Born and reared in Hamburg, Germany, living in San Diego since Dec 1999.
After completing "Fachoberschule fuer
Gestaltung und Graphik design" (high school
with main focus on graphic art and design)
combined with a 1-year internship in a graphic design studio, Cornelia felt the urge to stretch her brain and dropped plans to go to a graphic arts college. Instead, she obtained a master degree in
mathematics followed by a bachelor degree in computer science. Cornelia currently works as a software project lead for a large corporation.
How did you get into lampworking?
Accidentally: A friend signed up for a 2-day
beginner class with Heather Trimlett and
dragged me along
(Nov 2005). I joined her without really knowing what to expect, although I'd always liked to play with fire. It wasn't long before the hobby became an addiction, and I converted the garage to a lampworking studio.
How would you describe your style?
I don't think I have a particular personal style yet. I just like to play with glass and fire, I like to let the glass flow, swirl, poke, rake, and torture it with whatever I find in the garage and kitchen. I also love to experiment with flame settings and reactive glass. I easily get bored and simply don't like making "sets" - I don't even enjoy looking at them. The beads I combine are mostly compositions of individual focal beads.
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