“Geht nicht, gibt’s nicht”
Born and raised in Cologne, Germany, I was prone to creativity from an early age. My parents, both creative in so many ways, taught me that being creative was something I could apply to every aspect of life. I learned early on that nearly everything could be made or fixed. “Geht nicht, gibt’s nicht”, which loosely translates to “does not work, does not exist”, was a term I’ve always had in the back of my mind.
I’ve come across the term “Jill-Of-All-Trades”, and it seems to describe my professional career quite nicely. I’ve studied dance, multilingual communications and psychology. I’ve worked as a waitress, a dentist assistant, in PR and as data analyst in the media field but as much as I’ve done those things because I am good at them and they provide, my love has always been the arts. The joy I get from giving a form to my creative chaos is beyond imagination.
Healing through Art
Art has helped me through a lot of tough times and developing my artistic vision is very much so entangled with self healing and tending to my personal grief. I find peace in creating and my work is always a reflection of what is going on inside of me as well as how I am trying to interact with my surroundings. Anything can spark my interest and I draw my inspiration from nature as much as from my daily life. My abstract paintings are strongly influenced by colors while portraits and other figurative paintings are often started based on an emotion I have towards somebody, something I experienced with that person or something I want to tell them.
When the first lockdown happend at the beginning of 2020 I had a lot of time to focus and overcome my anxieties and worries while developing new projects. I’ve been on a creative high ever since and letting my ideas flow out of my head has helped me very much to cope with everything that is going on. Since then, I have created a collection of handpainted dinner candles, a series of acrylic paintings and dabbled in clay sculpturing and crocheting. I’ve also created another human being, which has been the biggest inspiration of all time but also slowed down my creative process for a few months. Right now, I am in a stage of creating whatever comes to my mind to get a feeling about my artistic abilities and style.
How it is going
As of September 2023 I am a full time illustrator and artist - making a dream come true. I will embark on this journey with a lot of faith and a great portion of “winging it along the way” and I will see where it leads me.
When I don’t create I love to take walks or hikes with my husband and our little daughter, read or develop more projects with my little sister, an avid set designer. I love cooking, sewing, crocheting, knitting and gardening on my - soon to be cottage garden - balcony and to meet with friends and family and have dinner parties with a lot of good wine and conversations.
My Philosophy
As somebody who has difficulties to read others, I rely on my creative senses to get feedback. While I create and when I give creations to other people, their reactions tell me more about the world. This is why I try to make things that evoke some kind of emotion in other people. I love to surprise with new ideas but I also happily exchange ideas and visions with others. I love to learn and get new perspectives. I try to repurpose old materials, scraps and bits I collect wherever I can and recycle any packaging material I use to mail my products.
Everything I do has to be true to myself and to my vision to bring joy to other people’s life. I will always value your personal input and hope to engage in a fruitful relationship with your creative world.
Let’s work together
You are looking for someone to realise your project, illustrate your story, spruce up your shop or home with a beautiful mural. Let us work together to make your dream project come true. Just go to my contact page and tell me all about your idea.
