Paul Moecklin - Artist by heart, Magical Baker and Inventor of the "Wunderschnitte"

Zurich / Switzerland.

Artist biography.

• 1925 Birth in Zurich
• 1942 Apprenticeship couturier
• 1950 - 1970 Student and member of the group of painters around Ernst Wehrli (1892 - 1970)
• 1954 Apprenticeship as baker/pastry cook
• 1956 After the death of his father, he takes over the parental tea room with confectionery
• 1951 Marriage to Catherina Novello (one of the best seamstresses of her time)
• 1952 Birth of daughter Lionella
• 1956 - 1979 Paul Moecklin runs the bakery/pastry shop at Altstetterstrasse 134, famous in the city for its "Wunderschnitten". Here his two worlds merge: The bakery and the visual artist's studio.
• 1971 Birth of granddaughter Catherine
• 1977 Death of Catherina Moecklin
• 2002 Marriage to Maria Hobi Moecklin
• 2002 - 2013 New creative energy, daily presence in the studio with interesting new paintings!
• 2013 Paul Moecklin dies in September 2013

Social contribution goes to Smiling Gecko.

Maria prefers to make a 15% donation of all sales prices to  Smiling Gecko of Hannes Schmid. Hannes is the founder of the Smiling Gecko foundation. They are improving the quality of life among the poorest people of Cambodia. Thank you Hannes for your tireless commitment.