In the 90s I took various scuplture courses with David de Goede (wood) and Ada van Wonderen (stone).
The irrevocability of chopping really appealed to me. What’s gone is gone. This forces you to think carefully, but also to be flexible when things go differently.
![Bear](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/6921e3bb-3adf-45d2-9eb9-32d38d3baaa6_rw_3840.jpg?h=8038a7f98c61df34f0319599e1649639)
Bear
![Bear](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/14a3c532-bb2d-4a30-a4f1-430b0f8d2a7c_rw_3840.jpg?h=bbb695ccd7578127cd3e97133ab96052)
Bear
![The scream](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/00981842-bdf4-42c2-a15f-114fc6e3b942_rw_1920.jpg?h=3ad0f1caad19c2942519f6321ff816b3)
The scream
![Dolphins](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/f6157858-4305-4dc5-a71b-649b07af0513_rw_3840.jpg?h=3f5f1a640b0c056f0803971e132eec76)
Dolphins
![Dolphins](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/12c17370-1428-4bdf-ac19-ecd5fc6a390a_rw_3840.jpg?h=c291a8d8a57942c33629166869a12d03)
Dolphins
![Gorilla](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/1513e4d9-6475-4c86-bb92-97b4b48f2932_rw_1920.jpg?h=ada5eaf7e801db52bf6672f753f8e2d0)
Gorilla
![Gorilla](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/fbbb9f02-2cf1-4c0e-a7af-4761721b6317_rw_1920.jpg?h=4130fce4240cfa87bdacdfef29d6ebe4)
Gorilla
![Polar Bear - private collection](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/3e03ebc4-99c7-4ae6-a037-78cef06a53b2_rw_3840.jpg?h=876d6e47146908e61ebb18dae610ddb7)
Polar Bear - private collection
![Little Polar Bear](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/ff810751-eae3-4570-8ee4-9e5d6c2aa4f1_rw_1920.jpg?h=444eaa68ccd99e9e56627cc6ec458c91)
Little Polar Bear
![Manta](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/e902999c-8bed-4bfa-89dc-c26c3e0b435b_rw_1920.jpg?h=7a2d423e5735881bb3f2c0f5c460b8d0)
Manta
![Fish](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/c8c894d1-7d48-4663-a503-b030d5fea264_rw_3840.jpg?h=6b046ab7510e22501bf2e88eabccc94c)
Fish
![Bird](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/25903303-8cfa-469e-a0ea-f9769cf07f02_rw_1920.jpg?h=9fedb86e4b1dae3b45cc1e4d5d320e92)
Bird
![Whippet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/9178c7ea-f05f-418d-b72e-9e2afe7e517c_rw_1920.jpg?h=5760f7e30a71e6af9fbe9721aaf33534)
Whippet
![Seal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/ba42fcfb-b9a8-4515-82a3-69f57cdd3767_rw_3840.jpg?h=9084eaaf937c95f6fa68a2032abf3756)
Seal
![Baboon](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/e5a661fd-a442-480e-b79d-797f8267502f_rw_1920.jpg?h=b00994f243bc0c932f784b86346cce9e)
Baboon
![Dear horse - private collection](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fe9c7e1d-df1a-4a4e-a029-a4742e1169a5/2803dbc6-9ff7-4b92-934d-908dc59156a9_rw_1920.jpg?h=33ba83a24f07c6c190e702145b84fc8b)