Friday, December 24, 2010

That Devil Watches me Sleep...

Evelyn put a pine needle tree in my room. I made some embellishments for it. They are based off of Indonesian puppets.

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This Mandala went on the top of the tree.

This is what the backs look like:


If anyone wants one of these, I would be delighted to mail it to you all the way from the Netherlands! Cheers, happy holidays.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Naarden

This is a map of the city of Naarden, it's where I'm living right now. It officially became a city in 1300. Its city hall, which still stands, was built in 1601. The "Father of Modern Education", John Amos Comenius, is buried here.
Those blue lines in a star shape around the city center is water. Its a big moat. Once the place fell under attack by Spaniards and everyone in the city was almost murdered. I live outside of the fortress.



This is one of those heart shaped pieces of land in the middle of the water (the picture is taken inside the fortress).



This is what you see after crossing the bridge, upon entering the fortress. People live here amongst all of the canons!



This is outside of the fortress again, a picture of their church at the city center.



The city owns deer and a peacock.

As you can see, I'm playing the part of tourist. I'm still looking for playmates...

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Who can help me now?

This is perhaps one of the hardest things I've ever done.

January 1998, through a long string of circumstance I was separated from my father. My father chose a different life for himself, one that didn't include me.
I am now here with him in the Netherlands trying to find some answers.

I am literally walking in my father's shoes.
Skipping through the streets of Amsterdam.