Bart Van De Vel / Harpo
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- sigg0
oh man. this sucks.
- Corvo20
Sorry to hear. Best wishes to his family & friends.
- timMuller0
Bart last submission for threadless
http://www.threadless.com/submis…Please vote so the T-shirt can be printed !!
- i think, if you let threadless know what happened, they print it.digdre
- janne760
scored. come on people, we need a LOT more...
- katekelly0
so sorry to hear. my thoughts are with bart's friends and family.
just from reading these posts, i can see that he was a great guy. and to have touched so many lives--through art, through design, through the person that he was-- is something that we all dream of accomplishing. r.i.p.
- Biofreak0
I hadn't spoken to Bart in 4 or 5 months. Life just got hectic. I got a new job, married, bought a house. . .
I invited him to the wedding and to stay with me for a while in Oregon. I wanted to repay his kindness from my time in Antwerp. Though he couldn't make it, I thought there would be more time and other chances. I am happy, at least, that our final words were of love and brotherhood.
He took me, a stranger, into his home and treated me as an honored guest. Introduced me to his mother and father who welcomed me with open hearts.
When I met them, I understood at once how Bart became the man he was. His mother was quiet, gentle and always smiling. She cooked witloof, clams and tiramisu for me. His father, full of boyish enthusiasm, showed me around the city, stopping at neighborhood pubs to endorse a new and delicious beer at each one. I recall trying my first "qwak" with Bart and his father in an old puppet theater. The memory makes me smile through the hurt.
I wonder how they are, half the world away... where I can't reach out to offer comfort. . . or to tell them how amazing a son they had. How many lives he touched. . .
How do you tell a grieving parent that their child changed the world?
I have no idea where I would be now without him. He befriended me and inspired me. He showed me things I never imagined... and taught me to pronounce words I never thought my thick, Alabamian tongue could pronounce. Mijn vriend en broer. Ik zal altijd je missen.
I have never felt so far away, nor as powerless to help your loved ones in their time of need. I miss you with my whole heart, brother. And I will love you always.
- Lifeinvector0
Can't believe this.. I have no idea what to say.
- Kiggen0
His mom's thanks everybody for the kind words, they are a big support for them...
- pascii0
oh no. oh no. why do so good people die so young : ( rip bart. this is very very sad...
- sami0
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- janne760
"He took me, a stranger, into his home and treated me as an honored guest. Introduced me to his mother and father who welcomed me with open hearts."
Very well put, Biofreak. It was my same experience with him and his parents.
- Greedo0
He was so young and talented, it's just not fair. Terribly sad.
- mayo0
This is heartbreaking. My condolences to Bart's friends and family. He truly was an inspiration and source of joy. Rest in peace my friend.
- CALLES0
woah. RIP
- NotByHand0
Rest In Peace
- exador10
I've been coming here now for the better part of a decade, and i can still recall how i felt when i first stumbled upon this place. After a long time of seeing the 'big names' chatting back and forth on k10k, suddenly here was a place where i could say my 2cents worth, could banter back and forth with other designers, could offer encouragement to others, and get some in return.
but most of all i guess i remember the folks that turned into the 'regulars'
there were a lot of them, and of course, over such a long time you see some folks come and go, but you just assume that life got too busy, or that they've just moved on for other reasons....
I remember his drawings.
i remember how we all looked forward to seeing the next thing he'd post. how we all asked to have our pics and faces drawn.
I never new him personally, like Janne or Eric or many of the rest of you, but i do remember the joy he brought with his art, and that he was well liked here, among the jokers, nutjobs and other assorted wonderful crazies we've managed to assemble here....
My heart and condolences like all of yours go out to all his family and friends.
RIP buddy....ex
- janne760
I received the card today. I will be seeing you tomorrow. Right now planning the trip. Apparently take tram (DeLijn) no. 24 from Central Station?