KLEI in Beweging/CLAY in Movement

Today, I received an email with the notification that I am accepted in the competition “CLAY in Movement”, which is a competition of the Dutch Magazine “CLAY” “KLEI”.

In this magazine, which I received today, is an announcement of this competition “CLAY in Movement” and the exposition of the 50 final participants at the FRANX Kunstgarage from Oct 4 to Oct 26, 2025.

Also, there is mentioned that this coincides at the end of the exhibition with a first indoor ceramic market organized by Kunstgarage FRANX in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands with 11 participants of which I am one.

The announcements in the magazine CLAY.

The article in the magazine CLAY.

Exposition Gmunden Austria with IAC Benelux group

On Friday August 28 is the opening of the exposition “Fusion of Visions” at the Kammerhof Museum in Gmunden, Austria.
The exposition is from August 28 - October 5, 2025.

The opening hours are from Wednesday till Sunday from 10am till 5pm.

The address is: Kammerhofgasse 8,4810 Gmunden, Osterreich.

https://www.gmunden.at/events/fusion-of-visions/

https://www.gmunden.at/kultur-freizeit-tourismus/k-hof-museum-gmunden/

https://www.gmunden.at/

Please, feel free to come and enjoy the exposition!!!!

The invitation

The invitation.

The invitation

Horsehair Raku Mishima “Soul Disks” 2 + 3.

My Horsehair Raku Mishima “Soul Disks” 1 + 2

Horsehair Raku Mishima “Soul Disks” 1 + 3

Group exposition at "De Nieuwe Galerie"

I am part of a group exposition of the Amstelland Kunst group at “De Nieuwe Galerie” in “Het Stadshart” of Amstelveen the Netherlands. The exposition is from July 18 - August 24, 2025.

It is the SUMMER Exposition!!!

Please, come over and have a look when you are in the neighborhood!!!

The store front with my ‘Greek Connection” Vase.

My red-yellow glaze work and slipware work in the middle of the gallery.

Look at the beautiful art work on the walls!!

Exposition at Andenne with the IAC International Benelux group

I am a participant of the “Perspective” Ceramic Art Andenne Festival with the IAC Benelux group traveling exhibition: “Fusion of Visions” from May 17 to June 15, 2025. The exhibition presents a wide range of artistic styles, techniques and visions, offering the public a unique perspective on contemporary ceramics as a multifaceted art form.
”Vision”: is essential for artists guiding the development of ideas across a spectrum of styles;
”Fusion”: enhances individual creativity and contributes to a shared artistic direction;
”Confusion”: remains and integral part of the creative process leading to new and meaningful work.

We will be located in the Maison des Associations.
https://ceramicartandenne.be/a-propos/

“SOULDISK” Horsehair Raku Mishima Technique black clay inlay

2 “SOULDISKS” Horsehair Raku Mishima Technique Black clay inlay.

At the exhibition.

At the exhibition.

My page in the catalogue.

The poster announcement.

Highlighting the diversity of contemporary ceramics, the “Perspectives” Ceramic Art Festival 2025 in Andenne presents a dynamic and richly curated programme with no less than eight exhibitions.

Contact
+32 (0)85 84 36 40
contact@ceramicartandenne.be

Andenne Cultural Center
Rue de la Papeterie, 2A
5300 Andenne
BELGIUM

2025 Brabant Art Fair

Come to the Brabant Art Fair in Tilburg the Netherlands!!!
https://brabantartfair.nl/bezoeken/

The Art Fair is on Saturday March the 22nd and Sunday March the 23rd!!!

The hours are from 11am - 17:30pm.

The address is: NS-Plein, 5014 DA Tilburg; https://brabantartfair.nl/locatie/

My horsehair raku artwork for which I earned 4 Japanese awards: 2 MINO and 2 MASHIKO awards.

The “Gingkos” and “In-Motion” artworks.

“Spread your wings” Horsehair Raku artworks.

In the middle my new addition: The “Soul” disks Horsehair Raku.

