Maartje grew up in Zeeland, The Netherlands. Close to the sea, the seagulls always flying and screeching around. She studied graphic design and fine arts, both in Rotterdam and works since 2006 as an artist and designer.
In 2010 she moved in with her husband to live and work in Amsterdam.Her drawings are the base of everything she produces. Like the Lappions; every one of them is unique and handmade bij Maartje. She picks the first and 2nd-hand fabrics from the market, thriftstores, garage-sales, farmermarkets as well as from the people around her that want to get rid of their old tablecloths and silk shawls. After that a selection of the fabrics is silkscreen-printed with self-drawn images of birds, cars, lanterns, branches and electricity lines. Then the sewing begins....
