Sterntaler (Starmoney) This painting is based on the German fairy tale “Sterntaler” (Starmoney). Sterntaler is a little orphan girl, who is so caring and kind that she donates her last piece of clothing to another poor child, that is freezing to death. As she stands naked in the cold moonlight, many stars fell upon her and were pure gold. The poor girl was repaid for her generosity. In my interpretation the heavenly money is a second chance. Without it she would have died of cold, but she grew up and understood that it´s important to take care of herself as well as of others. She comprehended that selfcare isn´t egoism…

I am so proud and I want to share my excitement with you. Today the 5th issue of the international art magazine THE HUTS arrived, and it contains a lot of wonderful art, including a feature of the exhibition “Artist, Mother, Proud and Serious” that contained my pieces “Rapunzel” and “Morgain the Raven”. And I have a full page! I am proud and grateful! Since I will tell you more about my fairy tale project soon, I want to focus on the importance of community in this newsletter. Why Community? Because I wouldn´t be featured in an international art magazine, calling myself an artist if it wasn´t for community! When…