In a world where too much seems to be wasted too
quickly, I have the urgency to go against the grain and
restore balance. But more than just repair, I want to
reshape and more than just recycling, I desire to
harmonize again. 

My creative process is highly
ceremonial; First I go out into the world and rescue the
material from the industry's bins (aided by many
winged helpers) and back home I sort the junk and
transform it into a treasure - then I become the old
craftsman by physically flattening each crown cap with
a fist hammer on a granite cobblestone and finally I turn
inside and let the imprinted patterns and colors come to
life through circular harmonisation.

In retrospect, I reversed the 'drop in the water-ripple
effect' to the drop. There's something very satisfying
and revelatory about that.
"You're not a drop in the ocean. You are the whole
ocean in a drop. "— Rumi
John Hoelen