| Artist: | Olga van Dijk |
| Uploaded: | 11/06/09 |
| Gallery: | Fine Art |
| Subject: | Other/Misc. |
| Media: | Photograph |
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 (Image 6 of 165) Copyright © Olga van Dijk |
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They are 75 years old.
This picture touches my heart knowing my
mom wore them as a little girl.
The colors of this picture enhance that
feeling.
My daughter matted and framed this picture and
it's hanging in her house in America.
These clogs are hanging on the fence of my
Mom's
House Boat in Holland.
(I probably will paint them)
My Mom' lives in a rural part of
Holland, where people used to
wear wooden shoes when I was a
kid.
At Grandma's (Oma) my children
(now 24, 26) wore clogs too.
I have a row of different sizes
wooden shoes next to my American
door, all worn by my kids in
Holland.
They kept your feet dry and warm
while walking on the clay soil.
Good old times.
Here is a Youtube video how clogs are made in the Netherlands:
This hand craft can't be done commercially and that's why it's slowly dying out.
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2009©
All rights reserved.
Unauthorized copying or use of
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| 17-Nov-09 12:58 AM |
Bernhard Mueller Very nice, Olga. This pair is a really good one, made with a certain amount of skills. They are called clogjes or similar, right? :-) | |
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| Artist Reply: no they're called "KLOMPJES" ~Love and Light, Olga | ||
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| 14-Nov-09 10:02 AM |
Cher Peterson I hadn't realized that the Dutch actually wore wooden clogs on a regular basis. I love the family history shown in this photograph. It is very special. | |
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| 12-Nov-09 12:37 AM |
kath nepia BRILLANT IMAGE OF TIMES GONE BYE.. | |
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| 10-Nov-09 10:03 AM |
Alberto D'Assumpcao Wonderful capture, Olga!! | |
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| 10-Nov-09 09:35 AM |
Nira Dabush Thanks for sharing these, OLga.. I love them and the photo. I think you should paint it. I'm fascinated by the wooden shoes.. As a kid, I used to have 3 couples of them, different years.. but not the dutch design :-).. I remember my first couple , it had a floral print.. I would love wearing such these days too. WONDERFUL.. Love & light... | |
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| 09-Nov-09 05:59 PM |
v blair What a wonderful photo! | |
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| 09-Nov-09 03:08 PM |
Mary Janosik Amazing photo and lovely memories!! Thanks for sharing, Olga!!! | |
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| 09-Nov-09 02:05 PM |
Renata Cavanaugh Wow, that is so interesting...shoes made out of wood. I can't imagine them being too comfortable.... Nice image and wonderful memorry! | |
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| 08-Nov-09 02:36 AM |
Thom Roslan Very interesting "facts" about this now 'dying out" functional art form......I sometimes WISH that all the OLD(E) fascinating values of our ancestors would never die out.....Thanks Olga for this memory ! | |
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