Cornelia (Corry) Fuchs was born and grew up in Northern Germany. In her parent's home she had
early introduction to music. However, at first Cornelia went to study physiotherapy at Goettingen.
After her degree she worked as physiotherapist for some years until marriage. Raising three
children kept her occupied for a while. As soon as time allowed she went to study church-music
at Heidelberg conservatory and got her degree as choir leader and organist in 1980. In this field
she is still active in the Protestant church.
In 1985 Cornelia was introduced to the basics of patchwork and quilting at the Australian National
University in Canberra while accompanying her husband, Professor Dr. Karl Fuchs, on his sabbatical
in Geophysics. She was fascinated by the vast possibilities of expressing geometrical patterns.
Starting from traditional patterns she amplified her knowledge in style and technique continuously
in the following years with the artists Diana Leone, Penny Nii, Libby Lehmann, Joen Wolfrom and
others during various visits to the USA.
Cornelia enjoys exploring the broad range between tradition
and modernism. The multiple technical possibilities enable her width of representation from classical
style to free abstraction. She exhibits on her own and participates in events in Germany and abroad.
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