Pink laundry

I walked down the stairs of our century old building today to do some groceries. As I walked down I noticed the laundry racks that were sitting on the in-between floors of the staircase. Apparently someone had done a colour coordinated wash. I was struck by the colour and the light.

About texture

The third assignment in level 1 of the Miksang Contemplative photography workshops is texture. Texture is tangible, you see something with an element of touch. If you gaze over the picture you would have the urge to touch it. Texture is more subtle than colour and pattern. Below are two posts about the workshops of level 1 and one example of texture.

Level 1, texture, Limoges/France 2013

Texture: hair, 2013

Assignment 3: texture, 2011

About pattern

I love patterns! I always find myself looking at and taking pictures of them. Below is a list of the most essential blog posts about pattern in Contemplative photography level 1, it is the second basic assignment. Clicking on 'Patttern in Limoges/France', brings you to an explanation about pattern given during the workshop in Limoges in the summer of 2013.

Street: orange pattern

A fool for pattern, June 2014

Prague: patterns in the street, 2014

Walk around campus, 2014

Miksang & meditation, top 3 of day 3, 2014

Pattern in Limoges/France, 2013

About colour/color

Below is a list of posts about colour or color. In Miksang Contemplative workshop level I it is the first basic assignment we work with: no story, no context, simply the richness of colour/color. The posts listed below are not the only articles about colour, I published many more, but this list gives an idea about shooting colour in the way of Miksang Contemplative photography.

Click on a caption to read the full blog post.

An afternoon colour shooting with my niece, June 2014

Contemplative workshop in France, July 2013

January 2013

Practise day, August 2011

Workshop Contemplative Photography, May 2011, day II

Workshop Contemplative Photography: May 2011, day I

Healthy juices

When I make time for myself, mostly in the weekends, I'd like to make myself a smoothie or fresh juice. Below you find a list of my lovely and healthy juices. Please click on the caption below the photograph to go to the corresponding blogpost.

fruit-carrot juice

apple-kiwi juice

apple-carrot juice

beet-grapefruit juice

healthy green juice

beet juice

raw pomegranate-apple-carrot juice

raw carrot juice

In the next couple days I am going to work on the archives of the Contemplative photography posts. That will be a challenge!

Healthy smoothies

Listed below are some of my favorite smoothies. Click on the caption below the picture to go the corresponding blogpost.
All photos are taken with natural light only.

avocado-mango smoothie

cream of buckwheat and apple

kiwi-blueberry smoothie

mango-grenade smoothie

beet-blueberry smoothie

pineapple-apple smoothie

creamy mango-cacao smoothie

raspberry-mango smoothie

blackberry-watermelon smoothie

blueberry smoothie

blackberry-banana smoothie

beet-apple smoothie

Banana-spinach smoothie

avocado-mango smoothie

banana-lettuce smoothie

mango-banana smoothie

chocolate smoothie

mango-spinach smoothie

spinach-pear smoothie

beet-grapefruit smoothie

Enjoy!

Waanders in de Broeren

As I wrote yesterday I went to Zwolle for a wedding anniversary last weekend and last Saturday I went into town with my mother. One of the things we visited was 'Waanders in de Broeren', which could be translated into something like  'Waanders in the Brothers'. In 1836 a certain J.M.W. Waanders opened a small bookshop/publisher/bindery in one of the small streets of Zwolle. His business grew and grew and the shop moved a few times to larger locations. In 2013  W.G.J.M. Waanders could finally open his new location after a few years of negotiations with the city council of Zwolle: in the former church of the Franciscan Brothers. Their cloister was built in the 15th century. The oldest part of the church, the choir, was built between 1466 and 1480.

W.G.J.M. Waanders envisioned not only a bookshop, but also a place for musical recitals, exhibitions, a restaurant and other cultural events. He finally got his way.

The organ was donated by Mr P. Queijsen to the Reformed Church on 10 June  1824. I didn't find much information on the organ, but I imagine it was cleaned and restored during the major face-lift of the building. I also imagine that it is still used for concerts.

A lot of old elements and murals were recovered during the restoration. I think it was done beautifully. My mother and I had a coffee underneath this wonderful ceiling and it was literally awesome.

On one side in the middle of the ship a new staircase was built leading up to several floors, tripling the floor size of the place. In my opinion the design of the staircase totally fits in with the rest of the building adding a modern touch to it  without being dominant.

A combination of old and new, I'm all for it. 'Waanders in de Broeren' is a lovely place to wonder around, browse through all kinds of books, have a coffee or dinner, or listen to a concert. For more information, read here.