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Found somewhere along the road in India by Marie-Gon, a Dutch colour consultant, this wall turns dripping paint into something almost emotional. Lines of turquoise, orange, pink, yellow, and soft blue slide down the surface, crossing each other like traces after a sudden burst of feeling. The image is simple at first glance, but full of movement once you stay with it. Paint gathers, spills, slows down, changes direction, and leaves its own rhythm behind. Nothing is drawn, yet everything seems to be happening. The beauty lies in the contradiction. These are “tears”, but they arrive in colours that feel anything but sorrowful. They look more like joy escaping the wall, too bright to stay in place, too liquid to become a fixed image. When translated into textile, TEARS OF JOY kept that same sense of release. Vertical streams, transparent layers, and unexpected colour crossings create a design that feels spontaneous, light, and alive.

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Painted by Barbara Termorshuizen on an electrical cabinet in Delft, this image brings a rather elegant spoonbill into full floral drama. Long black beak, pale feathers, one sharp red eye, and flowers everywhere. Pink, yellow, blue, purple, green. Delft clearly not afraid of a little colour between the canals. The bird stands quietly in the middle of it all, almost too composed for its surroundings. Around it, large tropical flowers press into the image from every side, filling the surface with colour, movement, and a generous amount of optimism. Nothing feels shy here. The petals are big, the colours are bright, the contrast is clear. Yet the spoonbill keeps the image from becoming too sweet. Its graphic black and white shape gives the painting elegance and structure, while the flowers do exactly what flowers tend to do when given enough space: take over. The fact that it was painted on an electrical cabinet makes it even better. A practical street object, usually ignored, suddenly turned into something people actually stop for. On textile, the image becomes fresh, colourful and immediately graphic. The flowers bring softness and energy, while the spoonbill adds calm, contrast and just the right amount of attitude. A very well-dressed bird, surrounded by flowers that clearly had no intention of staying in the background.

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