Egyptian Blue
For the ancient Egyptians, blue wasn’t just another color
It was a symbol of the cosmos, creation, and fertility, deeply linked with the heavens and the Nile.
The last true gondola-riding icon
Peggy wasn’t an average heiress. She was a bohemian, a mystery, and yes, a kind of lonely, but living a life that was one big, shimmering adventure.
Barcelona for the soul
Art, made by my Super-Startists for the dramatic tragedy in Ukraine.
Blushing clouds are real
Wait. Couldn’t they see what was going on outside? This traveling theater starring super-enthusiastic clouds?
Freaky.
Inspiration was right above our heads. But no one was seeing it.
Sneak preview: the making of Marenthe’s world
When I was 26, I worked as an emerging art director in Brussels for magazines such as Marie Claire and Elle Decoration.
The fairytale shop in Lisbon
I once had a lover who jumped into skips. Madly in love, our hands intertwined, we strolled through the mystical twilight streets of The Hague.
How Passion is related to Lassie
A truck looms up in front of me, showing an image of a cool guy with a dog, standing in a designer living room. The guy stares at me with an intense look.
Dior, Designer of Dreams
Women don’t flinch at spending five thousand dollars on a coquettish handbag, crafted in black lambskin with Cannage stitching, dangling from their gold-braceleted, bronzed arm.
Triple your creativity
Most artists are busy looking for their creative voice. Forget that. You don’t have to look for your creative voice because you never lost it.
Pony or unicorn?
Dragons are real.
Heroes are real, too.
We all have dragons, but we’re not all heroes.
The eggs of Fabergé
One-hundred thirty-six years ago, Tsar Alexander III of Russia commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to create a jeweled egg as an Easter gift for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna…
Find the diamond in the dust
Creative, talented people often worry a lot about things like:
Is my art good enough? Am I good enough? Am I an artist anyway or just a creative mess-maker?
Creative Marketing Director
She worked at a bank. She loved the business side of the job, but the creative side was lacking. So she took an online drawing class…
Very Important Animal Room🦆
Have you ever seen ducks waddling down a red carpet in a hotel lobby?
Scholarships
We are giving away 2 scholarships for Art Journal Cabaret.
Update: entries are closed.
My Juicy Art Journal Secrets
Artists often ask me: Marenthe, what kind of (art) journals do you use?
30 plastic Santa Clauses
It’s pretty kooky: a guy who’s repairing 30 plastic Santa Clauses in front of his house.