Anton Pieck

I fell in love with Anton Pieck's work when I was 6 years old, and I still am very much in love with it today. Anton Pieck is a Dutch painter, artist and graphic designer, born in the Netherlands in 1895 and died in 1987. His rich imagination was very fairy tale like, and his playful line reminiscent of Albrecht Durer. He was incredibly prolific. In addition to the hundreds of fairytale inspired paintings, woodcuts, and etchings, he designed the first and most important theme park in Europe, The Efteling. I don't come across his work very often here in the states and wanted to share some of his paintings with you.

So beautiful.

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My daughter is just coming into her Princess phase. She was king for a while, monster for a bit, but now, she is starting to catch on that princesses have the most fun. So, after checking out some of the dress-up clothes out there in this crazy world, I decided that it would be more fun if I made some myself. 

We started with a princess skirt, made from leftover materials. It took time, it was fun and I liked what we came up with, but the your highness rejected it. It was the wrong color. The skirt is awaiting a second chance in a box next to the sewing machine. For now, the princess is wearing a pillowcase in just the right color.

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