<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="c49e"><strong>Tell us a little bit about your background! Where are you from? What have you studied?</strong></p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="8185">I grew up in the countryside, near Stuttgart. I studied Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz and later on, I went on to teach drawing and illustration at Würzburg University of Applied Sciences and Mainz University of Applied Sciences. Currently, I’m based in Offenbach and Frankfurt am Main.</p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="197e"><strong>How did you decide to become an illustrator?</strong></p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="845d">I’ve always been drawing, so becoming an illustrator felt like the most natural thing to do. The problem was that I didn’t know anything about the profession itself. So, while I studied graphic design, I started exploring other disciplines of visual communication and that was the time when I specialized in illustration. My interest in it grew bigger and bigger, as I realized how much freedom drawing gives me. No matter what the task or the project is, it almost never gets boring.</p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="f7b2"><strong>Your style is very unique. Can you walk us through how it developed?</strong></p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="eca1">I experimented a lot in the beginning. When looking back at my old work, I see so many different approaches — from abstract collages to paintings, which also means that, hopefully, my style will always change and evolve over time.</p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="cc99"><strong>Did the digital age change the way you work?</strong></p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="b47e">Yes, I think it definitely has a huge impact not only on me but on every contemporary artist simply because it changes the way we communicate, it defines our working tools, etc.</p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="8281"><strong>Why did you decide to work with us?</strong></p>

<p data-selectable-paragraph="" id="a501">I think that Skateistan is a great and very important organization. I also like the approach of empowering children through fun and sports.</p>
