primavera in perugia
The hyacinths I planted in October are in bloom, along with the rest of the early spring wildflowers, along with this new chapter in my creative pursuits. In the past year and a half, I moved my entire life from Amsterdam, NL to Perugia, IT. I helped my husband open our shop in Perugia that sells my ceramics and natural wines, Amphora. I sold my first business, which was a project very close to my heart which I started in 2022 - Mango in a Pot. My two younger sisters relocated to Perugia as well and we all now live in this picturesque medieval city perched on top of the umbrian hills. All of this after losing my Mom 2 years ago. I feel like in this moment, I can finally catch my breath and take in my surroundings. I live in a stunning place, in a particularly wild corner of the landscape. I work (most days) in my charming ceramic studio, located in the heart of Perugia. And I get to live with my two amazing sisters as my next door neighbors. So I guess I will stop here a moment and take in the scenery. It was hard work to get here and the past 2 years has felt like being inside of a washing machine or climbing a mountain. I’ve come out clean and its time to get dirty again.
creating as ritual
My creative rituals have corrected my course multiple times, never leading me astray. I got here because of the hours spent with my hands covered in dirt or clay. Living the seasonality of this life closer to nature through my relationship with garden. I return to her as I return to myself. She teaches me a type of patience that cannot be logically explained. The clay humbles me and teaches me that time is an ingredient. What does it say about me that my days are spent engaging in activities that have no other option apart from collaborating with time? Ever since I started steering the ship that is adulthood, my curiosity with time has drawn me to take this path. It’s a path overgrown with moss, a path that feels like returning to the warm embrace of my earth mother.
I am finally coming out of the foggy winter and the creative fire has just started to warm my inner and outer ecosystem. With the launch of this online space, I come back to the online world after months of living in the real world. May this space serve to expand my community, inspire acts of creative resilience and document my evolution. Hi again world, it’s still me but a little bit different again.
