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October: Time for art
The world is pink – and October is creative There you go: In the Bad Pyrmont spa gardens, the begonias in perfect harmony provide the proof – pink is the trend color in October. And I’m right in the middle of it. Pink suits me, doesn’t it? 🌺😉 Everything looks so much better in pink…
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What is art? Definition and meaning
Art – Everything banana? Is sticking a banana on the wall still art? Or: what actually makes Salvador Dali famous? And why does the whole world love Mona Lisa? Art is as versatile as the people who create it. It provokes, reflects, poses questions, opens up visions – or conjures up apocalypses. It can heal,…
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The metamorphosis
This art project begins with the observation of the life cycle of moon moths—and leads to the question of what change means to us as human beings. Caterpillar and butterfly are actually one and the same thing However, every individual undergoes a metamorphosis in their lifetime that changes their appearance so colossally that it seems…
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Game with new rules -MATRIA SKAT
It all began with the traditional Schwalenberg blue-printing technique and the “mitBLAU” exhibition. This initially led to the creation of a single playing card—and eventually to my MatriaSKAT deck of cards. In this journal entry, I document the journey that led me there: my initial research, my doubts about traditional hierarchies, early beetle-like figures, and…
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Great art by small artists
New insect and bird species from the smallest finds in the school project As an artist, I am free to choose my materials and my goals. Freedom in art is great! But it’s also a big task. First of all, there is a lot to try out. I can create my very own artistic path,…
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Jewelry with found objects
Jewelry creations in silver In collaboration with Anne Zimmer, small, fine, unique pieces of jewelry have been created. This time it was to be a ring. A little bird has emerged from a seed pod of an ornamental grass. Here still without resin sealing. This little bird has a little resemblance to a budgerigar. When…
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Lullaby for pupas
The metamorphosis… is a magnificent transformation and an impressive miracle. For even the seemingly motionless dolls are in the midst of a silent tour de force, an invisible construction site of life. Incredible changes take place on the way from egg to adult insect. Several weeks pass before the mealworm turns into a nymph or…
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Letting go
Letting go Letting go without expectations and without any bitterness. This is not always easy. Letting go is a meaningful word. It must be used with caution and respect. With best wishes Magdalena
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Small, fine school project
Elbschule – cultural school When I first enter the spacious and invitingly bright foyer of the Elbschule in Hamburg Altona, full of joyful expectations, I am amazed by the cheerful babble of children’s voices. Just what it sounds like in a school. As the Elbschule is mostly attended by deaf children, I had imagined communication…
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Icon – Sweet Love
This small icon is a work that has been created over the years by collecting one found object after another. A work that is close to my heart. Icon “sweet love”, size approx. 17 x 26 cm, incl. framing 60 x 80 cm The icon was part of my special exhibition “Romanticism 2.0” at the…