Cornelia, Author at Cornelia Weinmann Design

Posted on 10/03/201706/01/2018 by Cornelia

Printmaking: reduction linoprint

At the moment I am developing a new series of reduction linoprints with a more abstract angle. They will feature in my next exhibition in Fortingall in the Scottish Highlands, near Aberfeldy. I am so pleased to have been accepted as one of the participating artists at Fortingall Summer Exhibition 2017.

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Posted on 28/02/201711/06/2017 by Cornelia

Drawing: mixed media

This drawing in mixed media made it into one of my sketchbooks that I’m preparing for an unusual event: a sketchbook exchange, initiated by Perth Visual Arts Forum, a group of artists who organise events in Perthshire in order to network local artists with each other and internationally. Continue reading Drawing: mixed media

Posted on 19/02/201712/03/2017 by Cornelia

Fabric printing: tunic

When fabric printing was one strand of my business I wanted to work on something more interesting than T-Shirts and found cotton tunics in a plain cut. I dyed them by hand and printed them, using my own stamps.

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Posted on 29/01/201706/01/2018 by Cornelia

Printmaking: woodblock printing

I like woodblock printing because it incorporates in the printed image the texture of wood grain, adding some unpredictability to the print. After taking a class at Dundee’s DCA I cut this woodblock, using plywood board and various cutting knives together with some standard linocutting tools.
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Posted on 28/01/201702/05/2021 by Cornelia

Upcycling furniture: chest of drawers

Furniture upcycling: one doesn’t always come across a piece with the great quality of beech wood! I swapped this chest of drawers years ago in Canada for some graphic design work. But you wouldn’t recognise its original look: base and top plate with curvy outlines… Continue reading Upcycling furniture: chest of drawers