2025 Art Fair Eindhoven

This year 2025 I will again participate at the Art Eindhoven Fair on February 8 and 9 from 11am - 5 pm. I will exhibit my colorful slipware, especially the Blue slipware with the Excellence Yixing China prize winning “Swan Teapot”!!

https://arteindhoven.nl/bezoeken/

https://arteindhoven.nl/kunstenaars/

“Swan Teapot and Cup” Blue Slipware.

“Water-of-Life” Slipware Plate

All slipware artwork; especially the blue slipware.

The blue engraved slipware: “Water-of-Life”.

Colored engraved slipware: Dancing sculptures and Emotion Sculptures.

Excellence Award from the 2nd world ceramic teapot art competition

Today, I received the news that my “Swan Teapot and Cup” won the “Excellence” Prize in the 2nd World Ceramic Teapot Art Competition 2024 in Yixing, China!!!! I thank the organization of the competition for awarding me this prize, I am grateful and happy for this recognition.

The museum exhibition.

My “Swan Teapot and Cup” in the exhibition.

Swan Teapot and Cup

The museum exhibition in Yixing China

Official image for the competition

IAC-BENELUX Exposition during the conference in Portugal

I am part of a subgroup of the IAC: the IAC BENELUX group (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). This group organized this exhibition and we are very busy with the organization of many other exhibitions in Europe. This was our first exhibition together and the theme was called: “Fusion of Vision”. The exposition was set up at the conference center in Caldas da Rainha and was beautifully done.

The exposition

The opening of the exposition

My works with blue slipware: “Water-of-Life” Vase and Matcha boxes.

Together with Mieke Everaet with the 2 porcelain bowls and Maria Kortenaar with the big porcelain bowl.

"Azulejo" IAC Members Exposition in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

There was a members TILE exposition of the IAC during the conference in the conference hall in Caldas da Rainha. The tile needed to be 20cm x 20cm with the colors white and blue. Everyone had done an exquisite job and it looked great on the wall.

Tiles suitcase exhibition from the participating conference IAC members.

My “Star” Tile.

IAC Conference in Portugal 2024

I was at the 51st Congress of the IAC International Academy of Ceramics in Caldas da Rainha and Alcobaca in Portugal from September 12 - 24 with about 300 people from 50 nations. It’s all about ceramics, members meeting, presentations, lectures and exhibitions. Before and after the conference was a pre-tour south of Caldas da Rainha and after-tour north of Caldas da Rainha, which I both joined. It was about Portugese culture and ceramics and especially the tiles: Azelujos!! And don’t forget the delicious cultivated wines in Portugal.

Alcobaca

4 days of meetings and presentations

Lots of members

Manu, many beautiful tiles!

Many, many potters and their art.

Small figurine. So many!

Many beautiful churches.

Roman temple of Diana.

Castle with bull riding ring.

Pot Museum

Tiled church outside and in.

Groups exposition at DeNieuweGalerie, Amstelveen

Some of my Horsehair Raku works are included in the summer groups exhibition at TheNewGallery in Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
It is a beautiful exhibition at the mall of “Stadshart” in Amstelveen. If you have some time leftover this summer, please, come and enjoy the gallery.

The groups exposition.

"The “Gingko” Leaves in the window.

The”Mars” bowl and “Swanflower” plate: Horsehair Raku decoration.

The “Flower” Horsehair Raku Bowl.

New artworks

I made some new work: the Mishima inlay technique combined with the Horsehair Raku burning and spraying of Ferric Chloride. I cut my designs with a knife for getting the straight lines (not easy with the added grog in the clay) and with some other fine cutting tools I take off a layer of 1 - 2 mm of the white clay. I fill in this space with black clay. Of course, the clay is leather hard and I may even wet it a little more to get good adherence. I tested different kinds of clay to get the same shrinkage rate.

Soul Disk 1

Front or back of Soul Disk 1

Soul Disks

Small Soul Disks

Soul Disks

Soul Disks

Soul Disks

Soul Disks

New work at the Brabant Art Fair in Tilburg 2024

BRABANT ART FAIR

OP 16 EN 17 MAART 2024

KUNSTBEURS VAN HOOG NIVEAU IN UNIEKE SFEER
DE KOEPELHAL IN TILBURG BIEDT DE BRABANT ART FAIR EEN SFEERVOLLE ENTOURAGE.

