African cape buffalo with cow horns and warthog tusks mounted on a wooden plate coated in leather 33.000 Swarovski crystals in diamond colors set by hand.

A unique sculpture by combining elements of different formerly living animals and thereby building a fascinating world of new mystic, distinct species. Each creature has its own special survival features adapted to particular environmental conditions. In the unusual crossings and expressions, the hybrid creatures get their surreal features. The biomorphic chimeras seem so naturally real as if they could exist in the future or another world. Each sculpture is embellished with tens of thousands of Swarovski crystals, which are the recurring theme in all her artwork. She integrates crystals in her sculpture designs to embody the process of change, destruction, and renewal. The crystals create a unique, intriguing presence adding the dimension and spectrum of light as one of the essentials of our existence. 


BALLADUR

Gorilla skull replica with 30.000 Swarovski crystals set by hand in diamond colors with antelope horns at the back placed on an original antique African spear from colonial times mounted on an iron plate.

A unique creature sculpture by combining elements of different formerly living animals/replica for the Gorilla and thereby creating a fascinating world of new mystic, distinct species.

The mystical recreations have never existed before but could nevertheless live in the future or on other worlds. Every sculpture derives from a clearly recognizable original species but has additional features that tell it apart from everything mankind knows or has seen so far. In the unusual crossings and expressions, the hybrid creatures get their surreal features.

Each sculpture is embellished with tens of thousands of Swarovski crystals, which are the recurring theme in all her artwork. She integrates crystals in her sculpture designs to embody the process of change, destruction, and renewal. The crystals create a unique, intriguing presence adding the dimension and spectrum of light as one of the essentials of our existence. 


KARAL

Alligator skull replica sculpture with buffalo horns at the neck with 40.000 Swarovski crystals in natural greenish colors set by hand.

A new species of animals prepared from individual components of formerly living animals/replica for the alligator and organically assembled into biomorphic chimeras, thereby creating a fascinating world of new mystic, different creatures. They document the beauty and connection with nature and are a symbol of evolution. Every creature has its individual story and heritage, making all of them unique in their existence. These objects are reshaped, transformed, and brought back to life to regain their place as a symbol of nature's beauty. The hybrid creatures are studded then with tens of thousands of millimeter-sized Swarovski crystals in detailed craftsmanship. The recurring theme in all her artwork.

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