HGB December 2020 Program - M Romatka Marilyn Romatka - Uzbek Ikat Handweavers Guild of Boulder December 2020 Day & Evening Program Marilyn has a passion for folk art. She has a long history of teaching spinning, weaving, and other ethnic crafts to both children and adults throughout the Pacific Northwest and at national […]
Wild Fibers Magazine Linda Cortright - Wild Fibers Handweavers Guild of Boulder January 2021 Day & Evening Program As editor and publisher of Wild Fibers Magazine, Linda Cortright has traveled to the seven continents, pursuing the role of natural fibers in remote and indigenous communities. Cortright’s experience led her to serve on the Steering […]
Elizabeth Morisette - Fiber Art From Upcycled Materials Handweavers Guild of Boulder February 2021 Day & Evening Program Elizabeth Morisette has been exhibiting her weavings and sculptures for 25 years. In the fall of 2020 she was featured in Hyperallergic for her work in the University of Denver’s “Mask” exhibit. She has also been […]
Flóra Carlile-Kovács - Felt Art & Design Handweavers Guild of Boulder March 2021 Day & Evening Program Flóra Carlile-Kovács grew up in Hungary and now resides and works in Seattle, WA. She originally studied ethnography and museology because of their relationship to textiles. However, she ultimately followed her passion for creating with fiber. She […]
Liz Spear - Handwoven Art to Wear Handweavers Guild of Boulder April 2021 Day & Evening Program Liz Spear is a maker of handwoven fabrics, and more recently has been incorporating nuno felt into her designer creations as well as surface design fabrics from fellow fiber artists. These collaborations, known as Liz Spear & […]
Judy Newland - About Cloth And Me Handweavers Guild of Boulder May 2021 Day & Evening Program Culture and the environment are the two main topics Judy addresses in her textile art. She has been working in textiles for more than forty years as a maker and later as a textile historian. Her background in textile history […]
Anne-Marie Chmielewski - Fibershed Handweavers Guild of Boulder September 2021 Day & Evening Program Anne-Marie Chmielewski is a founding member of the local Mountain and Plains Fibershed. Her current focus is promoting local fiber and natural dyes. The regional Mountains and Plains Fibershed encompasses a 300-mile radius around Golden, Colorado fostering collaboration among textile […]
HGB October 2021 Programs - D Robson Deb Robson - Author of The Fleece & Fiber Source Book Handweavers Guild of Boulder October 2021 Day & Evening Program You will be mesmerized listening to Deb Robson share with you her journey as she spent four years spinning every fiber-grown-by-an-animal that she could get […]
HGB November 2021 Programs - L Rubin Luana Rubin - Founder of eQuilter.com Handweavers Guild of Boulder November 2021 Day & Evening Program International Quilt Trends Take a trip around the world with over 200 quilt images featuring trends in contemporary quiltmaking. See how quilters in different countries use their own culture as inspiration for […]
HGB December 2021 Program - P. Turchette Peggy Turchette – The Pavlova Project Handweavers Guild of Boulder December 2021 Day & Evening Program The Pavlova Project – A Collection Exploring the Life and Art of Anna Pavlova The Pavlova Project, in simplest terms, is a “Visual Biography.” It tells the life story of a […]
HGB January 2022 Program - L Smetko Lynn Smetko - Weaving by Design Handweavers Guild of Boulder January 2022 Day & Evening Program Lynn Smetko, a weaver of 25 years, enjoys the design phase of weaving the most. She combines a fascination with weaving, technology and art when designing for her 40-shaft computer-assisted loom. […]
HGB February 2022 Program - C. James Carol James - The Sprang Lady - Low-tech Textile Methods Handweavers Guild of Boulder February 2022 Day & Evening Program Carol James has been exploring low-tech textile methods for 30 years focusing more recently on the technique called sprang. She has examined sprang items in collections across […]