SIMONE WEINGARTNER :: Curriculum Vitæ

Education:
2001 - 2005


1998

::BA (Hons) Fine Art, First Class Honours
The Slade School of Fine Art
University College London, UK
::Fashion Design Foundation Course
Central St. Martins College of Fashion
London, UK

Employment:
1998 – 2005

::Theatrical Costumier
Pattern Cutting, Fitting, Design, Co-ordination
K. Watson on Carnaby Street,
West End, London, UK

Exhibitions:
2009


2007


2006


2005


2005


2003

::Anonyme Zeichner
Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Berlin, Germany
::Different Levels – Kunst im Turm
Vienna City Tower
Vienna, Austria
::Kunst in der Carlshütte
KIC-Nordart
Büdelsdorf, Germany
::Morpho Eugenia
Galleria D’Arte Moderna E Contemporanea
San Marino
::Summer Exhibition 2005
Royal Academy of Art
London, UK
::Hunting Prize Exhibition
Royal College of Art
London, UK

Yellow Pears
I’m getting my sweaters ready for Fall and assessing my closet. So far I only have one bag for Goodwill, but I expect to find more! I’m also trying to come up with better sweater storage solutions. My previous solution does not work… things get buried and I never wear them. As soon as all my sweaters are in a respectable condition, I will do a review on the yarn’s I used this year, so look for that coming up soon! I’m plodding along on the back of the Hoodie vest. It’s not a hard pattern, but working with big needles is hard on my hands, so I’m trying not to push things. I’m nearly done with the back. I’ve also had lots going on here since my last entry. My best friend moved back here from Florida, so I’ve been spending a lot of time with her (I’m so happy she’s here!) I auditioned for a semi-professional choir, who I am really looking forward to singing with this season. One of my friends got married in Indiana, so we travelled for that. Oh, and Sarah Jane has had to go on insulin shots. I was worried about hurting her, but she doesn’t notice much, and she’s a happier kitty now that she’s more balanced. We got her a new bed, and she loves it - she spends most afternoons there, before going down into the kitchen at 5:30pm to start crying for Marc to come home. Who would have thought the joy that one skinny abandoned cat would bring to our lives? Dionne is happy because she has her own room where the others do not bother her. Hopefully I will get more knitting time soon – I’m trying to pick out my next project! The new Twist Collective is out, and I like several of the designs (especially Ysolda’s sweater, though I want to see some finished examples.) I also want to make something from the new Kim Hargreaves, though I haven’t picked exactly what yet. So many decisions to make! I have started work on my hoodie – because nothing says August like a bulky wool sweater! Actually, I don’t really understand the idea of it being “too hot to work with wool,” but then again I avoid the outdoors in the afternoon (sun is my bitter enemy) and now work entirely out of my house… so I haven’t experienced so much of the heat this year. I’m also terribly cold natured, and I’m looking forward to having this lovely hoodie to wear when the weather turns. I haven’t had much time to work on it – we have been back and forth to Cincinnati for my husband’s family several times. Fall patterns continue to roll out – and Kim Hargreaves has just released her fall book! I bought it right away, of course. Now I am only waiting on the Twist Collective release, which I am excited about… it has sweaters from some of my favourite designers! Yes, she may inspire me to finally knit a dress – I love that one! I love how she can take big wool and make it look elegant. None of Rowan’s current designers do that for me. Speaking of Rowan, their fall books are all out now. I like the new purelife collection and the colourscape folk collection (I have some skeins of Colourscape dying to be knit up.) That’s all for now. I have lots of knitting to do!