Jill Powers – Bark Fiber – An Eco-Art Story Handweavers Guild of Boulder April 2023 Day & Evening Program Jill Powers is a contemporary fiber and environmental installation artist living in Boulder, Colorado. She works with many natural materials and processes, especially bark fiber. Jill focuses on ecological changes and finds inspiration in creating art […]
Beth Marx – Felt Artist Handweavers Guild of Boulder May 2023 Day & Evening Program Beth Marx has been a felt maker for over 15 years and is still fascinated with the process. Beth can’t remember when art was not part of her life. From the little girl who played art school in the basement of […]
Hanna Rose Shell Author, Artist, Associate Professor-University of Colorado Boulder Handweavers Guild of Boulder October 2023 Day & Evening Program Hanna Rose Shell studies aesthetics, textiles, and the interface of art and science in the form of text and film. Shell’s 2020 book, SHODDY: From Devil's Dust to the Renaissance of Rags, examines recycled textiles as […]
Welcome to Colorado's premier fall art and craft celebration the Fiber Art Show & Sale of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder. November 1-5, 2023 Wednesday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm Sunday 10 am - 3 pm Boulder County Fairgrounds 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, Colorado Free Admission - Free Parking Colorado’s Finest Fiber Art Event […]
Leiko Uchiyama - Felt-Making Artist Handweavers Guild of Boulder January 2024 Day & Evening Program Leiko is a felt making artist nestled in the picturesque Blackstairs Mountains of County Carlow, Ireland. Her journey has taken her from her Japanese home as an agricultural and textile design graduate, to New Zealand, where she worked on […]
Woolpunk - Artist-Activist-Organizer Handweavers Guild of Boulder February 2024 Day & Evening Program Woolpunk® is an American artist, born in Summit, NJ in 1971. She has both a BA and an MFA from Rutgers University. Woolpunk® employs materials and techniques sourcing women’s work creation, historically; she machine-knits fiber installations, quilts sculptures, and embroiders photographs. Her […]
Charan Sachar - Textile Artist and Potter Handweavers Guild of Boulder March 2024 Day & Evening Program Charan Sachar recently taught at PlyAway where several HGB members met him and took his courses. He is an artist whose work reflects his passion for the fiber arts such as knitting, spinning, weaving, quilting. He uses that […]
Susan DuBois - Owner Treenway Silks Handweavers Guild of Boulder April 2024 Day & Evening Program Treenway Silks was founded in 1997 by Karen Selk and Terry Nelson. After 34 years, they decided to sell the business so they could spend more time traveling, writing a book, etc. On August 1, 2011, they sold the […]
Deborah Silver - Artist/Teacher/Weaver Handweavers Guild of Boulder May 2024 Day & Evening Program Deborah Silver is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She discovered her love of weaving while attending the Cleveland Institute of Art, attaining a BFA as a Fiber major and Drawing minor. After a weaving internship, Deborah learned the craft of antique […]
2024 HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale Juried Showcase Exhibit Theme PAST MADE PRESENT Applications open September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024 2024 Showcase Theme: Past made Present What is the relationship between our handwork and that of the makers that came before us? How has our fiber art changed over the years […]
In-Person Meetings Handweavers Guild of Boulder September 2024 Day & Evening Program Day & Evening Meeting Presentations • At the September meetings we will celebrate our 60 years as a Guild. • We'll share the history of the Guild and honor those who have been in the Guild for its entire time! (Plus we'll enjoy […]
Welcome to Colorado's premier fall art and craft celebration the Fiber Art Show & Sale of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder. October 30 - November 3, 2024 Wednesday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm Sunday 10 am - 3 pm Boulder County Fairgrounds 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, Colorado Free Admission - Free Parking Colorado’s Finest […]