“Ilha formosa – the beautiful island” was what Portuguese sailors once called Taiwan. Charlene Hubbuch has also established an island of fine arts in her house and garden in Büchenau, combining elements from Asian and European culture.

It is the little everyday events that capture the native Taiwanese woman, whether it is a skating mum rolling on a leash through Büchenau with a stroller and a dog, or a child who imitates the pose of a dancer in a painting in a museum. “It’s best to wake up in the morning and come up with an idea,” she laughs, which obviously has happened often enough. If not, she can fall back on literature for inspiration and then only have to decide on technique and material. Acrylic, oil, clay, marble, pencil, ink – the most diverse styles can be found in her studio and also in the entire house.

The starting point of her passion was writing calligraphy. As if it were not enough challenge-