I can call myself a Published Artist now

It’s here, at last! My copy of Alena Hennessy’s new book Intuitive Painting Workshop has made its way to Germany into my mailbox. And it is a special book, for…

Hello December!

So we have come to the last page of Claras Calender of 2015 today: And we have already had the first snow of this season on November 22. Only a…

Deep November

November is definitely a special month. Not only because my younger daughter’s birthday is at the end of it and a lot of November is spent talking about how many…

Collages and Layers

I like to get my hands and studio messy with glue and papers from time to time and make some collage. It is a relaxing and surprising process and can…

Pattern 44/52

Being on the island of Mallorca those past two weeks, right in front of our hotel, I saw a lot of pink hibiscus. I am not such a big fan…

Pattern 30-35/52

It’s been a while since I posted my last pattern, nearly six weeks actually. And this was the time I took off this summer, for travelling with my family to…

Pattern 29/52

My pattern design passion started last summer with signing up for the Make it in Design Summer School where I made my first pattern using collage and some design freeware.…

Pink Moment of the Week

… the MATS Global Art Gathering in Brighton, of course! Edit: Check out this post on the Make it in Design blog about the experiences of a couple of attendees,…

Roses Near & Far

When I step outside our house onto the terrace these June days and look up, I have a view kind of like this: I’ll be leaving for Brighton/England tomorrow for…

A Week of Poppies IV

For the Poppy Weekend I show you a piece fresh from my pink studio, made this morning. It’ s been quite rainy around here lately and for the collage I…