Born on 3 December 1952 in the forest warden's lodge in Bilstein/Sauerland
Professional careers
- Master photographer in the following fields: Negative-Positive retouching from paintbrush to airbrush. Light retouching. Expert laboratory work in all areas: positive-negative, black and white and colour. Stage and theatre make up. Photography, Photo design.
- Specialist fields: industry and product advertising, stage and theatre photography, portraits, family, wedding and children's photos. Advertising for the tourist and catering industries. Cover pages for German coach travel firms Sports photos and animal photos, especially motor racing, bobsleigh and toboggan racing, cycling and equestrian events.
- World Championships photographer for 13 nations. Photographic calendars, books of photos, textbooks, brochures, company advertising, political advertising, large-format posters.
- 1973 - trained as photographer, awarded diploma on 16 March 1982 at the HWK Dortmund
- 1982 - opened her own studio. Taught photography.
- 1984 - opened her own advertising agency.
- 1987 opened her own model agency - 24 photographic models.
- 13 years as examiner at the HWK Dortmund on the Journeyman and Master Craftsman Examination Committee - Photography Taught to young people and adults: lightning technique, retouching, to see positively and to convert what they saw into art Pre-examination seminars for journeymen and master craftsmen and preparatory courses for study at Specialist Fine Arts Colleges, principally in photography and graphic design
- Designer in the following fields: product decoration and graphic design. Draft designs of all kinds, from visiting cards to brochures to books. Glass and porcelain design. Print patterns, print supervision, final print inspection
- In October 1991 - serious accident, resulting in 100% incapacity for work. Right arm useless. Resulted in 1996 in paraplegia. Business closed. 1997 - successful development as self-healer.
- Private studies and development of individual style.
- 1996 - Start of the Paintings Tour of Germany entitled: "Stop Cruelty to Children". At each venue, one painting was auctioned, profits going to help children who had been subject to physical abuse.
- 1996, first experiments in symphonic painting with Mani Neumann farfarello.
- 1997 - international creator of symphonic painting. Exhibitions: "With Music and Painting against Cruelty to Children".
- 2000 - first experiment with body rhythm painting with Stephane André, Haus Beda, Bitburg.
- 2001 - world premiere "Diary of an Artist" (body rhythm painting) in collaboration with Stephane André and five ballet dancers specially flown in from the USA for the event. Techniques of all kinds from drawing to painting, pencil, Indian ink, chalk, watercolour, acrylic paint, oils.
- 1997 - German Tour under the motto: "Bringing Art to the People", in unusual places, in unusual parks such as the Gruga Park in Essen, the Carl Pit, Westfalenpark and such like, on the theme of "Using Music and Painting to Combat Cruelty to Children".
- All told, more than 280 individual exhibitions and several joint exhibitions.
- Breeder and rider of Icelandic Horses. Participant in numerous national and international championships. Yearly qualification to compete in the International German Icelandic Horses Championships.
- Stress-management courses for children with behavioural problems, management staff and doctors.