Lisa Walton
Lisa Walton Australia Lisa Walton lives in Sydney Australia and has been a textile artist & teacher for over 20 years. She dyes and prints her own fabrics and loves to embellish and layer her textile art. She was awarded the Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the
Sandra van Velzen
Sandra van Velzen Tiel, the Netherlands I am a textile and mixed media artist from the Netherlands. I create both abstract and pictorial quilts. The design of my work is sometimes driven by the theme of an (international) contest, sometimes by the theme of the art groups I am part
Maria Shell
Maria Shell Anchorage, Alaska, USA How do I get color to vibrate? How do I get a self made print to read against another self made print? How can I stitch these elements together so that the viewer sees not only hundreds of scraps of fabric but also the SUM–the
Martha Ressler
Martha Ressler Hamburg, Pennsylvania, USA A painter first, Ressler specialized in industrial subjects and working-class neighborhoods. But the allure of Fiberart won her away. She has been sewing since she was 13, and loves the textures of fabric. >She walks a lot, and takes photos or does sketches of her
Mikiko Takase
Mikiko “Micky” Takase Tamamura, Sawa-Gun, Gunma, Japan “Before Jim Hay began teaching me about Art Quilts, I had studied traditional quilt-making for a long time here in Japan. I first became impressed with quilts from watching an old American TV program “Little House on the Prairie”. Now I enjoy making
Catherine McDonald
Catherine McDonald Christchurch, New Zealand Catherine comes from Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand and has been a textile artist for 30+years. She is heavily into surface design and creating original fabrics for her works and for sale. Catherine has taught both surface design and specific projects both
Karol Kusmaul
Karol Kusmaul Inverness, Florida, USA I am fascinated by human faces and figures. Many of my quilts tell personal stories of my family and experiences. A great day for me is one in which I can play with my collection of thrift store shirts, skirts, pants and dresses, cutting the
Regina Marzlin
Regina Marzlin Nova Scotia, Canada After immigrating to Canada from Germany in 2003 I discovered the fascination of quilting, first as a traditional craft, increasingly as a means for artistic expression. I taught myself how to use a sewing machine and learned techniques mostly from books. I wanted to learn
Eunhee Lee
Eunhee Lee Seoul, South Korea I walked through ‘Insadong’ street and entered an exhibition hall by chance. There I saw a quilt exhibition. It was very different from the quilt I knew. It was an ‘art work’. I was deeply shocked and impressed, and began to art quilt in earnest.
Deb Cashatt
Deb Cashatt Cameron Park, California, USA Professionally, I have been part of the creative duo Pixeladies since 2003. Pixeladies create art quilts, teach Photoshop, and print their own fabric. Joining Cloth in Common is one of the first solo artistic endeavors I have undertaken in a long time. Probably like
Terry Grant
Terry Grant Oregon, USA I have been sewing, drawing, and painting forever. I earned a degree in art and focused on painting and printmaking. It wasn’t until I saw a group of beautiful quilts that it occurred to me that my love of art and of textiles and sewing could
Dörte-Ina Liebing
Dörte-Ina Liebing Borna, Germany I am a textile artist, I live and work in Germany. Since 2006 I have been focusing on textile materials and techniques. Before, I have graduated in economics (accounting/statistics) at the University of Leipzig and I am working as a tax counselor today. I am delighted