutting’ with knife, gouge,...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:59:58 +0200

Woodcut-in-progress: ‘cutting’ with knife, gouge, hammer and nails…
So curious about the result in print!

Last Sunday - heritage day - I spent the day at Huis van Alijn,...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:25:00 +0200

Last Sunday - heritage day - I spent the day at Huis van Alijn, working on my mural. The mural is a work-in-progress that will develop during the exhibition. Most of the time I’m working on this project at home. I make the illustration in separated pieces and afterwards I mount them on the museum wall. But yesterday I settled down in the museum, drawing next to my wall, to get in touch with the visitors. Unfortunately most of the visitors stayed outside, due to the nice weather and the other activities in the courtyard. But I was working in a very special setting and had fun doing so.

You can read more about my process on this blog (in Dutch).

pictures by Stephan Löcke

Some more pages of my sketchbook - messing around with colors,...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:54:30 +0200

Some more pages of my sketchbook - messing around with colors, patterns and shapes…

A small glimpse into the process of my graduation project:First...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:33:00 +0200

A small glimpse into the process of my graduation project:
First picture: an illustration in progress
Second picture: a collection of inspiring images combined with my own textures and patterns.

“Als je in een verhaal zit, loop je als een heel gevoelige verzamelaar door het leven en af en toe denk je: ja! Ja! Dat moet ik hebben! Je verzamelt.” - Marit Törnqvist

A week ago I celebrated my birthday. It was a perfect day,...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:33:28 +0200

A week ago I celebrated my birthday. It was a perfect day, including a special breakfast, homemade apple pie and lemonade, friends and… presents!

This lovely little box filled with beautiful sweets and a cute drawing was one of them. Made by Joke Dieleman (visit her tumblr to see more work of this talented lady).

Some pink garbage, carefully composed on the street.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:02:07 +0200

Some pink garbage, carefully composed on the street.

I forgot to mention there is a special tour on April 7, for the...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:48:53 +0100

I forgot to mention there is a special tour on April 7, for the visually impaired to explore the works of Jockum Nordström. I’m so curious how both the museum and the visitors will approach this…
All I can say is that I love the flyer!

Last Sunday I spent an entire afternoon in the world of Jockum...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:01:00 +0100

Last Sunday I spent an entire afternoon in the world of Jockum Nordström, beautiful exhibit by the Lille métropole musée d’art moderne, d’art contemporain et d’art brut.
Various rooms showed his drawings, collages, cardboard buildings and an artist book. I particularly like his wonderful collages, and it was great to see a showcase table filled with pieces of work-in-progress.

More information about the exhibition All I Have Learned and Forgotten Again (beautiful title!)
I highly recommend a visit! (The exhibition will travel to the Camden Art Centre in London from 26 July to 29 September 2013)

First and second picture secretly made by my partner in crime.
Other pictures: Courtesy Zeno X, photo: Peter Cox.

Some green and sunlight in my house.Longing for more…

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:32:42 +0100

Some green and sunlight in my house.
Longing for more…

lalalala linoleum!(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss8FEM3gfdo)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:15:03 +0100

lalalala linoleum!

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss8FEM3gfdo)

Another illustration from my zine herbarium.Read more about it...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:51:00 +0100

Another illustration from my zine herbarium.
Read more about it here or have a look in my shop, there are only a few copies left!