I live and work in the Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg area. As an artist and passionate diver, I have dedicated myself to ceramics and the underwater world. Through my clay and porcelain objects, I address biodiversity, environmental protection, and the responsibility we bear for our planet—in how we treat resources, animals, and our fellow human beings.
Delicate, fragile porcelain objects are just as much a part of my identity as heavy, deep-black clay sculptures. Through the contrast between beauty and decay, I show that the beauty of nature is not a stable state, but a fragile, endangered treasure.
Throughout my professional life, I have been fortunate to explore and express my creativity in various forms: in makeup artistry, illustration, and graphic and communication design. Since 2019, I have been learning and researching the ceramic arts, largely self-taught, complemented by courses with renowned artists. Since 2024, I have been regularly exhibiting my work as a professional artist.
Artistic Development
1987 I discovered sculpture as a form of expression by modeling self-designed 3d theater masks.
1990-1996 Wild years in an artists’ shared apartment. In addition to my full-time job in market research, I worked as a make-up artist, designed shop window decorations, as well as design and realization of theme parties.
1997-2002 Sculptures made of papier-mâché. Creation of colorful plant/animal/alien hybrids up to 2 m high.
1999 First points of contact with digital art/new media. Autodidactic familiarization with the MAC world and design programs. Further training in the field of graphic design. Experiments with mixed techniques.
since 2002 Founding of SPACHES CREATIVE LAB – agency for design and communication, activities in the areas of conception, brand design, illustration, corporate art, photo production, styling, make-up artist in partnership with the artist and photographer Jürgen Spachmann.
since 2012 Sketching of my diving experiences, ink drawings of underwater landscapes and underwater wildlife studies.
since 2017 Training and further education in the field of ceramics. Autodidactic immersion in the complex world of clay, engobes and fires. A variety of courses and workshops with renowned artists.
since 2022 Experimental work with porcelain and different firing methods.
Membership
BBK Berufsverband Bildender Künstler (Regionalgruppe Frankfurt)
Bund Bildender Künstler Südhessen
NKV Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg e.V.