Loentje Furnée met kinderen op het strand van Noordwijk 1930

This photographic collage, "Loentje Furnée met kinderen op het strand van Noordwijk", was created by Carolina Onnen, sometime around the 1930s. It's like a little visual diary, a scrapbook of beachy moments. I love the way the photographs are presented on a mottled card background, it reminds me that art making is a process of assembly, of accumulation. Each image offers a little snapshot of life at the beach. The sand dunes in particular evoke a sense of place, of nature, and remind me of the quiet joy of being in a landscape. I wonder if Onnen was as drawn to the textures of sand and sea as I am to the surfaces of my canvases? The whole thing feels casual, familial, and open, like a shared memory that anyone can step into. Ultimately, art invites us to see the world through someone else's eyes, even across decades. It's all just one big, ongoing conversation. Isn't it great?