Heidemarie Embrechts, Erlangen Member Since January 2012 Artist Statement Heidemarie Embrechts is a Masters Chemical Engineering student who was originally born in NY and is now studying in Germany. She has been painting on silk on the side as a creative outlet since she was 15 years old. She fell in love with silk painting as a medium when she was 15 due to its versatility and vibrant colors and since then has done all her artwork on silk. Popular subjects for her works include landscapes, animals, decorative prints and abstract paintings.