Karina Grens illustratie

30/07/2026

29/07/2026

I designed a LOVE-pin for and it's doing very fine, making people happy during the World Pride, here in Amsterdam. Love is more than needed now, during this dark times.

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last photo is by Jon Haywood aka Ambassadogs.nl for World Pride Amsterdam Me hugging one of our beloved volunteers.

11/02/2024

Year of the Dragon is here. Happy happy, joy joy! X

12/12/2023

day 2:
Around Christmas time in Sweden, one of the biggest celebrations is St. Lucia's Day (or St. Lucy's Day) on December 13th.St Lucia was a young Christian girl who was martyred, killed for her faith, in 304. The most common story told about St Lucia is that she would secretly bring food to the persecuted Christians in Rome, who lived in hiding in the catacombs under the city. She would wear candles on her head so she had both her hands free to carry things (she han her eyes put out and was stabbed to death). St. Lucia's Day is now celebrated by a girl dressing in a white dress with a red sash round her waist and a crown of candles on her head.The crown is made of Lingonberry branches which are evergreen and symbolise new life in winter. Schools normally have their own St. Lucia's and some town and villages also choose a girl to play St. Lucia in a procession where carols are sung. A national Lucia is also chosen. Lucias also visit hospitals and old people's homes singing a song about St Lucia and handing out 'Pepparkakor', ginger snap biscuits. People hang stars with holes in them in front of their windows. It's to remind people of the star o Betlejem that the 3 wise men followed in their search for the baby Jesus.

31/10/2023

Commissioned illustration for Magazine for and made mostly by people living with HIV. This one is for an article about protest. However, small and insignificant, every bit of resistance helps to tip the balance. Just stay true to your own beliefs, and find your own light. Even if you stand alone.

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11/10/2023

It's that amazing time of the year! I'm joining in her
Today's prompt is WEB!
This artistic spider likes to weave creative webs. This one is inspired by the ✨️ stars she sees every night.

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10/10/2023

It's that amazing time of the year! I'm joining in her
Today's prompt is PUMPKIN!
This strange maiden likes to wear the pumpkins in her hair to celebrate the spooky season. Very autumnal..
I don't have a nice story for you as the world is a weird place to live in with the war going on.

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09/10/2023

It's that amazing time of the year! I'm joining in her
Today's prompt is FINFOLK! So this is Ariel. If she had a cat, she wouldn't have chased a stupid prince. Chasing people who are not interested in you is never a good idea, however infatuated you are.
Choose yourself, choose life (preferably with a cat).

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08/10/2023

It's that amazing time of the year! I'm joining in her
The prompts of today and yesterday are FAERY and MUSHROOM. I'm cheating a little because I really needed some time off in nature, and when I was standing next to a little forest lake, I was instantly inspired to make this one. So directly from the Dutch woods, where the temperatures are still high but the mushrooms are thriving and ready to eat, to you! Greets!

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