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Non-Flying Object series
Non-Flying Object series After having worked for 2 years on a series of large shells, I felt like making a series in which I would focus primarily on the surface decoration, in which I would use different coral textures and patterns as a starting point. I decided to...![Cocooning April 2020 – March 2022](https://ellenspijkstra.com/files/2021/05/Cerion-Uva-2020-stoneware-57-x-28-x-29-cm-1-1080x675.jpg)
Cocooning April 2020 – March 2022
Cocooning April 2020 – March 2022 Wikipedia describes cocooning as “staying inside one’s home, insulating from perceived danger, instead of going out”. You can find a lot of creatures cocooning in nature of which shells are one of the best representatives of...![Tin ora silensio ta e mihó muzik](https://ellenspijkstra.com/files/2020/03/DSC00940-3-1080x675.jpeg)
Tin ora silensio ta e mihó muzik
Tin ora silensio ta e mihó muzik The Rotary Club of Curaçao commissioned me to create a mural for the silence/meditation room of our new hospital, the Curaçao Medical Center. I started with a workshop mold making for the students of the pre-art school Instituto Bueno...![Mangrove Fantasy](https://ellenspijkstra.com/files/2020/06/Mangrove-Fantasy__2018_glazed-stoneware_500x10x180-cm-1-1080x675.jpeg)
Mangrove Fantasy
Mangrove Fantasy 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...![Membership ceremony of the AIC](https://ellenspijkstra.com/files/2019/03/lidmaatschapsceremonie-AIC-1080x675.jpeg)