Christel van Krieken

My blogs

Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	seamstress,homeopath, jeweller, artist, student nurse
Location	Gisborne, New Zealand
Introduction	Hi there, I have (literally)spent most of my life prolifically creating ...what to my mind are beautiful things from children to textiles, sketches and more; all have kept my hands busy and my heart full of joy.
Interests	sketching, history, painting, writing, reincarnation, calligraphy, homeopathy, any old trade/craft in danger of being lost, rivers, the scent from a rose, fathers and sons, gemstones, mountains, wildflowers, spirituality, hotsprings, art, rainbows, lavender, rain, the ocean, driftwood, babies, clouds, daughters, first love, rocks, minerals, flowers, joy, sorrow, birth and death, the mysteries, the smell of coal, life, knitting, sometimes cooking, symbolism, slight breezes, poetry, the sun, the moon, the stars, Gisborne, organic produce, but also chemically enhanced luxury like chocolate, and, coffee, family, music lyrics, argentum, loss, grief, books, gardening, love, making it (love), mothers, mothers and daughters, mothers and sons, recycled anything, sustainability, handmade, simplicity, colour, friends, memories, the, West Coast, of the, South Island, of, New Zealand, in a nut shell a slower pace of life.....

If you were a pirate, how would you avoid laughing when saying 'poop deck'?

"oh sh*t thats a hard one!"