When I paint and draw, I become alive.

It is my aphrodisiac, my asylum, my secret garden.

Born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic, I started drawing on the walls as a toddler and have been drawing ever since.

 

Growing up in then communist Czechoslovakia, an aspiring artist had to have connections to be accepted into fine arts school.

I ended up studying fashion design and sewing.

After high school, I studied photography in England and attended drawing and painting classes.

When I moved to New York I was employed as an artist and project manager of murals and decorative painting at Evolving Image.

 

While my family in New York began to grow, I started my career as a freelance illustrator and worked part time as an art teacher in a girl's school in Brooklyn.

Several years later I moved to Israel where I live now with my husband and children focusing on creating fine Judaica and illustrating children’s books.

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I use pencils, inks and watercolors to create my illustrations.

I am an animal and nature lover and that reflects in many of my works.

I also enjoy many crafts such as crochet, sewing, and papermaking.

 

How I like my coffee?

What is my favorite color, song, and place on Earth?

That, I will let you guess... :)