I was born in 1979 in Vilvoorde, Belgium.
Am I an artist? I don’t know, that’s something I’ll leave up to you to decide.
What I do know, is that I like to come up with ideas and make them happen. A lot of things seem impossible, until you try. It will either work out, or you’ll learn something. The only sure way of nothing happening, is not doing things.
I started working under the ‘Shellac’ nom-de-plume around the year 2000. I’ve never limited myself to one domain, simply because ideas are limitless. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about getting out there and giving it your all.
Here are some of the things I’ve done.
Painting
- Various acrylic paintings. (like a lot…)
Drawing
- The gag comic ‘Freddy’ that ran from 2002 until 2022.
- 6 Freddy-albums.
- The graphic novel ‘Kurdt’ about the life of Kurt Cobain. (text and drawings)
- An poetry compilation together with Akim. a.j. Willems. (illustrations)
- Various event posters, cards, etc.
- Various stickers for my BE NICE project.
Music
- Music and lyrics for 2 hiphop albums and various singles.
- Various video clips.
Lighting design
- Lighting design for plays, dance performances and music shows.
- Touring the BENELUX as a lighting tech.
- Touring the USA as a lighting tech.
Publishing
- 9 published books. (Freddy, Kurdt, etc.)
- 2 music albums.
- Various singles.
Comedy
- Standup comedy in Dutch, English, French between 2006 and 2020.
- Started 2 comedy clubs. (Leuven, Grimbergen)
- Open-mic tours in the USA between 2009 and 2011.
(Seattle, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles) - A documentary on the open mic comedy scene in the USA.
…and I’m not done yet.
If you want to contact me, just send me a DM on instagram. (@shellacdesignstudio)