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Collage scrap exchange, second round
This is my next round for the collage scrap exchange. And again it was great - and a challenge - to use limited ressources and scraps I wouldn't have chosen. The butterflies f. e. were from my partner...
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Monday morning macro: Jonathan Livingston
I made those nice portraits in a pretty unlikely place: in Camden Town in the middle of London.____Ich habe diese wunderschönen Portraitmodelle an einem unwahrscheinlichen Platz entdeckt: Mitten in...
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Travel log: Brighton, part 2
From around 1780, Brighton grew from a fishing village to a fashionable sea bath. In the Victorian era, most of its major atrractions were built like the West Pier (which unfortunately burnt down in...
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Mustermittwoch - pattern Wednesday
I'm a big fan of Michaela's pattern Wednesday, so I used her actual topic 'houses' for some experiments with half tones. I took one of the photos I made in Ines Braun's studio (see below) and...
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Typo Thursday
I bought a stack of grammophone records for our upcoming mosaik workshop - they'll make a nice centerpiece for one of our tables. But I liked the record sleeves, too: lots of different typo. And...
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Friday food photo: Brussels sprouts
One of the reasons why coming of each seemed very desirable to me as a child was that nobody would be able to force me into eating Brussels sprouts. It's pretty funny that today, Brussels sprouts are...
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Yesterday, I complained about lack of snow - and woke up today to a white, quiet world. Dear universe, thanks and how can I send in the rest of my wish list?_____Gestern habe ich mich darüber beklagt,...
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In the clouds and giveaway
Ellen and I are prepraing the next exhibition together with two more artists - the 'Alice project', part 5. This time, it's about the scene where Alice meets Twiddeldum and Twiddeldee. She has to...
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Monday morning macro
I'm always amazed by the 'macro wold' I see as soon as I look through a macro lense. So many delicate details and textures I'm usually overlooking in my hectic every day routine. And it's everywhere...
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Travel log: Brighton, again
There were lots of surprises in Brighton. F. e. an "Indian" palace from 1787 in the middle of the city, the "Royal Pavillon". It was built as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, but ended as...
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The museum's project is still going on; I haven't blogged a while about it, but there are great things going on. This is one of the videos I finished recently, that shows Peter Gaymann drawing a plate...
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Typo Thursday: Susanne Bender
Susanne Bender is one of the artists who will take part in our 'Alice project', part 5 in March. I visited her yesterday in her studio to take some pictures (you'll get a studio tour soon), and I love...
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Friday food photo/ favoruite spots: Le bouffon épicerie fine
These days, I need an extra serving of happiness. This is a place that makes me happy: Cologne's smallest restaurant (just one table and six chairs), plus delicatessen shop: Le Bouffon in Cologne...
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imm and Passagen
Last week (or the week before - I had some pretty chaotic weeks) we had this big interior fair in Cologne, the imm. I love to see all the new stuff and get lots of inspiration. This year, I was so...
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Upcycling jewelry & upcoming giveaway
A 'sideeffect' of our preparations for the mosaic workshop in February is that I came up with the idea of some upcycling jewelry. Ellen's incredible tile fund includes beautiful glass tiles, and here...
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just saying
Sorry, but I have a lousy day and that's all for today. No single perfect moment ... this was yesterday morning and the world looked much better.____Sorry, aber ich habe einen lausigen Tag heute, ohne...
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Travel log: Brighton main station at night
Usually, I don't shoot in black and white, I love all those soft shades of colors. But at night, the station in Brighton was illuminated with very ugly yellow light - and together with the architecture...
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Family photos
My mother was sick, but is now recovering. To celebrate this, I looked for some family photos I found recently when visiting her. My grandmother was a professional photographer, which must have been...
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Thursday Typo/ DIY glasses
I love letters. They make up all the stories out there, every one of your thoughts and a larger part of our culture. But as tags or signs, I love them just because of their beauty.For this DIY, ou can...
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Friday food photo: soul food
It was a tough week, but it ended with a happy end. Nevertheless, this week called for soul food. "Flammkuchen" or tarte flambé is an Alsacian delicacy, a very thin layer of bread dough with sour...
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