DORE Stockhausen was born in Mainz, a 'small' city of around 200,000 people in Germany.
The historically significant city had been founded by the Romans in the first century BC.
Following a move to Australia, Dore and her husband lived in East Gippsland for 30 years before a shift to Beechworth close to 11 months and love living in the town.
What's your job?
I am an artist and paint abstract paintings.
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What brought you to this role?
Life experience.
For more than 30 years I worked as a goldsmith and it was time for a change.
Now I am planning to paint for the next 30 years.
What do you love about your job?
Everything!
Firstly, the thinking process and then putting paint onto the canvas.
It's the ever–changing image in front of me that keeps me fascinated until it's time to stop.
I love how I can manipulate the mood of a painting by choosing different colours.
The process is most important to me.
The outcome is for the viewer, and I also love my solitude.
What do you do in the community?
We are renovating our home and studios up at Mayday Hills and l have been painting too, so I have had little time to get involved in community projects or events.
Soon though, I am looking forward to being involved in community art projects.
What's the most important current community issue for you?
Weeds. Especially the blackberries.
Huge areas are covered by this prickly pest not allowing native vegetation to grow.
The land becomes impassable for bigger animals and us humans.
Such a shame.
One example is the Lake Sambell to Lake Kerferd walking track in the Historic Park not far out of town besides along the Stanley Road near there.
It's bad in many places and very noticeable since moving here.
What would you do to solve, change or improve that situation?
Eat more blackberries.
The problem seems too huge to be addressed by community groups only.
It would be great to see a blackberry eradication program lead by a government body.
It's an ongoing process over a few years, but with some commitment and dedication it can be done.
What's the most important current world issue for you?
The war between Russia and the Ukrainian troubles me greatly.
Putin's delusion of grandeur is so dangerous and not just for the Ukraine.
My heart goes out for all the people impacted by this conflict.
If the person you would most like to meet came to Indigo, or was already here, who would that be and what would you show them?
That person would be my dad who died eight years ago.
He never came to visit us in Australia.
I would take him for a drive down to Barry Falls, then continue to Eldorado and finish the day back in one of Beechworth's pubs with a glass of wine or two.
He was a great lover of wine and would enjoy tasting wine from our local region.
Why would you show him Barry Falls and continue to Eldorado?
The landscape and flora along that drive is so uniquely Australian and beautiful.
The native pines and openness of the bush are very different to any German forests.
An added bonus is the interesting history of goldmining and bushrangers.
What book are you reading?
A novel by German author Sven Regener called 'Glitterschmitter'– an enjoyable story about art, friendship, treason and love.
