artisans - open studio day

Dag van de AMBACHTEN
Journée de l'ARTISAN
Sunday 5 February 2012
Nationwide (in Belgium) craftsmen and women open their studios

furniture, music, glass, paper, perfume, metal, flowers, fashion & textiles, leather & fur, earthenware, ceramics, plaster, stone, wood, grafic arts, jewelry, gastronomy & delicatessen...

one of the participating ceramists is Veerle Van Den Broeck whose studio I happened to visit May 2010

www.veerlevandenbroeck.be

a list of all participating artisans and opening times of studios

www.dagvandeambachten.be

related posts - other participating artists

gorgeous ceramics by Marleen De Vos

Tim Wagendorp



Dirk Eelen - studio revisited

OPEN STUDIO

Sunday November 29 from 14h00 until 18h00

It started yesterday with a great party !!!

A tiny 'village' of old industrial buildings.

Looks promising.


A catchy painting, too late ... it is sold.

I love the links objects make to one another. Painting (detail) of a forest road next to a pile of wood next to a burning fire.

Hmmm, wondering if this is an intentional setting or just a forgotten piece.

Cozy corner next to the fire.

Sorry for the light reflecting in the paintings, and no, it is not the artist in the picture.

The party is about to start with nice food ...

... and drinks

It was years ago I've danced for such a long time, it was great. Thanks Dirk and Luc for the great party.

Luc Huysman shows his works at the same time, have a look at the other post I did today.

View a better version of the paintings on this site : www.dirkeelen.com. Click the icons for additional information.

A previous visit to the studio in this POST

happy visitors

It is not my habit to make portraits or pictures of people, you will rarely find one. Here are two exceptions.

Dutch artist Josje Schroot from the Netherlands is my first visitor during the open studio days.

And here is one happy customer leaving the studio with a Honderdwater column. I can tell by the way she holds it that it will be cherished. I wasn't allowed to wrap or pack it.
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The weekend was a success. I did not expect too many visitors as my studio is well out of the way of the others. Still many visitors managed to find it - not obvious - and those who did were enthusiastic and interested.

the studio during the open days

It took me weeks to clear and clean the studio. These images show a rare view, I almost don't recognize it myself.
I have new ideas in my mind, and once I'll start realising them, the studio will be upside down again. The Honderdwater columns will be covered and the Good Mood Lights will be removed and stored to keep everything away from saw- and sanding dust.

Next year, the studio will - hopefully - look completely different with new works. I'm still brooding.

The first part of the studio is the part where the rough work is done - sawing, drilling, sanding ... the dirty work.

The second part of the studio is used to put works together, to 'assemblage' and 'mix the media'

table is set to welcome the visitors during the tour, so this is not the usual set-up

We regularly have our breakfast here when the weather is nice, but just too cold to sit outside. The light is just gorgeous here.


The third part of the studio is intended to show my finished works, but is in general just as messy as the other parts once I get to work again.

getting ready

We've been away for about a week. The pictures of the open studio days are posted with some delay. But here they come, and more the next days.

My man preparing the parking space for the visitors. We were allowed to use the meadow from our kind neighbour.

The stoneman for Anita at the end of our driveway.

Tables and chairs in the courtyard for the brave bikers that come all this way. Only on the picture did I see there is a link between the chairs and my work on the wall.

View on the courtyard from the studio. Weather looks promising but it turned out te be cold the first day and rainy the second.

Door to the studio.

please come in ....

welcoming the visitors

The week previous to the open studio days, Anita Huybens' partner delivered all the stones gathered by many of her friends. Some time in the future, along a walk trail passing her home, a stoneman will rise to commemorate this unique person. Walkers and bikers will be able to add more stones and pebbles to keep her memory alive.

In the meantime I started a small version with the gathered stones . It welcomes visitors and will remain here until it finds its proper place in a public place. I only could spend half an hour to make it, still so much clearing and cleaning to do in the studio before the weekend

Two weeks later ... it still stands

Starbrook Airlines and Jack Learoy - artist painter

Starbrook Airlines

is the imaginary airline of artist painter Jaak De Koninck/ Jack Learoy

a nostalgic world of airplanes and air hostesses

His paintings have a permanent display at the Brussels airport.

I found this club chair very inspiring. Have a look at the whole picture here.