The next time you’re cooking eggs, don’t throw away the egg shells in the bin straight away. It will surprise you that Read More
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The year of 2020 was unlike any other in our lifetime! It was a year filled with trials and tribulations for everyone. Read More
Would you like to learn how to make your own non-toxic and sustainable watercolor paints from earth and plants? I’m delighted to Read More
Have you ever wondered how ink was first made? How did the ancient civilizations make those beautiful colored inks? What were the Read More
Elder (Sambucus nigra) or Holler as it is called in Austria grows very commonly as a shrub or small tree. Its natural Read More
The journey of a plant to paper! What is Paper? It is a network of plant fibers laid down as a flat Read More
It was in the year 2005 I was still a graduate student finishing up my Ph.D. program in Australia when I was Read More
“Connect with the earth” Handmade watercolor paints made from foraged pigments What is better; paints made from foraged natural pigments or mass-produced Read More
Easter falls this weekend but with the strict regulations implemented globally to control the COVID-19 pandemic, not being able to take part Read More
In Austria, the coronavirus lockdown was introduced swiftly. This was just a week after coming back from our holidays in Tenerife. We Read More
The last leg of our summer holidays last year was spent in south-eastern Styria, locally known as the Steiriches Vulkanland (Volcano land). Read More
continuing with the Summer Holidays 2019 sketches ….! After coming back from our wonderful holidays in Upper Austria, we decided to stay Read More
Watercolour sketching captured my heart only in the last couple of years. Before that, I didn’t know anything about sketching or how to Read More
I live in the lovely city of Graz, Austria. Every morning I go for a run or ride along the river Mur, Read More