I teach fiber arts.

I teach sustainability.

My studio is deeply rooted in sustainability. My fiber arts practice reflects my early environmentalist training and lifelong passion. I teach fiber arts from my reverence for the land, personal handcraft heritage, decades of arts experience, and a deep desire to connect with people and the planet.

MENDING CLASS.

I teach mending and darning through hand-stitching with patches, needle, yarn, and thread. I focus on visible mending or highlighting repair as a way to redesign by embellishing and adding value. I’m mostly self-taught as a fiber artist but draw on my background working in the arts and my maternal craft lineage. My mending focuses on basic techniques combined with design elements to prioritize utility and honor beauty.

NATURAL DYE CLASS.

I work with whole-plant dyes—meaning I prefer to work with plants I grow in my garden, forage locally, or save as food scraps from my kitchen. My dyeing is rooted in a local, seasonal, land-based approach but I also purchase select historic dyes like indigo and madder root. Mostly, I teach dyeing from a locavore perspective—aiming to create natural color based on the plants in my region to create unique, place-based color.

CREATIVE PRACTICE CLASS.

Art requires structure, systems, and good habits. But sometimes we have to get really clear on our biggest art dreams before we can move into sustained action. In this popular class, I lead artists of all mediums through my 8-step process for making art in a full, busy, imperfect life. (Tired moms, I see you.) I lead writing, visioning, and reflection exercises to help unearth the work that shifts habits. I offer a container to make creative dreams realized with accountability, joy, and structure.