For this mini exhibition, Marretje brings a selection from her Flower Family to the Kijkdoos. This family was created during a 100-day challenge in which she drew a new flower every day. The flowers are cheerful, appealing, and relatable: each character has its own personality, posture, and meaning. Together they form a colourful collection that shows how we can share the same roots, while still growing in our own unique ways.

The Kijkdoos is a place where small works truly come into their own. Marretje’s illustrated flowers invite visitors to pause for a moment and appreciate the details: a line, a glance, a splash of colour. These are drawings that speak directly to you, without any pretence. They perfectly reflect the accessible way in which Kijkdoos Roerdomp makes art visible: close at hand, welcoming, and approachable.

Marretje enjoys exhibiting her work in places where people can encounter it unexpectedly. She has previously taken part in Pakje Kunst, and now she is delighted to present part of her Flower Family at Kijkdoos Roerdomp: a small exhibition filled with cheerful drawings that invite you into her world.

About the Artist – Marretjes (Marjolein Vink) Marretjes (Marjolein Vink) has been drawing for as long as she can remember. She has created birth announcements, wedding invitations, memorial cards, and moving announcements, and her murals can still be seen today, including those at the Amstelveen Puppet Theatre.

For the book My Hero, she illustrated all the drawings using fineliner and ink. In addition to drawing, she enjoys working with collage, preferably creating her pieces by hand using paper, magazine clippings, scissors, and glue. Her collage work has been published in books and exhibited in Prague, Toronto, Plymouth, and São Paulo.

Marjolein continues to experiment and explore new creative directions. A drawing of cherry blossom became part of Paste Up in Warsaw, and a 3D figurine she created during a workshop at Arti et Amicitiae was featured in Protest. She also enjoys collaborating with others, including through a Round Robin project, and photographs heart shapes that she discovers in unexpected places.

Although she does not live in Nijmegen, part of her family history is rooted here: her paternal grandmother was born in this city.

Want to see more of Marjolein’s work? Visit her Instagram:

✎ @marretjes 

✄ @vogelvink