Currently I and my family live in the mountains, enjoying quiet and simplicity. Nature is vital to me and a tremendous source of inspiration. Becoming and being a mother of three children has been an unique process. Living in different cultures and traveling added lots of colour to my life. As an artist I am using my maiden name Stoschka to keep my privacy. Stoschka means ribbon.
Textiles have always been a great interest of mine. The word ´textile´ contains text and tile. `Text` I connect with stories and `tiles` I relate to the fragments that can be built with. Every garment or cloth has it´s own story, it´s own language, and it´s own qualities. The theme of connection is inherent to textiles and reveals on many layers. Textiles can awaken a great variety of perceptions and associations.
My early works were mainly composed in the holy halls of Goldsmiths College, University of London, – a space where I experienced great joy, success, fullfillment and recognition.