I was born in Offenburg Germany in 1950; it is situated on the foothills of the Black Forrest.
This is where I grew up and studied window dressing for 3 years
In 1972 together with my husband I emigrated to Australia where I continued freelance window dressing in Adelaide.

Having always had a love for art I studied pottery at Tafe College in the eighties.

In 1992 we moved to Port Lincoln  on the beautiful Eyre Peninsula in South Australia where we owned the First Landing Motel for 10 years as well as Abeona Cottage B&B which we still own today. In the little spare time there was; I experimented with watercolour.

After selling the motel in 2002 pottery, painting, drawing,  looking after our guests in Abeona Cottage, going to Martin Van Rooijen's drawing classes and voluntary work etc... fill my days. I am also a very keen on fishing but there seems to be less and less time for it.

I love animals especially for example the sleepy lizards who are my gardening companions, so it is very natural to sink my hands into the clay and create these critters. Hand building these unique creatures are a lot of fun.
Drawing and painting are a natural extension to my pottery work and they compliment each other. I have been busy getting ready for a solo exhibition last year. The exhibtion was held in October if you would like to have a look  at a slideshow of the opening night  click here it will take a bit to load depending on your internet speed.

Most of my work is available directly from me or you can find some of my pieces at the Gallery Shop on Tasman Terrace.
Browse through the next few page to have a look at my work, some pieces are sold others were commission work and all priced work is available to purchase

My hope is for you to share the fun I have, make you laugh a little or even pause for a while, that would give me great joy.  Hannelore