ellenspijkstra | Ellen Spijkstra

Looking for the Sky

Oct 20, 2019 | Photography

I might as well have titled this series ‘Looking for lines, curves and volumes’ because that is what I did. These photos were taken between 2010 and 2019 in different places around the world, such as Liège, Sao Paulo and Chicago....

Ellen Spijkstra – An Artistic Journey, The Curaçao Museum, Curaçao

Oct 17, 2019 | Exhibitions

Ellen Spijkstra – An Artistic Journey, The Curaçao Museum, Curaçao My first (duo-)exhibition in The Curaçao Museum was in 1985. Since then I had 4 more solo exhibitions but the latter was quite some time ago; in 2005. I was really happy to see my work again in...

Mangrove Fantasy

Oct 9, 2018 | Ceramics

I received the commission to make a large mural for a wall on the porch of a house situated right at the waterfront of the Spanish Waters. The porch reaches almost to the water, with only some mangroves as separation. My mural is a wild interpretation of these...

Series of bowls

Jun 1, 2017 | Ceramics

Series of...

Instituto Buena Bista-Kolegio St Albertus Project, 2011

Apr 22, 2011 | Ceramics

December 2010 I gave classes at Instituto Bueno Bista, the pre-art academy of Curacao. Their 15 students and 2 apprentices each made a mural of 1 x 1 meter; scenes of the bible in their own interpretation. Two afternoons 30 school kids (grade 7th and 8th) also...