My dear friend Henneke Dijkstra lost her son in a traffic accident when he was only 14 years old. She wrote a book about her life story in which she also tells about her own near-death experience. I was very happy to create part of the illustrations in her book. www.hennekedijkstra.nl

My sister in law, Béatrice Prost, started an art career after working as a seismic interpreter in the oil industry for many years. Just like me! She displays her artworks on her website. beatriceprost.com

In 2001 my husband and I crossed the Atlantic in our sailboat Alegría. We continued to live on board until 2005, whilst visiting almost all of the Caribbean Islands. We maintained a travel log on our website. www.syalegria.com

Monica Ouwens is a body awareness and dance therapist. In 2004 I took a life changing master class with her. praktijkmonicaouwens.nl

Pascale Manjot is an artist friend of mine, who lives close to me here in Spain. Her website is: artgin.jimdofree.com

Jacqueline van Tol is another artist friend. We held a joint exhibition entitled “Light and Colour” in the former town hall of Calpe. Her website is: colourharmony.nl

Marianne Staal, a good friend of me, creates beautiful art works of colourful stained glass. We got to know each other in Oman. The link to her Facebook page is: h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / p g / M a r i a n n e - G l a s s - C r e a t i o n i s t - 384164058827708/posts/