Author - Mia Finnamore

Susan Leschke

Susan Leschke, Textile Center Teaching Artist  For Textile Center Teaching Artist Susan Leschke, this time of quarantine has led not only to a change of focus in her practice, but also a time of slowing down.  “Before social distancing was…

Ian Hanesworth

Ian Hanseworth, 2019/20 Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant Recipient While this time of quarantine hasn’t stopped artists from creating, there’s no doubt that it impacts how artists are creating. “I've tried to lean into this new, slower rhythm…

Liz Miller

Liz Miller, 2020 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellow In the pre COVID-19 world, Liz Miller was an artist used to making a quick trip to a store to browse for items that could be utilized in her newest artistic…

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.…