Elly was educated at the Rietveld Academy as a graphic designer. This proffesion she
exercised for 25 years and then she has focused on visual arts. But also the interior
always had her attention. Especially thrown away stuff and material that is left over inspire
her to make beautiful of. The environment, the exploitation of manpower and child labour
play a role in the upcycling. Elly is next to craftsman also (cats)mother, wife and
grandmother, lives in Amsterdam, but works in the green heart of the Netherlands.