Delft Spirit Child

When I transferred this photo of a favourite place in Delft, something truly wonderful happened. The figure in the foreground emerged unexpectedly. This was a very powerful moment for me confirming that the creative process is a journey of intuitive exploration and that being fully engaged in this process means letting ones self be intuitively drawn into unexplored territory, not only technically but spiritually and emotionally. I call this little fellow my spirit child as he seems to be looking at me from another time, confirming that this city of my heart, the city of my ancestors, will always remain a very significant place for me.

photo transfer collage




These photo transfers were done with news paper over gesso on card. I like the way the words show through my photograph of David taken in the Galleria dell' Accademia in Florence.

In the Gouda Madonna I used the same technique as with David and attained a more solid effect, no words became visible.