1964 Born in Freiberg, Saxony
1980 – 83 Apprenticeship in papermaking at the “VEB Papier – u. Kartonwerke” Schwedt / Oder
1983 – 88 Degree in Paper Process Engineering and Pulp Technology, Dresden University of Technology
1988 – 89 Research engineer at the Heidenau Institute for Pulp and Paper, Saxony
1990 – 91 Studies in Library Science, Art History, and Pre- and Early History, Free University of Berlin
1991 – 92 Assistant in the papermaking studio of John Gerard, Berlin
1992 Working visit to the Moulin du Verger, Angouleme (France)
Since September 1992 self-employed with a papermaking studio in the Kunstquartier Bethanien (part of the print studio of the Kulturwerkes des BBK – Professional Association of Berlin Visual Artists)