I made a work called “Forest Sage”. I gave the trees beautiful names and wrote a story about their place in the forest and their importance as part of that forest. I casted... LEES MEER

Francina Schaefer (1899 – 1984) was theosophist, vegetarian, math teacher and my grandmother. She was a woman who had her principles in her way of life and spirit. Quiet in the background but... LEES MEER

(1822 – 1895 and 1857 – 1939) Father and son, two very good craftsmen making very delicate lampwork of sea creatures in glass. Later they were commissioned by Harvard University to make the... LEES MEER

The fifth woman of my series of five medals is Simone de Beauvoir (1908 – 1986). She was a writer, philosopher, feminist. As a philosopher, she wanted to live according to her philosophy.... LEES MEER