Waltraude Stehwien: December 2013

Posters in the McNally Robinson Bookstore in Saskatoon


Waltraude explaining Scherenschnitt at the book launch

Pre-Christmas Season:

The book launch and exhibit Nov. 15th at McNally Robinson's in Saskatoon was a wonderful little event and has launched the unique book quite successfully.
A smaller exhibit and sale was part of the Nov 17th German Cultural Centre Christkindl's Markt.

Dec 1st, Waltraude had another small show and sale at the Advent Celebration put on by the German Days Committee at the new Holy Family Cathedral, also in Saskatoon.

All were successful events and books are now available at major bookstores and giftshops in and around Saskatoon, as well as the Glenbow Museum giftshop in Calgary.

The art and greeting cards that were available for purchase alongside the book were also a popular item

About the Artist

Waltraude Stehwien is a German born artist whose first career path was learning the ancient art of puppetry in her father's marionette theatre. Her studies in stage design and graphic arts at the art academy in Halle, Germany trained her to switch readily between a two and three dimensional workspace.

After retirement from a varied career in puppetry and graphic arts, Waltraude returned to her love of another unique art, that of scissor cutting, or the German Scherenschnitt. (Schere = Scissor, Schnitt = Cut).

She has created a large variety of design, illustrations and even logos using this method, and is regularly called upon to give workshops in this unique art form.

Most recently, she has challenged herself to explore the beauty and vastness of the prairie and other Canadian landscapes. The linear perspectives and the often stark contrasts of winter scenes have inspired Waltraude to bring these sometimes intense feelings to the viewer with her scissors and a single sheet of black specialty paper.

'In Black and White' book publishing 2013