I was born in East Germany.
Here I am with my first paint brush
as by older brother looks on.

Watering in my Mom's garden.

I was a non-conformist in this heavily disciplined society.
(I'm in a back row, out of uniform in this school picture.)
I can just be seen in the back at the far right of this picture.

After my escape to West Berlin
in the trunk of a car.

My first studio in Stuttgart.

On my glass throne.

Opening night at Mercedes Benz HQ.
(3 month exhibition)

Opening night at Stuttgart
International Airport exhibition.

Married and enjoying life in my
new home in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Click here to learn about my escape from East Germany.
My husband and I wrote a screenplay about it.
(This is a picture of my get-away car)