Looking into the Mirror of Time

Conscientious objector, 2001, buttons, objects, 45 cms H X 30 cms W.

Passport photo, 2002, buttons, beads, 45 cms H X 30 cms W.

Scheyville/bike, 45 cms H X 35 cms W.

Post migrant camp, buttons, 1998, 1 m H X 75 cms W.

Pizza, 2002, 40 cms H X 30 cms W.

I decided to elaborate a stratagem, a proposal for entry to an event. My idea is that the artist develops their self image in the work, not just as narcissism or introspection. I felt it might be interesting to present a montage of selfies I have woven over the 35 years of my tapestry career, as a tribute to the history of self portraiture visible in Dutch art history, for instance Rembrandt. As my father was Dutch and my mother Slovenian, one of my works is a fantasy in “lederhosen” and Slovenian folk motifs.

Veenstra, Slovenian costume, 2002, 1 m H X 1 m W. All my tapestries are cotton warp, 8 per 2.5 cms; cotton, wool, linen, synthetic wefts.

This is my most recent selfie, 2016, 40 cms H X W.