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How I make sure my holiday memories are not just 287 photos sitting in my camera roll, but a curated photo collection combined with watercolour illustrations.

Why an overnight stay changes everything for your wedding illustrator. From drawing on site until 00:30 to using the quiet hours of the night to finish every portrait, an on-site stay is a game changer. My recent weekend at Kurhaus Bergün showed me how an overnight room transforms the workflow, providing crucial buffer time and allowing me to deliver a complete, beautifully documented gallery of guest portraits without any rush.

Ever wondered what it takes to balance architecture studies at ETH with a career as a live illustrator? Join me behind the scenes as I prepare for my first major wedding fair. From initial sketches to the final countdown, this is the story of how I turned a big dream into reality.

On February 1st, I took part in Hochzeitschloss Bottmingen, a small and thoughtfully curated wedding fair in a romantic castle near Basel.

A day filled with drawing, conversations, new encounters and quiet reflections on sharing creative work in person.

Three months without a YouTube upload — between studies, ideas, and the need for better work.

Only a week and a half to go until the wedding fair!
While most of my samples are finally coming together and I’m waiting for my flyers and business cards to arrive, the semester is also moving along steadily. Here’s a little glimpse of what I’ve been working on lately.

Recently, some friends of mine got married. Since this was my only chance to test live illustration before attending the upcoming wedding fair, I decided to give them a special gift: During their aperitif, I created live fashion illustrations of their guests.

As several of you recently asked why I started posting on Instagram again. So here’s a quick explanation:

Recently I tried out a new workshop format with three lovely girls. During a creative afternoon we painted beautiful landscapes with horses.

Actually, this post should have read “one last chance for Instagram”. I put it off for a few weeks and now everything has changed again. My time on Instagram is over.

So often I draw something. And it ends up in some folder on my laptop. But some pictures make it out of this folder...

It was time for a course again - finally. But I almost had to cancel it.