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 40/52

My pattern of the week was a submission for the Spoonflower design contest Pop Art Cookies. Pop Art rang a bell for me and I decided to update my Soft…

Pattern 38/52

Drawing and painting in my sketchbook is mostly just for my personal fun, exploration and relaxation. Rarely I sketch with a particular pattern-to-be in mind. But then, when I look…

Hello September!

I must admit, I was quite resistant to turn Clara’s calendar yesterday morning, as it meant the official ending of my favourite season of the year. And summer gave us…

Colab 6

“Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Henry James It was exactly that – a perfect Sunday…

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…

My Thailand Sketchbook

I brought my sketchbook home brimming with sketches and the feeling of fun I had while drawing them. Nearly all of its hundred pages filled up with memories and the…

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…

Co-Lab III & IV

Doris Reske and me have just had some productive painterly weeks – we have our new exhibition at Gross & Gross in Oldenburg, where we show mostly our individual artwork…