Art and Romance studies for teaching at secondary schools, stays abroad, training as a bookbinder in the restoration workshop at the Murhardsche Bibliothek Kassel, extensive advanced training at the Buchbindercolleg in Stuttgart and at the centro del bel libro in Ascona, since 1990 teacher for special tasks at the Book and Paper Workshop.
Areas of specialization are:
Traditional and experimental techniques of bookbinding and book cover design, artists’ books, three-dimensional design with paper, folding, formation, pop-up techniques, history, production, and treatment of handmade papers and colored papers.