Four days, two cities, a wintry beach and nerding out on Delft blue and the House of Orange... it's been the latest leg of my project visiting places with colour stories.
Delving into blue at the Royal Delft factory has turned up a story of resilience, adaptation and innovation.
On the trail of orange, the Mauritshuis and Prinsenhof have served up historical intrigue and insights on propaganda.
I've been reminded of the modernity of 17th century Dutch portraiture. At the Vermeer Centre I've learned about pigments. At Escher in the Palace I've explored connections between nature, pattern and maths. And of course, light – I've hopped on a tram to Scheveningen, The Hague’s seaside, to see joyous performances by Snow Globe Circus and the Lightning Drummers.
Why?
I’m unstoppably curious and I always have personal projects on the go. And what’s in this for my clients? Well, some of the most valuable work I do is at the intersections between creativity, knowledge and noticing things. Getting out and exploring exercises those skills of observation and connection.
What will this project become?
I’m producing creative pieces about the discovery in each trip.
And where next?
That would be telling…
Word of the trip: Wandelroute.
See the trip sketches on my Instagram feed @lydiathornley.
Find out about first two trips, Greyfriars and the Dear Green Place and Redcar to Whitby.
