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Dec12015
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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 couple of centimeters and most of it melted on the ground straightaway. But as you might imagine, the girls were very excited on that Sunday… Read More

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Nov152015Nov 15 2015
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A Suitcase full of Art

This weekend my art buddy Doris Reske and me packed a lot of our smaller work and some paintings into a suitcase and put up at a stand at a local arts & crafts fair called Koffermarket here in Oldenburg. It was Doris idea to give it a try, besides doing our classical exhibitions and… Read More

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Oct52015Oct 6 2015
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Hello October!

I am a bit late to the October party, I just realized yesterday. So here is Clara’s calendar page: And it fits so perfectly, being right in the middle of the mushroom season and with the mushroom pattern I created recently. We have had a beautiful autumn so far, with lots of bright sunshine (but… Read More

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Sep22015Sep 2 2015
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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 a nearly tropical day and evening on August 31 as a farewell gift, so waking up to rain and dropped temperatures on September 1 felt… Read More

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Jul222015Jul 22 2015
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Co-Lab V

Doris and me painted again last weekend – and this time we went from big size canvases to small cardboard pieces.  And I felt like bringing my gelliplate into the game. So we spent a couple of lovely Sunday hours monoprinting while it was raining outside, once in a while one of my daughters joined… Read More

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Jul122015Jul 12 2015
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Pattern 28/52

This week’s pattern comes as a cooling summer breeze to you. The process behind my “Blue Wisteria” was fun and experimental. I went back to my plant printing of summer 2012 (blogged about here). The wisteria leaves came from my mother-in-law’s patio (and the pillows still sit around in my bedroom). For the new pattern… Read More

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Jul12015Jul 1 2015
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Hello July!

Today I turned Clara’s calendar and her favourite monthly page of them all is now hanging in our living room. And her calendar is so right! Summer has arrived with its full glorious force this week, with the temperatures rising to new heights daily. Carolina asks for ice cream on a daily basis too –… Read More

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Jun172015Jun 17 2015
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Candy and Helga

Last year around this time I sewed myself a pair of pants. I had so much fabric left over, that I could cut it out to sew a tunic like this one, this time with short puffy sleeves and a size tighter. And since then, the cut-outs have been lying around. The months passed and… Read More

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May232015
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Pattern 21/52

This week on a rainy May afternoon I was knitting away on my leftover blanket (a project that’s been already going on years!), when I realized how much I liked the random colour combination of green, purple and light pink. And the colours reminded me of something I have seen recently, what was it? Then… Read More

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Apr42015May 9 2015
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Hello April!

Due to our Amsterdam adventure a couple of days later – here is Clara’s April page: Spring is officially here now – let the lovebirds sing!

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Hello, thanks for stopping by. This is a space where I share my colourful adventures in pattern design, painting and travelling.

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Hi creative people, I have a brandnew 90-min class Hi creative people, I have a brandnew 90-min class with @etchr_studio coming up this Friday at 10am EDT - ‘Nostalgic Little Portraits in Multi-Media’ 🎨

Making art is more than just techniques. Art is about capturing moments and connecting emotionally with your subject. If this resonates with you, then please join me when I show you in this interactive class:

• The easiest (and quickest) way to create portraits
• Combining coloured pencils, markers, crayons, watercolour and acrylics
•  How to identify facial proportions
•  Adding expression to your portraits through simple marks
•  How to consider negative space in your composition
•  Picking simple but effective colour palettes

Materials needed:
• Watercolour and/or acrylic
, coloured pencils, crayons, black marker
• Brush and water
• Postcard-sized paper (5-6 pieces)

The class will be streamed live & free on Etchr’s YouTube channel this Friday and anybody can join. You can find the link right on top in my bio linktree. After that it will not be visible on YouTube anymore, but you can purchase the class recording for only $7. A 7-day-subscription-free-trial of Etchr Studio is also available (hundreds of classes!).

If you have missed my 30-min free introductory demo to little portraits, this stays on YouTube and you can also find it in my bio linktree if you would like to warm up for class on Friday. See you 👋 

#paintwithme #etchrstudio #residentartist #cathringressieker
86,87/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten 86,87/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten 

Inviting softer summer vibes with ink and coloured pencils 🌸

#floralartist #myfavoriteseason #ilovejuly
This week I had the big honour to do a dance & art This week I had the big honour to do a dance & art project at a school in Oldenburg, where I live in Germany. The overall theme was ‘Europe & Diversity’.

For the whole week the pupils (aged 10-14) and I danced to songs in the languages of Europe, in this school alone there are pupils from over 50 nationalities.

And then we painted the national flowers of European countries (like roses of England, irises of France, poppies of Poland and cornflowers of Germany) to put them together in a large colourful collage to be displayed at the end of the week on Open Day, and the pupils also choreographed their own dance performance. I am very proud of them 💃🏻🎨🌸🎉😊💪 And I feel I learned more from them then they from me.

#floralartist #artistlife #dancedancedance
85/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten B 85/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten

Bye-bye, acrylics for the moment! We had such an impressive expressive time together. But I think tomorrow I will open a new chapter of art supplies for the last 15 cards of my project. 

#dailyproject #floralartist #acrylicflowerpainting
‘Aloha’ made it to Antigua 🌺👙🏝 My tr ‘Aloha’ made it to Antigua 🌺👙🏝

My tropical print for @malswim, photo by @officialashleyrod 

#swimwear #textiledesign #tropicalartist
83,84/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten 83,84/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten 

Maximum floral impact.

#floralartist #looseflorals #dailyproject
Have a lovely Sunday ☀️🌊🌴 I just love t Have a lovely Sunday ☀️🌊🌴

I just love to see how my Diana print for @bydee_aus is travelling around the world.

#swimwear #textiledesign #floralartist
81,82/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten 81,82/100 of #the100dayproject for @kunstautomaten 

Unusual colour Palette.

#floralartist #sketchbook #looseflorals
I still can’t really believe it’s summer now! I still can’t really believe it’s summer now! It’s like longing for it all year and now it came like a surprise, strange thing.

Still a month of work ahead for me, but then - let’s start dreaming, this photo by @malswim with my Aloha print puts me in the right tropical state of mind 🌴🌊👙

#textiledesign #summerstateofmind #beachvibes
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