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Sep192019
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Albania Sketchbook

Hello from Tirana, the capital of the country the Albanians themselves call Shqipëria! We are starting our summer trip around the country in this laid-back and more-modern-than-one-would-think city and get a first taste of the feel, food, people – and scenery. This quick sketch is from our funicular ride up the Dajti Mountain with spectacular… Read More

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Aug132018Aug 13 2018
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#the100dayproject 2018 Days 51-100

I really had fun with this year’s project! And I really made a page every day. I loved seeing nature further unfold in May and June for the second part of the project and tried a couple of new techniques. Hand painted watercolour was my go-to-technique, but I also tried tighter illustration styles and some… Read More

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May282018Sep 19 2019
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#the100DayProject 2018 Days 1-50

It’s the third year in a row I am taking part in the worldwide #100dayproject. After last year’s digital explorations on the iPad I went back to paper and handmade. I chose a topic I wanted to further practice and that are an eternal classic – flowers. And I even though I love them and… Read More

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May132017Nov 14 2017
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#the100dayproject, 27 Days later

Today I am 40 days into #the100dayproject so I thought it is time for a little recap. The iPad Pro has now become one of my daily working tools and it feels totally normal to use it every day. For Patternmash’s weekend project Terrazzo I decided to do it entirely on the iPad Pro with… Read More

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Oct102016Oct 10 2016
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The October Collection

While I have escaped autumn for a fortnight soaking up the sun and mediterranean beauty on the island of Mallorca, this month’s collection ‘Prairie Flora’ heavily focuses on the autumn and winter season. I have signed up for a couple of projects with Patternmash and the first one was a theme called Praerielands for AW… Read More

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Aug142016Aug 14 2016
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My Moods Movie

Last Sunday was the last day of my summer vacation and totally incidentally also the last day of my 100-day-project. Some say it takes 21 days to form a new habit, others say 28 or 66 days. So 100 days are plenty! I started on April 27 2016 and painted my 100 days all through… Read More

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Feb212016Feb 21 2016
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The February Collection

February started with an exciting trip to Munich for me – I took a night train down from Northern to Southern Germany to attend the Munich Fabric Start textile trade fair. It was a cold rainy day, but that didn’t matter for a second, as I spent a whole wonderful day at the trade show.… Read More

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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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Nov42015Nov 11 2015
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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 of those flowers and find them a tad overused in all kinds of tropical designs (which I had a lot of time to study on… Read More

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Oct102015Oct 10 2015
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A Doodle Challenge

You can never have too many inspirations prompts, I believe. And that combined with a worldwide Instagram community doubles the fun. A couple of days ago I “accidentally” stumbled upon the #365doodleswithjohannafritz and decided to join – hey, I can add a doodle a day on top of the other things I do daily anyway. … Read More

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about me

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

Recent Posts

  • Bye bye Blog
  • #the100dayproject 2020 Recap, Timelapse and the exciting things that come next!
  • 3 new things I learned in 2019
  • Albania Sketchbook
  • Marrakech Sketchbook
  • Licensed Designs for 24Bottles
  • Licensed Designs for Plum Practicewear
  • #the100dayproject 2018 Days 51-100
  • Licensed Tropical Design for The Planner Society
  • #the100DayProject 2018 Days 1-50
  • Featured Designer on Patternobserver in cooperation with SURTEX
  • Fashion Collaboration with Isy B. Design / Cayman Islands
  • Print Collaboration with Happycloth
  • Licensed Design for Shakti Shanti Yoga Wear
  • #the100dayproject 2017 100/100!!!
  • New Licensed Designs for FLEO
  • Summer in Cuba
  • #the100dayproject, days 37-81
  • CoLabs, Year Two
  • #the100dayproject, 27 Days later

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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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