Finding the drumbeat
When I go through the world, I notice that everything has its own pulse - the people, the plants, the trees, the animals, the birds – and if we get quiet enough we can hear each other’s drumbeats. If we keep listening we’ll move to the same rhythm. Do you notice that? In my art when ...
True Impermanence, the Impermanent Truth
In my bedroom hangs an unfinished painting. Every night when I go to bed, I look at it and I can’t quite put my finger on it. It makes me think of.. is it the veil of a bride? or is it a waterfall that covers up immense beauty still to be discovered? or is ...
Free, Fre·er, Fre·est
The girl sat and stared out of the window. It was still early, night was still deciding whether or not to open the door to day. In the background the washing machine gently rolled the to-be-washed-alone shirt around and around. “What kind of a life is one that has to be lived in isolation?” the ...
The Crying Umbrella
Have you ever heard of the ten-year-old mayor that solved the riddle of the crying umbrella? Well, it’s a true story – a friend of a friend saw the umbrella with her own eyes. The town of Onki-O used to have a normal “moustache”-aged mayor (if you know what I mean). The people loved their ...
Show time!
A few weeks ago was chaos over here. Long hours. Little sleep. Long to-do lists. All in preparation of my first open studio event. The area where I live, Neuhausen, hosts a once yearly open studio event for the more than 70 artists in the region. The event is called “Kultüren” and is a play ...
Finding the Connection again
In my work so far I’ve come to the conclusion that the first step to change is finding our connection to each other and to nature again. A clue that you are connecting is that you feel moved. On X-factor someone once said when asked how to write a great song: the song has to ...
Caine’s Arcade
I’m inspired! Creativity for all! -liesel- PS. It was real nice of the guy that set it up. Isn’t it wonderful to know that there are kind people out there? xx
The REAL you
“Healing may not be so much about getting better as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are. Not a better you, but a realer you.” – Dr Remen, The Human Patient. ~ the real You for all, and all ...
