Artist Ursula Caruel (see photo showing my artwork) has invited me to participate in the traveling exhibition Vegetal Art Collection. She is the initiator of this project. Following the principles of 17th-century herbarium construction, Ursula Caruel draws a plant representative of its geographical environment in duplicate. One of the drawings is subsequently exchanged with another artist somewhere in the world, who does the same.

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The collection is presented in exhibitions and reflects the artists' commitment to sharing their connection with the fragility of life. Artistic diversity thus reflects the richness of biodiversity.

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I chose the native dandelion as a starting point.

The dandelion is both commonplace and special. There are many micro-species.
In the spring, on the way to my beloved grandmother, we drove past meadows full of dandelions. In the spring, it was a feast of color; I believe it was a succession of cowslips, then dandelions, and finally buttercups. That was the late sixties. This beauty has largely disappeared from the Dutch landscape. I  feel  a sense of emotional connection and loss.