Samstag, 23. August 2014

Inspired by Frida

In meiner Zeit als Studentin an der FH-Dortmund besuchte ich mit großer Freude und Begeisterung den Kurs von Prof. Zänker: Kunst der Moderne.

Viele Kommilitonen von mir nahmen damals als Thema des Referats "Frida Kahlo". Es schien den Professor ziemlich zu verärgern. Er sagte immer wieder, dass es so jammerschade sei, dass keiner heutzutage den großen Diego Rivera (den bedeutendsten Maler der Moderne in Mexiko und Lebenspartner von Frida) zu würdigen wüsste. Immer nur Frida, Frida, Frida! Diese totgeweihte, schwache Frau...

Aber ich sah schon damals, dass Frida das Leben selbst war. Ihre Kunst, ihr Erscheinungsbild und Kampfgeist inspirieren bis heute die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt!

So ist auch diese Fotoserie entstanden. Unter der strengen und sehr liebevollen Beobachtung von der Mainzer Fotografin und Künstlerin Tetyana Lux habe ich in die Rolle der europäischen (und quicklebendigen!) Frida geschlüpft.

Hier ist das Ergebnis unserer Zusammenarbeit. Liebe Tetyana, danke für die wunderbaren Fotos, für deine Geduld und deinen großartigen Talent!







Ich und Etsy

Seit 2009 habe ich meinen kleinen Shop auf Etsy eröffnet und, kaum 10 Jahre später ;-), habe ich meinen ersten Artikel eingestellt: Eine Retro- bzw. Steampunk-Postkarte.

Retro and steampunk illustrated postcard
Diese Postkarte ist 148 x 105 mm groß, beidseitig bedruckt und von der Vorderseite mit dem hochwertigen Lack beschichtet. 

Meine Illustration für die Karte ist ein Teil meines neuen Covers für mein bereits drittes Buch "Zeichne jeden Tag".

Ich hatte schon als Kind eine gewisse Vorstellung, was ich sein möchte: Entweder Astronaut oder Illustrator. Also, auf dieser Karte bin ich beides :-)







Retro and steampunk illustrated postcard

Samstag, 2. August 2014

An endless book

An Endless Book -my new art project in 2014
 
There are 52 weeks in the year 2014. Why not to draw a complete illustration for every week? We’ll succeed in making a whole book at the end of the year in such a way. Anyone may join the book project "An Endless Book" and make one’s own book. One week - one illustration!
 
You are free in the choosing of technique. It could be computer graphics, photographs, watercolors, crayons, markers, paper or clay, any kind of collage or scrapbook pages. The only condition is: the illustration on the previous page should flow smoothly into the next one, so there shouldn’t be visible seams or rough blends. For these purposes it is better to make a notebook folded into an accordion-pleat style. Your leporello (51-52 pages) will be a large panoramic illustration at the end of the year.
 
The official project page: endless-book.floaty.de
The group on Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/endless_book
 
Technique: watercolor, pencil and colored pencils on watercolor paper Canson Montval 300g/m2, 24x32cm
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An Endless Book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My art project "An endless book"
 
My "Endless Book"
 

Freitag, 18. Juli 2014

An endless book

An Endless Book -my new art project in 2014
 
There are 52 weeks in the year 2014. Why not to draw a complete illustration for every week? We’ll succeed in making a whole book at the end of the year in such a way. Anyone may join the book project "An Endless Book" and make one’s own book. One week - one illustration!
 
You are free in the choosing of technique. It could be computer graphics, photographs, watercolors, crayons, markers, paper or clay, any kind of collage or scrapbook pages. The only condition is: the illustration on the previous page should flow smoothly into the next one, so there shouldn’t be visible seams or rough blends. For these purposes it is better to make a notebook folded into an accordion-pleat style. Your leporello (51-52 pages) will be a large panoramic illustration at the end of the year.
 
The official project page: endless-book.floaty.de
The group on Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/endless_book
 

Technique: watercolor, pencil and colored pencils on watercolor paper Canson Montval 300g/m2, 24x32cm
 




 

Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2014

An endless book

An Endless Book -my new art project in 2014
 
There are 52 weeks in the year 2014. Why not to draw a complete illustration for every week? We’ll succeed in making a whole book at the end of the year in such a way. Anyone may join the book project "An Endless Book" and make one’s own book. One week - one illustration!
 
You are free in the choosing of technique. It could be computer graphics, photographs, watercolors, crayons, markers, paper or clay, any kind of collage or scrapbook pages. The only condition is: the illustration on the previous page should flow smoothly into the next one, so there shouldn’t be visible seams or rough blends. For these purposes it is better to make a notebook folded into an accordion-pleat style. Your leporello (51-52 pages) will be a large panoramic illustration at the end of the year.
 
The official project page: endless-book.floaty.de
The group on Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/endless_book
 

Technique: watercolor, pencil and colored pencils on watercolor paper Canson Montval 300g/m2, 24x32cm
 




 

Mittwoch, 9. Juli 2014

An Endless Book

An Endless Book -my new art project in 2014
 
There are 52 weeks in the year 2014. Why not to draw a complete illustration for every week? We’ll succeed in making a whole book at the end of the year in such a way. Anyone may join the book project "An Endless Book" and make one’s own book. One week - one illustration!
 
You are free in the choosing of technique. It could be computer graphics, photographs, watercolors, crayons, markers, paper or clay, any kind of collage or scrapbook pages. The only condition is: the illustration on the previous page should flow smoothly into the next one, so there shouldn’t be visible seams or rough blends. For these purposes it is better to make a notebook folded into an accordion-pleat style. Your leporello (51-52 pages) will be a large panoramic illustration at the end of the year.
 
The official project page: endless-book.floaty.de
The group on Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/endless_book
 

Technique: watercolor, pencil and colored pencils on watercolor paper Canson Montval 300g/m2, 24x32cm