Bound by the High Desert: Contemporary Fiber Art, opening May 15, 2026, at El Zaguán This May, I’m honored to be included in Bound by the High Desert: Contemporary Fiber Art at El Zaguán 545 Canyon Road, presented by Historic Santa Fe Foundation. The exhibition in Santa Fe brings together five New Mexico-based artists includingContinue reading “Contemporary Fiber Art in Santa Fe: Exhibition, Workshop + Artist Talk”
Category Archives: Fiber Art & Materials
Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me on Zoom
Weaving Wool, Silk, and Spirit There is a quiet kind of magic in the meeting of fibers. Wool and silk come together through water, soap, and steady movement to create a fabric that is both strong and fluid, structured and soft. In my upcoming Nuno Felted Wearable Art Workshop on May 2nd from 12-3p PT/Continue reading “Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me on Zoom”
Wet Felting Workshop in Taos, New Mexico
Mindful Making: Creating Wet Felted Vessels Wet felting workshops offer a hands-on way to explore fiber art through slow, tactile making. In my recent Mindful Making: Creating Wet Felted Vessels workshop at Omnihum Gallery in Taos, participants gathered to learn the fundamentals of wet felting while engaging in a process that supports creativity, attention, andContinue reading “Wet Felting Workshop in Taos, New Mexico”
gathering and feeling
For the last year or so I’ve tried to write blogs in a way that the SEO gremlins say is desirable. I edit and format and reformat until the little wordpress yoast SEO faces turn from red to green with smiles. Do the smiling greens direct more eyes to my words? I doubt it. SoContinue reading “gathering and feeling”
Reflecting on Our Zoom Felting Workshop
Last weekend I had the pleasure of gathering online with a group of fifteen makers from around the US for a Zoom wet felting workshop. Even across screens, there was a shared rhythm that emerged. Wool laid out carefully, hands moving slowly, water and soap doing their quiet work. What I love most about virtualContinue reading “Reflecting on Our Zoom Felting Workshop”
Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me in Española
Weaving Wool, Silk, and Spirit There is a quiet kind of magic in the meeting of fibers. Wool and silk come together through water, soap, and steady movement to create a fabric that is both strong and fluid, structured and soft. In my upcoming Nuno Felted Wearable Art Workshop on March 1st at the EspañolaContinue reading “Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me in Española”
Felting Magic
Cozy Creations at Home
Join me this Winter for a felting workshop on Zoom There’s something deeply restorative about making with your hands during the quiet, slow months of winter, especially when we can do it together from the comfort of our own homes. This January, I’m inviting you to pause, breathe, and create in a virtual space whereContinue reading “Cozy Creations at Home”
Fall Fiber Fiesta
This month I’ll be joining the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center’s Fall Fiber Fiesta, a juried showcase celebrating the vibrant fiber arts community of Northern New Mexico. I’ll be bringing a collection of wet felted wearables and vessels, needle-felted ornaments and objects, and embroidered wearable altars; each made slowly by hand, from natural and reclaimedContinue reading “Fall Fiber Fiesta”
Sacred Rage & the Needle’s Path: Needle Felting for Transformation
Across cultures and centuries, anger has not always been seen as a weakness to repress. In many spiritual traditions, rage is understood as sacred: a fiery force that defends what is life-giving, resists injustice, and calls us back to balance. Today, in a world that often tells us to “calm down” or “be nice,” reclaimingContinue reading “Sacred Rage & the Needle’s Path: Needle Felting for Transformation”