Hello,
and thank you for stopping by, taking an interest in my blog. I am the 'relentless hunter and gatherer of soothing beauty, great and small' behind these pages, which for now means: here you find the stuff that makes me think, that inspires me, that I envy and am passionate about. I would love to see or read your views too, so feel free to comment!
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WilsonTOP 5 TODAY
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Author Archives: Wilson
The Garden Home
Another sunny day spent in my friend’s garden, south of Amsterdam, doing some serious Spring Cleaning. The three storm lights in the picture are from a series of 9 unique withered pieces, collected by my friend, used in and around … Continue reading
Posted in blog art, THE FABRIC OF HOME, work
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The Deck | The Explosion Era
And this one fits too – Something’s Coming
Posted in blog art, Magic, MUSIC, work
Tagged 21-22, ART, era, expectation, explocene, explosion, forecast, From The Deck, wilson tichelaar
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Digital Doodle | “social” “media”
Posted in blog art, work
Tagged Beeple, Christies, digital doodle, everydays, Imadethistm, Mike Winkelmann, wilson tichelaar
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Madness But Missing It
An April afternoon in Amsterdam in 2007 – nothing special then.
Posted in (B)OOST, Anja's Boetiek Photography, bloow, THE FABRIC OF HOME
Tagged airspace, Amsterdam, aviation, busy, highway in the sky, lines in the sky, planes, trails
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3 Words | Are You OK?
In a glimpse I saw this image, when royalty watchers on television tonight where discussing the break-away from Buckingham Palace of Meghan and Harry. It illustrated an article on the opinion pages of the New York Times back in November, … Continue reading
Posted in ART, bloow, EMPATHY, PHOTOGRAPHY
Tagged Are you ok?, art photography, break away, Buckingham palace, Duchess of sussex, Harry, Meghan, miscarriage, Paul Cupido, reach out
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Don’t Try To Be Perfect | The Lost Sketches Of Vincent Van Gogh
I just came across the headline HOW PERFECTIONISM FAILS US on LinkedIn and clicked. An announcement for 4 TED talks on the subject of our growing concern with doing it not just right, but perfect. Four experts in their field … Continue reading
Posted in ART, Books, CREATIVE CAREERS, TEXT
Tagged creativity, fuel, just do it, making work, motivation, perfectionism, sketches, talks, TED, vincent van gogh
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Elten Kiene | Spoken Boom!
Through a newsletter of Young In Prison I found Elten Kiene, a Dutch speaking spoken word artist who just blew my cap off with his work I Don’t Know. Boom! I looked for the lyrics online – so I could … Continue reading
I Clean My Emin® In The Dishwasher
I admire the work of Tracey Emin and am totally impressed with her guts. And although she’s high up there to me, I do like to use her work in daily life – as in living with art 😉 @TraceyEmin: … Continue reading
Chinese New Year + Valentine = Red + Gold Gifts
A few gift ideas to celebrate the Chinese New Year (this Friday) or Valentine’s Day (this Sunday) or both 😉
Posted in ONLINE FINDS, THE FABRIC OF HOME, work
Tagged 2021, Chinese new Year, gifts, gold, online, red, Shopping, Valentine's Day
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Lover’s Rock Music | Janet Kay – Silly Games
Silly Games by Janet Kay is a great tune I picked up while watching Lover’s Rock, one of the five short films on the life and trials of members of the West Indian community in London back in the sixties … Continue reading
Posted in bloow, FILM, MUSIC, REVIEW
Tagged bob marley, Carl Douglas, community, director, dub, film, immigrants, Janet Kay, London, Lover's Rock, Music, oppression, racism, reggae, rock, seventies, Silly Games, Sister Sledge, sixties, Small Axe, soundtrack, steve McQueen, The investigators, the revolutionaries, West Indian
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