Marjolein Bastin

Education

She studied at the Academy of Arts in Arnhem, where she met her husband and manager Gaston Bastin.

Career

She is the creator of the character "Vera the Mouse". Mischa is a lawyer in Kansas City, United States of America. Marjolein and Gaston divide their time between country homes in the Netherlands and Missouri, and a tropical retreat in the Cayman Islands. From 1960-1965, she worked for different advertising agencies and publishers.

Shortly after completing her studies at the Academy of Arts, her work came to be publicly recognized when she was asked to illustrate a one-page feature for the popular Dutch women"s weekly Libelle.

A Hallmark designer discovered Marjolein"s artwork while on a trip to the Netherlands in the early 1990s. Today, stationery, greeting cards, home décor items, and gifts in Hallmark"s Nature"s Sketchbook by Marjolein Bastin line are among the company"s best-selling offerings.

Many of her drawings are available as cross-stitch patterns, through Lanarte. Heye Puzzles offer Bastin"s work as jigsaw puzzles.

Works

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  • By Marjolein Bastin - Vera in the Washtub (Vera De Muis) (1988-05-16) Hardcover
  • Vera in the Kitchen (Vera the Mouse) by Marjolein Bastin (1988-05-03)
  • Nature Diary by Marjolein Bastin (1991-06-03)
  • Vera and Her Friends (Vera the Mouse Series) by Marjolein Bastin (1985-11-05)
  • Vera in the Garden (Vera the Mouse) by Marjolein Bastin (1988-05-05)
  • My Name Is Vera (Vera the Mouse Series) by Marjolein Bastin (1985-12-02)
  • View from a Sketchbook: Nature Through the Eyes of Marjolein Bastin by Marjolein Bastin (2004-04-01)
  • Vera and Her Friends (Vera the Mouse Series) by Marjolein Bastin (1985-11-03)
  • Vera in the Washtub (Vera De Muis) by Marjolein Bastin (1988-05-02)
  • Nature Diary by Marjolein Bastin (1991-06-24)