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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”

Saying Yes to Making (and Sharing) More

In 2025, I said yes to making and sharing fiber art more. That yes looked like processing raw wool, hand-felting, slow hand-stitched embroidery, and a willingness to stay with materials long enough for them to teach me something. I made a lot. I learned a lot. And I let the work be imperfect, exploratory, andContinue reading “Saying Yes to Making (and Sharing) More”

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”

Exploring Catholic Aesthetics through Contemporary Fiber Art

Growing up Catholic (including k-12 Catholic school, mass in a grand cathedral on Sundays, participating in all the classes & rituals around Communion, Confession, Confirmation, deeply religious family / Dominican Nun Aunt, etc.) in South Louisiana, I often consider the how the related experiences shaped how I see, feel, and make. The aesthetics of CatholicContinue reading “Exploring Catholic Aesthetics through Contemporary Fiber Art”

Artistic Alchemy: Transforming Materials & Self

I create fiber art and found object sculptures, video and site-specific works that explore the interconnectedness between humans, nature, inner worlds and the unseen. My materials include wool, plant fibers, rusted metal, weathered wood, broken glass, and stones. I work slowly and intuitively, using wet and needle felting, hand embroidery, and layering to build textured,Continue reading “Artistic Alchemy: Transforming Materials & Self”

Embracing the Mandorla: Fiber Art that Connects Worlds

Winter 2023 was when I really became enchanted with fiber art. I believe this came from years of being in the company of felt sheets. As an early childhood educator, felt seems like an ever-present material. I’ll share more about the evolution of my work in fiber art in a separate post. Here, I wantContinue reading “Embracing the Mandorla: Fiber Art that Connects Worlds”