On Saturday October the 18th the traveling exposition “Fusion of Visions” of the IAC Benelux group opened at an Aveiro Museum in Portugal, the Museu da Cidade, City Museum with my “Soul Disks” participating.
Unfortunately, I can not attend. I have some exhibits to attend in the Netherlands.
But, please, enjoy some photos of the exposition.
I invite you to come to the
- “Clay in Movement” Exhibition at the FRANX Artgarage in Zoetermeer, Vlamingstraat 1-3, Netherlands. 50 works are chosen in this competition/exposition by a competent jury for the 45-year anniversary of the “KLEI” Dutch magazine. The exhibition is from October 4 - October 26, 2025. The opening of the exposition in on Oktober 4 at 4pm/16 hours.
- At the end of October there is a ceramics fair related to this anniversary with 11 nominated ceramic artists on October 25 - 26, 2025 in the FRANX Artgarage. I am one of the participants.
- November 1 - 2, 2025 I open my doors of the SwanCeramics Art Gallery at my house for the “KunstOpentDeuren” artists tour. It is a new Art Event in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. You can try out to throw a pot on the wheel or sculpting a little pot.
I hope to see many people to enjoy the ceramic arts.
“Swan Teapot” Slipware
“Dancing Swirling” Vase
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 nominated participants of which I am one.
The announcements in the magazine CLAY.
The article in the magazine CLAY.
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
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.
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”!!
“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.
My “Hip-Hop": let’s Dance sculpture is in the September-October issue of the Dutch KLEI Magazine in the section of the “Klei Galerij” with the subject: human figure.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
I participate in the 2nd Taiwan Chawan Festival from Sept 8 - Sept 17 with 5 chawans.
Look on their website to all the beautiful chawans, teabowls: https://en.twcca.com.tw/products/all/2.htm
Green-Black Slipware Chawan.
Yellow-Blue Slipware Chawan.
Pink-Blue Slipware Chawan.
Kamakura-Red Sakura 2 Chawan.
Kamakura-Red Sakura 1 Chawan.
22 Dutch artists are showing their most beautiful works in a booklet “Art from all sides” made by the “JaKunst” organization directed by David Polak. JaKunst = YesArt!
My “Cosmos” Slipware plate on the cover.
My “Cosmos” Slipware Vase in the booklet.
Inside the cover: “Cosmos” Slipware plate.
I have an exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery from July 1 - September 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 July 9, 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 Green Trumpeteer in the jeweler’s store on the first floor.
“Spread your Wings” Horsehair Raku.
3 Gingko leaf sculptures.
2 Trumpeteer slipware vases.
The “KissieKiss” emotion vases in the window of the jeweler’s store.
3 Emotion Vase Sculptures: “Comforting”, “Loving”, and “Feeling Happy”.
“Embrace” emotion sculpture in glass cabinet.
My work the “Red Trumpeteer” Slipware Vase is in the online exhibition of Korean and Dutch Ceramic Artists from June 1 - August 31, 2023.
It is an exhibition from the Hanyang Ciber University, a virtual university in Seoul, South Korea.
https://multi.iscu.ac.kr/exhibition/ceramic/2023.asp
“Red Trumpeteer” Slipware Vase.
On the website.
The website.
Mijn atelier is open op 17 en 18 Juni voor de Open Ateliers Amstelveen 2023 route van 11 uur tot 17 uur georganiseerd door de Amstelland Kunst groep.
Voorafgaand en gedurende is er een CENTRALE EXPOSITIE van de kunstroute deelnemers in het
COBRA MUSEUM in Amstelveen van Vrijdag 9 Juni tot en met Zondag 18 Juni 2023.
Kom alsjeblieft naar het prachtige COBRA MUSEUM die 75 jaar bestaat en geniet van de vele open ateliers!!!
Deze vaas staat in het COBRA museum Amstelveen: “Kraanvogel” Kintsugi Slipware Horsehair Raku Vaas
My workshop is open on June 17 and June 18 for the “Open Ateliers Amstelveen 2023” tour from 11am to 5 pm organised by the Amstelland Kunst groep.
Before and at the same time, there is a CENTRAL EXPOSITION of the participants of the Open workshop tour in the COBRA MUSEUM from Friday June 9 to Sunday June 18, 2023.
Please, come to the beautiful museum which celebrates 75 years existence and enjoy the many open workshops!!!
I will have an exhibition at the Dutch Luxury Design Gallery from April 1 - June 30, 2023.
My artwork will be online for a whole year to enjoy and to buy.
The opening of the exhibition is on April 10, 2023 at 2 pm - 5 pm; 14 hours to 17 hours.
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.
https://www.excitinghistory.com/location/buren-oranjestad/
Horsehair Raku Ginko leaves, “Embrace” Emotion Vases.
Horsehair Raku “Spread your Wings”.
“Comforting” and “Happy Together” Emotion Slipware Vases.
“Trumpeteer” Slipware Vases.