Cuddle cat

Suffering from acute cat abstinence. Ich brauch' FLAUUUUSCH! Jemand reiche mir eine kuschelbereite Katze!

Golden

Dear October, you are a champ! Lieber Oktober, sehr gut machste das!

Schuuuuuhuuuhuuu

Great news with many feathers and very big eyes! Some weeks ago Shivani from »My Owl Barn« asked me if I wanted to participate in the Owl Lover 2012 calendar project. And well, it happens I'm an owl lover too and happily said »Yes«! The Owl Calendar 2012 went online today, so if you also have an affection for owls and are in need of a nice calendar for next year, you can go here and vist my owl, dancing among 45 others. You can select the images you love the most and create your own free calendar and download it. Great, right?! So, off you go! Schuhuuu!

Tolle Neuigkeiten mit viel Federn und großen Kulleraugen. Shivani von »My Owl Barn«, einem Blog, der sich ganz den Eulen widmet, hatte mich vor einigen Wochen gefragt, ob ich beim diesjährigen Eulenkalender mitmachen will. Und weil ich Eulen auch dufte finde, hab ich prompt »Ja« gerufen. So, der Kalender ist jetzt fertig und heute online gegangen. Wenn ihr jetzt auch noch Eulen mögt und 'nen schönen Kalender für nächstes Jahr braucht, dann *husch husch* schnell hierhin geklickt. Da tänzelt meine Eule zwischen 45 anderen, ihr könnt Euch die aussuchen, die ihr am besten findet, alle ausdrucken und schon ist 2012 kalendertechnisch abgedeckt. Na, wenn das nix ist…

Pep post

Tanzt, tanzt!

PINA - Original Soundtrack - "Lillies Of The Valley" - Music by Jun Miyake

I've finally seen »Pina« at the cinema. Best. 3D-movie. ever. And now my favourite movie of the year. So many gorgeous pictures, a great insight into the work of Pina Bausch and intense music. I listened to the score the whole week. Especially this piece. Dance, dance into the weekend!

Ich habe endlich Wim Wenders »Pina« in 3D gesehen. Sooooo gut. Bester 3D-Film bisher und mein momentaner Lieblingsfilm dieses Jahres. So viele atemberaubende Bilder, ein toller Einblick in Pina Bauschs Arbeit und so schöne Musik! Ich habe diese Woche nur noch den Soundtrack gehört und besonders dieses Lied. Tanzt, tanzt…ins Wochenende!

Illustration Friday »Mysterious«

Kurt is again confronted with this unsolvable mystery: Where do all the second socks go? Und wieder steht Kurt vor dem Mysterium: Wo sind die zweiten Socken hin?

Ahoi!

It's hot here! Summer tries to fix its reputation. Have a happy weekend, stay cool! I'm off to a pool now.

Bornholm

Back from our vacation. And while adjusting to daily life, I madly miss this beautiful place on earth.

Bye!

Salty air, calm thoughts and careless days on an island lay ahead. I tune out for awhile and wish you a happy summertime. See you in August!

I've been busy these last months. So I'm really ready to abandon my desk and leave for vacation, but before I do this, I want to show you another book I did illustrations for. It came out this month too and I like it very much. It's »Bulle und Pelle«, published by Gabriel. It's about Bulle, a little boy, whose rabbit dies and Bulle wonders where he has gone now that he is dead. And so he goes on a little journey during which he meets different people to get an answer. It's a really touching story and I'm happy with the outcome. I especially like the cover, since it turned out exactly like the inner picture I had in mind when I read the manuscript. Here is a more detailed synopsis.

Kiko

As a kid I was a well-known guest at our local library. At my high time I read about 10 books a week and I didn't need to show my library card, since they knew my name anyway. One of the authors I read was Klaus Kordon, so I was stunned when Beltz asked me to illustrate a book by him. Me? Just moments ago I've been 9 and now I switched sides. Strange in a good way! So, why do I tell you this? Well, the book came out this week and I'm curios to see how this white, little monkey will do out there. Here is a small glimpse:

And here you can find a small description of Kiko's story.

Juli

How did this happen??? Half of the year is gone! 6 months!! Old people always complain about time being so fast and the older I get, the more I know what they mean. But, hey, it's still summer!! A happy, warm hello to July! Just so you know, dear July: We are having great expectations!