paintings & drawings:

Works in watercolour, ink and mixed media

At work in the studio. Photograph: Chris Czuma.

At work in the studio. Photograph: Chris Czuma.

Process of A CONSCIOUS GARDEN, 2022. A tangled botanical composition in ink & pen, beeswax, watercolour, pencil and guache.

Process of A CONSCIOUS GARDEN, 2022. A tangled botanical composition in ink & pen, beeswax, watercolour, pencil and guache.

A photograph of seven-year-old Nora, unstoppable, way past my bedtime, in my godmother's apartment in Munich, just having been gifted my first set of real oil paints.

A photograph of seven-year-old Nora, unstoppable, way past my bedtime, in my godmother's apartment in Munich, just having been gifted my first set of real oil paints.

NEPENTHES. 2020. Enamel, copper, agate, thread, pen & ink, watercolour. Hand-sawn from metal, enamelled, drawn/painted, assembled.

NEPENTHES. 2020. Enamel, copper, agate, thread, pen & ink, watercolour. Hand-sawn from metal, enamelled, drawn/painted, assembled.

A set of postcards based on my watercolour paintings.

A set of postcards based on my watercolour paintings.

SELF-PORTRAIT ENAMELLING. 2019. Watercolour, ink and pen on Hanhnemühle paper. This self-portrait captures some of my attitude towards enamelling as an alchemical craft.

SELF-PORTRAIT ENAMELLING. 2019. Watercolour, ink and pen on Hanhnemühle paper. This self-portrait captures some of my attitude towards enamelling as an alchemical craft.

A CONSCIOUS GARDEN I (detail). 2019. Watercolour, ink & pen, colour pencil, on Fabriano watercolour paper.

A CONSCIOUS GARDEN I (detail). 2019. Watercolour, ink & pen, colour pencil, on Fabriano watercolour paper.

Process and detail of A CONSCIOUS GARDEN II, 2022. A tangled botanical composition in ink & pen, beeswax, watercolour, pencil and guache.

Process and detail of A CONSCIOUS GARDEN II, 2022. A tangled botanical composition in ink & pen, beeswax, watercolour, pencil and guache.

TANGLED CONVERSATIONS. 2020. Guache, pen, ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

TANGLED CONVERSATIONS. 2020. Guache, pen, ink and watercolour on watercolour paper.

Process: BOTANICAL FANTASY, 2022-2024. Ink & pen, beeswax, watercolour, pencil and guache on Hahnemühle watercolour paper.

Process: BOTANICAL FANTASY, 2022-2024. Ink & pen, beeswax, watercolour, pencil and guache on Hahnemühle watercolour paper.

SELF-PORTRAIT LOOKING BACK AT MYSELF AS A CHILD. 2017. Watercolour, pen and ink.

SELF-PORTRAIT LOOKING BACK AT MYSELF AS A CHILD. 2017. Watercolour, pen and ink.

Detail: Illustration for cooking blog post "Sunday Lunch Blues: Miniature Bobotie Parcels" with peonies and Cape Malay Spices in May 2020.

Detail: Illustration for cooking blog post "Sunday Lunch Blues: Miniature Bobotie Parcels" with peonies and Cape Malay Spices in May 2020.

BAMBERG HOUSES. Illustration in watercolour, pen & ink, 2020.

BAMBERG HOUSES. Illustration in watercolour, pen & ink, 2020.

Drawing my friend Artemisia in late October 2023.

Drawing my friend Artemisia in late October 2023.

TRAVELLER VIOLINIST IN BERLIN. Watercolour illustration, 2018.

TRAVELLER VIOLINIST IN BERLIN. Watercolour illustration, 2018.

UNDERGROWTH. Watercolour and ink on 300g/m2 watercolour paper. Size: 34 x 24 cm.

UNDERGROWTH. Watercolour and ink on 300g/m2 watercolour paper. Size: 34 x 24 cm.

IN BRAMBLES AND OTHER DREAMS. Watercolour and ink painting on 240g/m2 Clairefontaine Dessin à Grain watercolour paper. 2021.

IN BRAMBLES AND OTHER DREAMS. Watercolour and ink painting on 240g/m2 Clairefontaine Dessin à Grain watercolour paper. 2021.

POMEGRANATE FANTASY. Watercolour, ink & pen on watercolour paper.

POMEGRANATE FANTASY. Watercolour, ink & pen on watercolour paper.

BOTANICAL FANTASY. Ink & pen drawing with watercolour.

BOTANICAL FANTASY. Ink & pen drawing with watercolour.

BOTANICAL FANTASY. Ink & pen drawing with watercolour.

BOTANICAL FANTASY. Ink & pen drawing with watercolour.

WOMAN WITH FLYING SCARF. Illustration in ink & pen drawing with watercolour. Berlin, 2019.

WOMAN WITH FLYING SCARF. Illustration in ink & pen drawing with watercolour. Berlin, 2019.

DESIGN DRAWING: Design for a brooch in the shape of a boat containing an imaginary garden.

DESIGN DRAWING: Design for a brooch in the shape of a boat containing an imaginary garden.

Drawing process with ink, pen and watercolour on watercolour paper.

Drawing process with ink, pen and watercolour on watercolour paper.

DESIGN SKETCH. Different ring designs for enamel rings filled with tiny flowers. 2015.

DESIGN SKETCH. Different ring designs for enamel rings filled with tiny flowers. 2015.

STRELITZIA FANTASY. Pen, ink and watercolour drawing, framed.

STRELITZIA FANTASY. Pen, ink and watercolour drawing, framed.

ANOTHER CONSCIOUS GARDEN (detail). 2023. Watercolour, ink & pen, colour pencil, on Hahnemühle watercolour paper.

ANOTHER CONSCIOUS GARDEN (detail). 2023. Watercolour, ink & pen, colour pencil, on Hahnemühle watercolour paper.

CONSCIOUS GARDEN CREATURE, enamel, copper, silver, assorted freshwater pearls and gemstones, thread, pen & ink, watercolour. Framed. Hand-sawn from metal, enamelled, drawn, assembled.

CONSCIOUS GARDEN CREATURE, enamel, copper, silver, assorted freshwater pearls and gemstones, thread, pen & ink, watercolour. Framed. Hand-sawn from metal, enamelled, drawn, assembled.