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Dawn Tomlinson

Dawn Tomlinson, 2019/20 Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant Recipient For current Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant Recipient Dawn Tomlinson, this time of social distancing hasn’t been too much of a change from how she normally works. “When I’m…

Pat Hickman

Pat Hickman, Member of Textile Center's National Artist Advisory Council Last summer, horrified by the news from the U.S.-Mexican border about walls and children being separated from their families, Pat Hickman began to do what artists do when…

Mary Skoy

Mary Skoy, 2020 Spun Gold Winner, Weaver, and Knitter Mary Skoy is using this time of social distancing to try new things. “My knitting group and I are using Zoom to stay in touch,” she says, “we knit…

Ceci Lewis

Ceci Lewis, Textile Center Teaching Artist “I’d rather do anything other than clean my worktable, but I need to reclaim my space,” says Ceci Lewis, one of Textile Center’s esteemed instructors and an avid indigo dyer who is…

Carolyn Halliday

Carolyn Halliday, 2020 Spun Gold Award Winner One of Carolyn Halliday’s early works is a collection of tall, wire-knit trees, and it is an example of what speaks to her today: family, nature, and science. “I named that…

Mariana Shulstad

Mariana Shulstad, President of Textile Center’s Board of Directors, yarn enthusiast, and weaver “Knitting is something I’ve done all my life,” says Mariana Shulstad, as she showcases a red wool sweater she made for her husband, Craig Shulstad.…

Ella Ramsey

Ella Ramsey, Past Board President of Textile Center, Fabric Enthusiast Everyone who knows Ella can tell you about her passion for fabric. During Textile Center’s recent tours to India and Japan, she acquired textiles that are now serving…