Featured Artists

My wish has been to successfully convey an emotion within the piece, disturbing or pleasing as that may be to the viewer. The discipline required to do this has been a very positive experience. Tenacity is powerful.

Jean loves manipulating the most subjective element of design, colour, with different media. She is also intrigued with language and culture and how we are influenced by both in our work.

I have worked for most of my life with textiles in one way or another, and now work mainly in handmade felt, to which I was introduced about 15 years ago. It is an absorbing and addictive technique, which never fails to engage those who try it.

Colour has always been one of my primary inspirations. Painting on paper is one way in which I love to experiment with colour, layering and pattern – the results are so immediate and many of the lessons learned can then be transferred to printing on fabric.

Pat is a fibre artist from Sechelt, BC . Her passion lies in surface design , the making of marks and the on-going exploration of what can be done on cloth.

Born and educated in Germany, Anna Hergert was exposed to fiber art at an early age. Handwork was a regular part of the weekly school curriculum and her passion for art and textiles became a lifelong pursuit and eventually led to obtaining Diplomas in Art, Design, Contemporary Embroidery as well as Patchwork and Quilting from London City & Guilds.

Elin Noble was born in Munich, Germany, grew up in the United States, the Far East and Europe, and now resides in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She studied art history in Florence, Italy and has traveled and studied in Japan, India, Turkey, Peru, South Africa, Europe, and Mexico.