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Mariken
Mariken Heijwegen is a born maker. As a child she drew and painted a lot and made Barbie clothes from old socks. She graduated from fashion academy and at the art academy.
"I paint heads. Self-portraits. My hands help me transform my emotions on the canvas. My language."
Sometimes an awful lot happens in a head and no one knows, except you, what's going on there. It can be dark, scary, filled with fears and doubts, obstacles and everything I think is human. Last months I was in a dark place and that was very scary. It was dark in my head and it felt like an explosion of all my fears.
At that time I painted a portrait every day. My paintings reflect feelings like panic attacks, fear, anxiety, insecurities and all mixed emotions. Slowly the paintings become less whimsical and more vague. A person appears in the painting. That person is me.
Creativity saved me and helped me deal with my anger and aggression about the whole situation and I can slowly accept who I am. I want to show the world that you don't have to be ashamed of a mental illness and I hope to break taboos. It makes me vulnerable and I think that's a good thing. I want to make the invisible visible.
Welcome to my mental journey and let's start a dialogue.
After a while, Heijwegen decided to leave the fashion industry behind. She went on to teach art at a high school. She has been doing this for twelve years now and is learning
they students to reach their feelings through art. She is also a lecturer in Fashion and Design at the KABK in The Hague, where she once studied herself. Next to it
teaching, Heijwegen continued to paint over the years.
Sometimes an awful lot happens in a head and no one knows, except you, what's going on there. It can be dark, scary, filled with fears and doubts, obstacles and everything I think is human. Last months I was in a dark place and that was very scary. It was dark in my head and it felt like an explosion of all my fears.
At that time I painted a portrait every day. My paintings reflect feelings like panic attacks, fear, anxiety, insecurities and all mixed emotions. Slowly the paintings become less whimsical and more vague. A person appears in the painting. That person is me.
Creativity saved me and helped me deal with my anger and aggression about the whole situation and I can slowly accept who I am. I want to show the world that you don't have to be ashamed of a mental illness and I hope to break taboos. It makes me vulnerable and I think that's a good thing. I want to make the invisible visible.
Welcome to my mental journey and let's start a dialogue.
More about Mariken
Mariken Heijwegen is a born maker. As a child she drew and painted a lot and made Barbie clothes from old socks. She graduated from fashion academy and at the art academy. She then traveled the world as a stylist. She designed clothing for the fashion era and made new, striking creations from existing clothing. Had in this they have a clear signature. For example, she made clothes from an English flag for a Rimmel campaign.After a while, Heijwegen decided to leave the fashion industry behind. She went on to teach art at a high school. She has been doing this for twelve years now and is learning
they students to reach their feelings through art. She is also a lecturer in Fashion and Design at the KABK in The Hague, where she once studied herself. Next to it
teaching, Heijwegen continued to paint over the years.
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