The whole world is a sea of marvels.
Yet, we call them ordinary things.

Samantha Grob works remotely as an art critic, language teacher & storyteller, bringing seven years of communications expertise to her craft as a professional word witch. She fences with syllable ravels, weaving them into meaningful texts with bits of logic and magic.

Her intercultural upbringing as an adventurer between East and West has shaped both her worldview and her writing. Having grown up multilingually, she crafts coherent texts in German and English, and approaches each project with the curiosity of someone who has travelled the globe – first with her father, later alone – as much as she has grazed through books. (She even had a pet camel!) Where most see uncertainty, Samantha sees the brink of adventures and beauty. She firmly believes that imagination is the only valid currency in life, and writing is like flying on a broomstick.

Samantha is also an avid meditation practitioner with over 13 years of experience and was once fortunate enough to meet His Holiness The Dalai Lama, which, combined with her passion for slow living, infuses her work with depth and intentionality.

As an art historian with studies in European and Persian art history and philosophy in Germany, she has worked internationally for art galleries. Her voice continues to resonate as an art critic, regularly publishing within the art community.

To stay immersed in language, Samantha now works as a certified German as a Foreign Language teacher because it allows her to follow a more flexible schedule to foster her writing practice.

Trivia: Samantha finds solace in the water and is working toward a long-held dream of volunteering as a mammal rescue diver for Sea Shepherd and fighting ocean pollution. Green tea and the Moomins keep her cheery!

Selected Commissions

Art Reviews

Essays / Short Stories

Book Projects

Designing a German and French meditation path for Schweizerischen Vereinigung der Freunde des Jakobsweges; Release in Spring 2026.

Hymn To Walking, Spring 2026
Hymn To Eating, tbc, 2026
Hymn To Being, tbc, 2026

Kleine Flossen, Große Abenteuer, for Sea Shepherd, tbc 2026.

Vom Klang Vorüberziehender Wolken, tbc, März 2027.

Black and white portrait of a woman with shoulder-length hair, tilting her head to the side, with dramatic lighting creating shadows on her face.

I believe that life is an infinite symphony—each note a simple joy discovered in perfect imperfection. And I try to cherish every note of this precious life given to me. May all my writings render these universal melodies audible and their echoes be shared across our hearts…

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