Bowl “Water-of-Life” Slipware

“Water-of-Life” Slipware Plate

“Water-of-Life” Slipware Vase 2

“Water-of-Life” Waterfall Slipware Vase

“Water-of-Life” Slipware Vase

My booth number 15.

ART EINDHOVEN FAIR 2024

Please, join me at ART EINDHOVEN, an art fair, on Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th of February 2024 in the “Klokgebouw” in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

It is open from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm.
The “Klokgebouw” is the old Philips factory. The industrial and nostalgic surrounding gives ART EINDHOVEN the right atmosphere.
More than 130 selected, juried artists show their most beautiful works.

https://arteindhoven.nl/

The code for you to get a reduction or free ticket is AE24DLN and the link is: www.arteindhoven.nl/bezoeken/

Glazed Horsehair Raku, 3 handles vase.

“Water-of-Life” Slipware Plate.

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Vase.

My booth 115

Featured in Dutch Yearbook: JAARBOEK KUNSTENAARS 24

2024 JAARBOEK KUNSTENAARS / ARTISTS YEARBOOK

In this thirteenth edition approximately 150 Dutch visual artists present themselves. This yearbook offers an overview of contemporary artists, painters, sculptors and artists with other disciplines. This book will be consulted by art lovers as a practical reference and will initiated publications and discussions.

On the cover art form the artist winner of the year 2023 Barbara Nanning.

My personal page.

Exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery

Off to a good start of the new year 2024 with the opening yesterday of the exhibition at the Dutch luxury Design Gallery!!
Unfortunately, it will be the last exhibition because the gallery will close, but they will continue online where you can see and buy all my artworks.
The exhibition is until March 17, 2024.

The address is: Voorstraat 1-3, 4116 BC Buren (Gld), Netherlands.

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/nl/nieuw-in-portfolio?sort_options=a.ordering-ASC&start=60

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/en/our-artists/swanica-ligtenberg

This town Buren has a historical connection to the Dutch Royal House of Oranje-Nassau from the Netherlands.
https://www.excitinghistory.com/location/buren-oranjestad/

Kamakura-Red and Yellow artworks.

Yellow Tripod

Kamakura-Red Bamboo Plate

AAF Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam 2023

I would like to invite you to come to the Affordable Art Fair 2023 in Amsterdam where I am part with 5 other artists of “De Nieuwe Galerie” of the Amstelland Artgroup.
https://affordableartfair.com/

The fair is from November 1 - November 5, 2023.

It is open from:
Vernissage:

Wednesday November 1, 17:00 - 22:00 (Official opening)
or
Public Days:

Thursday November 2, 12:00 - 21:30

Friday November 3, 12:00 - 21:30

Saturday November 4, 10:00 - 19:00

Sunday November 5, 11:00 - 18:00.

The address is:

De Kromhouthal, Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231, 1021 KP, Amsterdam

The whole set-up: Nanette, Desiree, Hilde, Liesbeth, Swanica, Juliette.

LAST EXHIBITION at the DUTCH LUXURY DESIGN GALLERY of this year 2023

I have an exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery from October 1 - December 30, 2023.

My artwork will also be online for a whole year to enjoy and to buy.

Yesterday, was the opening of the exhibition on October 8, 2023 at 2 pm - 5 pm.


The address is: Voorstraat 1-3, 4116 BC Buren (Gld), Netherlands.

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/nl/nieuw-in-portfolio?sort_options=a.ordering-ASC&start=60

https://dutchluxurydesign.com/en/our-artists/swanica-ligtenberg

This town Buren has a historical connection to the Dutch Royal House of Oranje-Nassau from the Netherlands.
https://www.excitinghistory.com/location/buren-oranjestad/

The “Cosmos” Slipware Plate

The “Cosmos” Slipware Vase in the downstairs jeweler store.

The Kamakura-Red “Bamboo” Plate in composition with other art.

The “Greek Swan” Vase and “Red River” Tripod.