A Celebration of Fiber Art Juried Showcase Exhibit 2020 Showcase Theme - Colorful Colorado We regret to inform our loyal patrons and friends that the 2020 Fiber Art Show & Sale will be unable to proceed this year due to COVID-19 concerns impacting our communities. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you November […]
HGB November 2020 Program - G Roehm Gayle Roehm - Japanese Knitting Handweavers Guild of Boulder November 2020 Day & Evening Program Gayle teaches knitting classes around the country, with a focus on using Japanese patterns. She loves to introduce knitters to the pleasures of Japanese designs, and her knowledge of the subject is […]
Foothills Art Center 2020 Holiday Art Market Visit HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale Artists November 20 - December 29, 2020 Daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 pm Foothills Art Center 809 15th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401 Thursday hours are reserved for FAC members Please consult website for COVID considerations Timed […]
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 Members Only Event Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2-6pm HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale Committee Standards Coordinator available to review items Please review 2021 Rules & Regulations and bring any new items or questions you may have regarding technique or category acceptance Sale Tech Committee assistance Sign-up in-person for shifts at the HGB Show […]
2021 HGB Show & Sale Juried Showcase Exhibit Theme – Colorful Colorado Call for Entries O beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mountains majesties Above the fruited plain! The rich colorful Colorado view from Pike’s Peak was Katharine Lee Bates inspiration for those words. Applicants to the 2021 HGB Show […]