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July – The Center of the World
A heart with wings in the sand I really hadn’t expected to see a belly button piercing that day as I strolled through the Boberg Dunes in Hamburg, with no set destination and in no hurry—a state I rarely manage to achieve in real life, but one that comes easily and naturally when I’m hiking.…
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Juno and the Art of Imperfection
Summer at Last It’s finally June. Time for outings, for hikes, for a cup of coffee on the main avenue in Bad Pyrmont—and for all those conversations with the lovely people you rarely saw during the winter. The days are growing longer, the meadows are lush, and the light streams so generously through the windows…
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May – Black as a magic pot
or – the wisdom of the shriveled rosehip Spring at last. Finally this delicate green that suddenly appears everywhere, as if the world had decided to reinvent itself overnight. As soon as the sun shines reliably through the windows for a few days, you start to believe in new beginnings, in growth, in warmth –…
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April – find out what you really want
Courage to find your own artistic voice – especially now April is rarely unambiguous – perhaps that’s why it’s the most honest month of the year. At least it doesn’t pretend to have everything under control. Between friendly, bright moments and rough, uncomfortable days, an interplay unfolds that is often closer to our own inner…
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March – The art of looking
March – The art of looking Between black and white When I work artistically, I quickly realize how many perspectives open up at the same time. There is not one truth, but many possible approaches. Depending on how I look and what I allow to happen, the picture shifts. Some things become clearer, others recede,…
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My path to art – and back to myself
Thoughts, Found Objects, and Art—On My Journey in Tune with Nature Monthly Notes – Observations Between the Studio and Nature There are countless ideas about what art is, what it is allowed to do, what it should or even must do. Definitions, judgments, schools, trends and standards overlap, sometimes so densely that there is hardly…
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February -Diversity
Fool’s freedom for your own perspective This monthly impulse is part of an annual series of monthly personal notesYou can find the introductory text here: My path to art – and back to me Admittedly: February can be gray and wet, and in my world of experience, carnival and camels have never been the saving,…
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January – silent glow
Happy New Year! And now? Silent glow: the snowman and me. We do our best January doesn’t have a good reputation – too little light, too much stagnation. It’s like the big yawn after the party.The music is off. The glasses have been washed. Somewhere between tiredness and anticipation, I ask myself:And now? Yet every…
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THE Christmas story
My art is still about the small finds, the subtle wonders along the way. Today I would like to share a fascinating story with you that has particularly touched me in recent weeks – a true winter story about light, darkness and rebirth – and for me the spark for a new, small series that…
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December magic
– the light in the dark time When the days get shorter and it doesn’t really want to get light on some days, a space emerges that no other month creates: an in-between place full of memories, longings and small wonders. I often perceive December in exactly this way – as if it has its…
