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Welcome to my blog. This is a place where I think out loud, show you what I’m up to in the studio, share impressions of inspiring events or everyday moments that moved me. Some entries are carefully curated essays, others are just a few thoughts, sometimes written in English and sometimes in German.

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MY CORE PRINCIPLES: A CREATIVE COMPASS TO NAVIGATE STORMY WEATHER
MY CORE PRINCIPLES: A CREATIVE COMPASS TO NAVIGATE STORMY WEATHER

This summer, I have taken some time for deep thought to reflect on my most important beliefs underpinning my creative practice. I think of these nine concepts below as directional pointers for my inner creative compass. This is a deeply personal navigational tool for whenever the weather gets a little rough and stormy, and clear vision is impaired.

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WARUM EIGENTLICH EMAILLE?
WARUM EIGENTLICH EMAILLE?

Der Emailletanz, zum Ritual geworden, verbindet für mich die von Geheimnissen ummantelten Traditionen der Alchemie, Goldschmiedekunst und Mystik zu einem verwobenen Ganzen. Dem Arbeitsprozess wohnt für mich eine Magie inne, die es hervorzulocken gilt. Das funktioniert nicht mit Wille und Gewalt, sondern nur durch Zeit und Zuwendung, Geduld, Demut, und dem Wissen, dass dieser Emailletanz mir eine Tor zu etwas Größerem, Mitreißenden öffnen kann.

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An Attempt at the Autumnal Garden
An Attempt at the Autumnal Garden

The spectacle of autumn is overwhelming in its urgency and intensity, pushing me to sculpt words around experiences - although I know how every attempt to render that deep, tearing honey-sweet pain of autumn into text will always feel insufficient.

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NONNE 11: A NEW CREATIVE HOME
NONNE 11: A NEW CREATIVE HOME

I have a vision for this studio: This will be a space that allows me to continually stay curious, to keep exploring, to blur the boundaries of my different modes of making and to become a nexus of connectivity for other creative souls. I want this space to feel interesting, inspiring and safe to those who visit us. A space where my partner and I can live out or contribution to the world, where we can hand-craft unique pieces that will add value and meaning to people’s lives.

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Das Sieb für Ängste
Das Sieb für Ängste

Ich wollte wissen, wie Angst unterm Mikroskop aussieht. Wie soll man sich Angst überhaupt vorstellen, was ist das eigentlich? Ich stellte sie mir als kleine Körner vor, die sich zusammenklumpen und sammeln, Angstkolonien bilden können. Oft, fand ich, ist die wahre Angst noch von einer schwammigen, schemenhaften Masse von Ungewissem umgeben. Eine algenartige, undurchsichtige Angst-vor-dem-Unbekannten, eine klebrige Angst-vor-der-Angst, die schwierig zu fassen ist und manchmal sogar bedrohlicher als die eigentliche Angst selbst.

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The Pomegranate
The Pomegranate

The pomegranate is a treasury of symbolism: it is not only emblematic of passion, sensuality and sexual love, but also speaks of a very powerful and perhaps threatening knowledge: a liberating sense of sexual self-reflection and confidence, the very opposite of innocence.

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Bumiller Collection: A Hidden Gem

A Hidden Treasure Collection

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Did you know that in the heart of Bamberg’s old town, hidden in a medieval building accessible from a narrow side-alley, there’s an incredible collection of Islamic art from the Middle Ages? Neither did I, until recently. The Bumiller Collection includes about 6500 objects, crafted from metal, ceramics and stone, with most of them roughly dating to a period between the 7th and 13th century BCE and originating from what today encompasses Iran, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

Today, we spent the morning absorbed in the aura of this meticulously restored historical building and the treasures it contains. Highly recommended.

Me hunting for patterns as usual, and pomegranates.

Exquisite little bronze perfume or cosmetics bottles. Beauty paraphernalia was huge in the medieval Islamic world.

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