About RUUD

As a little boy I was very interested in colors, shapes and other beautiful things. I guess inside of me I knew I was creative but at that time I wasn’t really able to express my creativity.

At a very young age, I acquired responsibilities and all my time and energy went to my work and family.

I spent the majority of my life doing something I was supposed to do, instead of giving my creativity a chance.

Many years passed by and only after I decided stop working for good, I found the peace I needed to give the little boy inside of me permission to play, create and finally express himself.

Today, I have a playground (you can call it a studio) in Zwolle – the Netherlands, where I paint with leather and make artworks for bold and creative folks.

I use leather as my paint and molds as my paint-brushes.

I have created a technique that gives the buyer the option to make changes to the artwork.
This has been made possible because of the way I fixed my work.

After you purchase one of my artworks, you can make changes and give it your own personal touch if you’d like.

My goal is that my customers own a piece of art that they can make their own.