Actually, I am an interior designer and for my projects I also produce rather large-sized paintings in acrylic or oil paint. (Some can be viewed on jaroslav-seibert.de).

Some time ago I had to clear an old cellar in Prague in which my ancestors had deposited a bulk of odd things, among which old damaged books, magazines, etc.

I anticipated discarding, but then I started painting and lettering the book pages, and I eventually joined Etsy.

In the small pictures I try to combine quite different elements, old and new, sad and funny, factual and fictitious, abstract and real, animal and human, whimsical and reflective ... the old book pages (1858-1920) give structure to the pictures, themes, graphics and blend with the motifs into another dimension of creative achievement. I feel encouraged to pursue this path in artistry in my future work.