Marenthe Otten 10/14/25 Marenthe Otten 10/14/25

Let’s talk about the word dandelion

Did you know there are dozens of old regional names for the word dandelion?

Marenthe Otten 7/2/25 Marenthe Otten 7/2/25

Why “effortless” is worthless

A story about things that seem worthless, untill you give them worth.

Marenthe Otten 6/9/24 Marenthe Otten 6/9/24

Has Meta gone crazy?

Meta recently announced that all images AND texts on Instagram and Facebook are now free game for AI training purposes.

WHAT. THE. HELL.

Marenthe Otten 5/7/24 Marenthe Otten 5/7/24

The Call of the Inner Voice

It strains to hear you over your screams, your clashes. It bears witness to your struggles, your stumbles, your silent surrenders, feeling every tremor of doubt, every ripple of fear.

Marenthe Otten 4/14/24 Marenthe Otten 4/14/24

Egyptian Blue

For the ancient Egyptians, blue wasn’t just another color

It was a symbol of the cosmos, creation, and fertility, deeply linked with the heavens and the Nile.

Marenthe Otten 3/8/24 Marenthe Otten 3/8/24

The last true gondola-riding icon

Peggy wasn’t an average heiress. She was a bohemian, a mystery, and yes, a kind of lonely, but living a life that was one big, shimmering adventure.

Marenthe Otten 7/20/23 Marenthe Otten 7/20/23

Barcelona for the soul

Art, made by my Super-Startists for the dramatic tragedy in Ukraine.

Marenthe Otten 11/9/22 Marenthe Otten 11/9/22

Blushing clouds are real

Wait. Couldn’t they see what was going on outside? This traveling theater starring super-enthusiastic clouds?
Freaky.
Inspiration was right above our heads. But no one was seeing it.

Marenthe Otten 10/30/22 Marenthe Otten 10/30/22

Sneak preview: the making of Marenthe’s world

When I was 26, I worked as an emerging art director in Brussels for magazines such as Marie Claire and Elle Decoration.

Marenthe Otten 10/23/22 Marenthe Otten 10/23/22

The fairytale shop in Lisbon

I once had a lover who jumped into skips. Madly in love, our hands intertwined, we strolled through the mystical twilight streets of The Hague.

Marenthe Otten 10/17/22 Marenthe Otten 10/17/22

How Passion is related to Lassie

A truck looms up in front of me, showing an image of a cool guy with a dog, standing in a designer living room. The guy stares at me with an intense look.

Marenthe Otten 10/10/22 Marenthe Otten 10/10/22

Dior, Designer of Dreams

Women don’t flinch at spending five thousand dollars on a coquettish handbag, crafted in black lambskin with Cannage stitching, dangling from their gold-braceleted, bronzed arm.

Marenthe Otten 10/3/22 Marenthe Otten 10/3/22

Triple your creativity

Most artists are busy looking for their creative voice. Forget that. You don’t have to look for your creative voice because you never lost it.

Marenthe Otten 9/26/22 Marenthe Otten 9/26/22

Pony or unicorn?

Dragons are real.
Heroes are real, too.
We all have dragons, but we’re not all heroes.

Marenthe Otten 4/17/22 Marenthe Otten 4/17/22

The eggs of Fabergé

One-hundred thirty-six years ago, Tsar Alexander III of Russia commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to create a jeweled egg as an Easter gift for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna…

Marenthe Otten 3/12/22 Marenthe Otten 3/12/22

Art for Ukrain

Art, made by my Super-Startists for the dramatic tragedy in Ukraine.

Marenthe Otten 1/29/22 Marenthe Otten 1/29/22

Find the diamond in the dust

Creative, talented people often worry a lot about things like:
Is my art good enough? Am I good enough? Am I an artist anyway or just a creative mess-maker?