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Challenge Yourself!

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Weil ich dieses Jahr an einem größeren Projekt arbeiten will, welches langsam vorangeht dachte ich mir ein kleines schnelles Projekt zum Ausgleich dazu: pro Monat eine Illustration oder ein Cover zu einem gerade gelesenen Buch! Und hier kommt Nr. 1.

Because I am working at a bigger, slower project at the moment, I challenged myself to do some small quick ones in between.

One illustration or book cover per month, for something I just read. So here’s Nr 1.

 

Ach ja!

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Falls jemandem in den nächsten Wochen eine ziemlich energische Friedenstaube auffällt: das diesjährige Plakatmotiv der ökumenischen Friedensdekade stammt aus meiner Feder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Es gibt auch viele schöne Materialien mit dem Motiv.

 

Außerdem habe ich noch zwei Entwürfe bei der „James Joyce Quarterly“ eingereicht und mit einem von beiden den 2. Platz erreicht.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So kann’s weitergehen :).

My own private Bloomsday

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Ich habe mal meinen Bloomsday als werktätige Mutter allzufern von Dublin mit Ulysses-Zitaten illustriert. Vollkommen normal. In Gänze HIER zu finden.

I illustrated my day as a working mum too far away from Dublin, using Ulysses quotes. As you do. Find the whole thing HERE.

Published!

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Der Besuch der Buchmesse hat sich gelohnt, „Das Magazin“ hat in seiner Maiausgabe eine Illustration von mir!

Als Ostkind, das mit dem Magazin aufgewachsen ist, macht mich das schon etwas stolz :).

I am happy, excited and a tiny bit proud to be featured in the latest issue of „Das Magazin“!!!
„Das Magazin“ is an institution on the german magazine market and was once called „East Germany’s New Yorker“.
It was a constant companion, because my dad had/has a subscription as long as I can think. Cheerio, I’m off to do a little happy dance!

You can find more about the Magazin’s history here.

Ich bin hier!

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Eine kleine Betrachtung zum Thema Eigenwerbung. A little look at self promotion (English subtitles below).

 

There it is: the fear of the blank page. / Tonight it was all so clear. / how I don’t really want to write about myself. / There are so many much more important issues. / Than me – of all things. / MISERY HARM DESTRUCTION / EXODUS FEAR HATE / And me? I’m sitting here on my little pink cloud…
I am well looked after. / Healthy / Loved / And have luxury problems at the most. / I have a job that I love. / And I actually think I am quite good at it.
But I hope it will be worth it eventually. / Eternal purgatory (where the good pictures go that nobody wants to see) / I send mails, letters, portfolios. Sometimes I even get an answer. …very interesting. Unfortunately it does not suit our program. Thank you and good luck! / And then there come the doubts: Am I good enough? – Should I have stuck to architecture? (NO!) – Maybe I should just go and get a day job. – But then I would not have time to draw at all. – Do I have the RIGHT to do what I love? Even if it doesn’t pay off? – Other people are working really hard, and I am sitting here, comfortably, drawing pictures!? – But ok ones… – SO? – … / Maybe I haven’t found the right people yet, who want exactly what I do. – Do they actually exist? – LOOK OUT FOR THEM! – I do! – DO IT BETTER! Take that leap and overcome your fears! Get out there! Tell the people you’re good! – But that makes me feel so uncomfortable. – WHY?
Ok, I am a child of the GDR. / From Mecklenburg / And rather introverted. / Furthermore: I live pretty remote / and have a family. / I try, but networking in person is difficult. Illustration and comics meet-ups in Rostock, Berlin or Hamburg – too far away. (Without me) / Still: Recognition! / Commissions! / Earning Money!? / … would be nice for my self-esteem. / Why can’t I promote myself right? / Anyway.
I take the leap. / (SELF DOUBT, SHYNESS, FEAR, DISLIKE OF BLATANT BOASTING)
I AM HERE! FIND ME! / Where is my invisibility cloak? PS. I am at the Leipzig book fair in March. NETWORKING!

 

 

 

Sweny’s Pharmacy – Ulysses Interior #10

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– Yes, sir, the chemist said. You can pay all together, sir, when you come back.

 

Dieses Interior war schwierig – es gibt die Drogerie wirklich immer noch, und so sehr ich gern einmal kurz vorbeigeschaut hätte – eine Reise nach Dublin paßt leider, leider nicht so einfach mal in den Alltag hinein… Ich hoffe trotzdem, daß mein Bild dem Ort gerecht wird.

This was a hard one because this pharmacy really exists and I couldn’t just go on a quick site visit – as much as I would want to! I do hope I did the place some justice.