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The Prayer Nut at Museum de Tiid, Bolsward. THE PRAYER NUT, A TANGIBLE TRAVELLING COMPANION 29 July 2026 14:30 – 17:00 What do you take with you when you go on pilgrimage? And how… Summer gallery: Zin in Kunst?! At De Oude Pastorie in Voorthuizen, Otto de Bruijne and Wiebe van Dingen are exhibiting paintings and… Article in the Veluwse Courant of 12 May ’26 Following a visit by Greet Kappers to my exhibition “GEVONDEN” in the Catharinakerk in Doetinchem, there was… Workshops and artworks in Belgium In and around the beautiful abbey of Bornem (B), the “Art of Faith festival” was held for the fourth time from 8 to 10 May… Art in a little church from the year 900 The ‘Feest van de Geest’ (Festival of the Spirit) is organised in various provinces. The north-east Veluwe region presents itself in the churches… Vragen om Kunst (Asking for Art) – image meditation by Koos Sluiter During the opening of the exhibition “GEVONDEN” in the Catharinakerk in Doetinchem, I met someone who the… Two exhibitions: “Verder dan kijken” and “Gevonden” Dear art lover, I would like to invite you to two exhibitions: Verder dan kijken The first, titled… Bringing depth with the prayer nut How wonderful that, as a church community, at the start of a new season, we can with something tangible like a prayer nut… Gelukzoekers (Happiness Seekers): interview by Rynaldo “Are you also looking for happiness?” I am sitting with visual artist Wiebe van Dingen on a bench by the Schaapskooi… I’m writing! Hello, dear visitor, follower, guest! I would like to come back to the exhibition ‘Tussen Zoeken en Vinden’ in the Grote… Between seeking and finding Exhibition “Tussen Zoeken & Vinden” in the Grote Kerk in Epe From 12 July to 30 August. Open Tue–Fri, 13:30 – 16:00… Exhibition and stories at Klooster Nieuw Sion Klooster Nieuw Sion organises inspiration meals, a special monastery evening where you can at long tables… “LIGHT for people fleeing” To portray the theme "LICHT voor mensen op de vlucht" (LIGHT for people fleeing), I used less than obvious materials… A celebration at the monastery! Koningsoord Abbey lies in a beautiful location close to Arnhem and Oosterbeek. This Saturday, 5 August, the Kloostermarkt (monastery market) will be held here… “EMERGO” on Ameland Recently, on a radiant day, I was roaming through the dunes of Ameland. Enjoying the wind, the sun and the… What? An Exposium? Discover the beauty of nature through the eyes of artist Wiebe van Dingen As an artist I have always… Opening of ‘Vallei en Zand’ Last Friday, 24 March, it was finally time: the festive opening at Museum Lunteren. After almost a year of… Exhibition “Vallei en Zand” in Lunteren From 25 March to 1 July 2023, Museum Lunteren is showing the exhibition ‘Vallei en Zand’ (Valley and Sand), with paintings, gouaches… I have come from afar I have come from afar and am still travelling. Today we meet and I ask for shelter. Whoever lets me in may… Harvest Angel In the evening twilight he suddenly stood there. Whether it was my own eyes that saw him or my spiritual eye… Bowed The world is changing, humanity sighs. Corona, government measures, uncertainty. One person set against another. By… Input – output On my path I picked up a broken branch. What was left after the damage is very thin and flimsy. Carefully… Box I am a creature of habit. I prefer to move within safe boundaries, and for everything I do to have predictable consequences… Jewellery with light To portray the theme LIGHT I work with various materials. Usually I do that with wood, but this time with… Advent and a place of stillness at home Christmas is coming soon. Some people prepare for it consciously. A publication by Steunpunt Liturgie describes… Exhibition ‘Recht of krom’ in Apeldoorn Until 28 November 2021 the exhibition 'Recht of krom' (Straight or Crooked) can be visited in Apeldoorn. The Doopsgezinde Gemeente (Mennonite congregation) at Paslaan… Het Vrije Boek (The Free Book) Het Vrije Boek (The Free Book) is a publication of the Nederlands Verluchters- en Calligrafengilde (the Dutch Guild of Illuminators and Calligraphers). www.calligrafengilde.com This article… The prayer nut at the Louvre, Paris From 21 July until 10 January 2022 the exhibition titled “The Last Judgement” can be seen at the Louvre. After… Apples of gold in settings of silver A word aptly spoken is like APPLES OF GOLD IN SETTINGS OF SILVER (Prov. 25:11). A cabinetmaker or… The Man with the Hoe What does someone who hoes actually do? If you have ever hoed