Artist Stories

Stories Behind the Work

An Artist's Blog from Africa to Baja California Sur

Stories Behind the Work

My Artist Blog

Where I have the privilege of sharing my personal stories on growing up in Africa, solo female traveling 35+ countries, professional athletics and the World Tour, and building an art career in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Each story offers insight (for us both) into the experiences that shape my artwork, creative process, and perspective as a contemporary artist.

Artist Stories - from Africa to Baja California Sur
Growing Up Wild: A Childhood in East Africa

Growing Up Wild: A Childhood in East Africa

|Isabel von Zastrow
This first blog is a glimpse into where it all started—hours spent alone, watching the world pass by from a car window somewhere deep in East Africa with my family....