AN OVERVIEW OF MY WORK
Michèle’s Portfolio
WRITING
A small selection of my editorial work. My writing style is vivid, colourful and personal, while always clear and to the point.
Happinez International Edition - 2018
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Happinez Magazine -
A creative Oasis
For Happinez Magazine, I wrote this portrait of Susanna Nova and the creative oasis she created among the magical rice fields of Ubud, Bali. The story was published in the Dutch, International and French editions of Happinez.
Méditerranée Magazine (Dutch)
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Méditerranée Magazine - Sardinia, Paradise for eternal living
Together with photographer and friend Nadine Maas, I create soulful travel stories with a personal perspective. We look beyond the obvious side of a destination to find the people, places and stories that give it character, hoping to inspire readers to see both the world and themselves with fresh eyes.
Grazia Magazine (Dutch)
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Grazia - Global Living
A personal story about my years as a digital nomad and what it meant to live without a permanent home for five years: the enormous sense of freedom it gave me, as well as the challenges I encountered along the way.
It all started with one question: how can everyday life feel a little more like being on holiday?
Online platform &Bloom: content & columns
Read The Simple Life EN
Read The Simple Life in Dutch
Online Platform - &Bloom
I worked with photographer Denise Boomkens on her inspiring project &BLOOM, helping to shape the editorial side of the platform in its early days. &BLOOM is a digital platform celebrating women over 40 who live life on their own terms, because ageing isn’t what it used to be. And that’s a very good thing.
BOOKS
I Love Me, 25 ways to live your life fully (2010, Scriptum Publishers, Dutch Only)
Feel your Sparkle, 15 ways to live lighter (2013, Scriptum Publishers, Dutch Only)
Pure Travel Guides - Slow Travel in the City: Books and App (2014, Unieboek Publishers Netherlands, Dutch only)
Together with my friend and freelance colleague Jessica van Zanten, I created and wrote the Pure Travel Guides in collaboration with Unieboek Publishers in the Netherlands.
We developed the concept for the books and app from A to Z. The series was created around the idea of slow and conscious travel, guiding readers towards local restaurants, organic farmers’ markets, independent places to stay and the greener, less obvious side of a city.
ONLINE COURSE: FREE YOUR INNER WRITER
Free Your Dreams
I created the online writing course Free Your Inner Writer to inspire and guide people who want to write a book. The course grew out of my former platform Free Your Dreams and explores both the craft of writing and the freedom that comes from finding and using your own voice.
ILLUSTRATIONS
A selection of my illustrations, including personal work and commissioned pieces for magazines, brands and private clients. I also created a small collection of birth announcement cards and am currently developing my own illustrated children’s stories.
Some of my work combines the two things I love most: words and images.
Happy tree
Originally created for a small picture book
Free as a bird
Originally created for a small picture book
Just zen
Originally created for a small picture book
Made for an article in BeautyMAG magazine
Made for an article in BeautyMAG magazine
Made for an article in BeautyMAG magazine
