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Report of an exercise runner

It was a party in nature. When I walked from the Stevenskerk towards the Ooypoort, the sun was already making a valiant attempt to warm my face. Before I crossed the bridge I looked to the right, at my house,  so close, and yet so far away,…

The eternal journey of Siemen Dijkstra

In February 2013 I discussed with Siemen my plan to publish a contemporary book of hours and pilgrims. I have been working with him for a long time and find that his vision of man and nature and the way in which he depicts them in his woodcuts…

Between the speed: life!

That's how time rushes: the things I have to do, the actions to do. The day makes its way through my life like an arrow and I fly after it. To what, to where? Space: in the distance against the hill, a woman in a red dress walks along a narrow…

It’s coming on…!

The contemporary book of hours and pilgrims Seasons of Life is almost finished. All contributions have been put in and in their place. Another round of corrections and picking out the right paper. Then press and bind. It seems so simple.…

Ardi Brouwer makes Nijmegen print and miniatures

For the contemporary book of Seasons of Life (Seasons of Life ), Ardi Brouwer made four miniature lithographs based on a quote from Per Petterson's Stealing Horses : 'the colourful sky holds the world together'.  Every year, Intermedi-Art…
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Contemporary ‘medieval’ miniatures by Gea Karhof

Those who are familiar with the work of Gea Karhof will not be surprised that I asked her to make a number of miniatures for 'Seasons of Life', a contemporary book of hours and pilgrims. If anyone can make 'medieval' miniatures, it's Gea. In…

The gravel creaks.

In the future, the Walk of Wisdom wants to develop a magazine about the adventures of a new pilgrimage route and the experiences of pilgrims. Before that happens, we practice on the website. Here is an entry from one of our donors: Hanneke Vermeer.…

Marjoke Schulten from monumental to miniature

At the end of 2013 we started looking for artists for the first time for the contemporary book of hours and pilgrims 'Seasons of Life'. I immediately thought of Marjoke Schulten. Her work would fit very well in terms of content, but the size…

Patricia van de Camp, beauty and vulnerability

For 'Seasons of Life', a contemporary book of hours and pilgrims, Patricia van de Camp made a series of four photographs measuring 10 x 10 cm. Together they form a mysterious whole. The sober and powerful images immediately appeal and raise…

Declaration of love by Peter P.M. de Haan

  When I asked Peter to make miniatures for 'Seasons of Life', a contemporary book of hours and pilgrims, he was immediately enthusiastic. He thought it was a wonderful idea and immediately started fantasizing. He wrote: "For me it would…