yourself, or know what farmers and growers have to… Little Art Apples Little art apples, that is what prayer nuts were called in the Middle Ages. In a podcast by the Rijksmuseum, prayer nuts… ‘40 Days’ of art at the Juliana Kerk, Apeldoorn. Unfortunately the EXHIBITION HAS BEEN CUT SHORT because of the coronavirus crisis. By the art committee 'Kunst in de kerk' (Art in the Church) “Kunst in de kerk”, and… Bede-nød, the prayer nut in Danish Every time I meet people from abroad, it is a great pleasure to see how they react to a small… Pendant of wood and glass This pendant is made of wood and glass. To me, jewellery is more than ‘something nice’. When I make a piece of jewellery, there is… Sea glass Sea glass is washed-up glass, for example from a broken bottle whose shards have ended up on the… Wine glasses Recently I had a conversation with an elderly lady. She was standing at the Saturday flea market in Apeldoorn with her blanket… Holy Heart A prayer nut. Some carry it in their trouser pocket, others wear it on a leather cord over the heart. The heart… Dalit Dalit On my first trip to India I landed at the airport in Chennai, formerly Madras. As soon as you walk out of the airport… The Gate In the run-up to Christmas I had the opportunity to work on a new artwork in front of an audience. This… Van Letter tot Leven (From Letter to Life) Exhibition 'Van letter tot Leven' (From Letter to Life) in the Wilhelminakerk in Dordrecht, on the occasion of 400 years of the Synod of Dort and the first printing of… Workshop at De Schuilplaats, Ede A few weeks ago, on Sunday 23 September, I gave a workshop during the 'Festivalkerk' (Festival Church), an alternative… Graceland Festival in Vierhouten On 18 August 2018 I was at GRACELAND with various artworks and with the little prayer nuts (gebedsnoot.nl). A day… Exhibition at De Schakel in Wijchen From 16 September to 28 October I am exhibiting together with Roeli Willekes at De Schakel, the meeting centre of… 055 Apeldoorn Art at CODA On 16 September 2018 the exhibition 055 Apeldoorn Art opened. The exhibition shows widely varied work… Exhibition ‘Alef Bet’ in the synagogue of Groningen From 9 September to 4 November 2018 I exhibited 11 works on the first floor of the synagogue in Groningen… Exhibition at the Bovenkerk, Kampen From 28 July to 8 September 2018 my work can be seen in the Bovenkerk in Kampen, at the selling exhibition ‘Kunstig Geloven’… Portuguese version: ‘Buscai e encontrareis’ The short documentary “Seek and you will find” is now also available in Portuguese: Buscai e encontrareis. The video below has… French version: ‘Cherchez et vous trouverez’ The French version is here! Cherchez et vous trouverez is a portrait of visual artist Wiebe van Dingen. “I like… Artwork: Water Bearers This little artwork consists of a number of parts, namely a split branch, a plinth, a small bottle on a metal wire… A prayer nut as a gift for your pupils "A special memento of your time at school, suitable for primary and secondary school alike."… German version of ‘Seek and you will find’ German version: Sucht und ihr werdet finden “In my shed I began making prayer nuts. A sense of… A new beginning Just before Christmas I was invited to share the story behind this artwork at the annual closing assembly of the secondary school… Looking back on the woodland walk workshop Two weeks ago I gave a workshop during a special church service at De Schuilplaats in Ede, the so-called… Italian version of ‘Seek and you will find’ "Seek and you will find" at an Italian film festival Today the Italian version of "Seek and you will find"… Green Faith On Sunday 19 November at 10:30 it is Festival Sunday in Ede, at De Schuilplaats. There I will lead the workshop “Green Faith”… Symposium Schuren & Scheppen (Friction and Creation) Last Saturday, 4 November, the Symposium “Schuren en Scheppen, ontregelende kunst in de kerk” (Friction and Creation: unsettling art in the church) took place in the Grote Kerk, or… Documentary ‘Seek and you will find’ at a film festival in Milan The documentary “Seek and you will find”, which paints a picture of me as an artist, will take part in… Summer news This summer was all about ENCOUNTERS. In France, in Germany and simply on the cycle path to the shop, people… Artwork: Maria Mary, the mother of Jesus. We know a few of her sayings, including: “Do whatever he tells you.” In… My Prayer Nut is now on sale at the Rijksmuseum The prayer nut I have been working on for 35 years is now on sale in the museum shop of the Rijksmuseum during the…