Measurements: 0,5 m tot 1,5 m
I am picking flowers on the beach, my catch of the day..
‘Sea-weed weaving’ is a continuous research on form, color, texture and material, which started in 2011. My source of inspiration is seaweed which I find along the beach. I experiment with threads that are made out of algae and glow in the dark. This artwork was realized in collaboration with the Textiellab Tilburg.
In the countries around the Mediterranean Sea you often see decorated iron fences in front of the windows as burglary prevention.
Inspired by that application, Ron and Brigit Schreuders commissioned to make a window fence to embellish their front door in 2010. It was clear that their dog ‘Angel’ is the ‘guardian angel’, the protector and guardian of their home in Zandvoort. You can see Angel’s profile and the initials of the clients in the decorative fence.
In Rome and Pompeii you can see beautiful floor mosaics, which alert visitors to the dog’s vigilance: Cave Canem.
Three art commissions from IKEA for the Concept Center.
The source of inspiration for this fireplace are old tiled stoves from Sweden, the delft blue tulip vases and ‘De Liefdesbrief’ from Berkman en Janssens at the Delft A13 exit.
The painting ‘The Love letter‘ by Johannes Vermeer and the tapestry series La dame et la Licorne were the inspiration for the artwork ‘de Liefdesbrief’ near the A13 at the Delft exit. The perspective in Vermeer’s paintings and the warm color red, which stands for love, can be found in the red-white pillars under the viaduct. The animals are inspired by 17th-century Delft blue animal tiles and the six-part tapestry series La Dame et la Licorne (Musée de Cluny, Paris), where a woman surrounded by animals is depicted in an enclosed garden (paradise).
The artwork was unveiled on 20 September 2007 by Lian Merkx, alderman of the city of Delft, Anders Westney, CEO of IKEA, and Folkert Post, chief engineer-director Rijkswaterstaat Zuid-Holland.
For the exhibition at Museum Lambert van Meerten, Museum Prinsenhof and the realization of the artwork for IKEA Delft, miniatures are produced in a small edition.
Measurements: 3 m x 3 m
‘Bien étonnés de se trouver Ensemble’
The artworks of 25 artists is brought together by director Annette de Vries.
Secret assignment for the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander in 2013
In honor of this, a King’s Tree was planted in each of the 408 Dutch communities. This was an initiative of the foundation:‘Nationale Boomfeestdag’ and the ‘Oranjebond’. Margot Berkman was given the secret assignment to design and realize a finely decorated fence for the Royal Family in 2011.
King Willem-Alexander planted on April 23, 2013 in the presence of mayor J.J. van Aartsen the first Royal tree in the Transvaal district park in The Hague. He was assisted by a number of children from group 6 of the Comenius school in that district.
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Measurements: 3,5 m x 1,2 m (ensemble of 2 pieces)
Underwater dancing, floating seaweed gives oxygen.
‘Alghe Galleggianti’ is a balustrade for a villa by the sea.
The artwork ‘Alghe Gallegianti’ was festively revealed by Kees van Twist, former director of the Groninger Museum. Katja Rodenburg, philosopher and exhibition curator, presented her lecture ‘Born from the sea’.