weaving together a life
how it all began
It all started with a knitting practice I started in my teens and picked up again as a young mum in my 30's. As a young family we moved from city life in Calgary, and started our country chapter, beginning in Bragg Creek and finally moving to a 10 acre parcel in Priddis. I found the Sheep Creek Weavers guild in Millarville, AB, where I quickly learned how to dye yarn for my knitting projects and I was hooked! Soon after, I bought my first spinning wheel, and before I knew it, I was dyeing and spinning yarn to sell.
By 2013, I started spinning textured art yarn, that I knew I wanted to weave into fabric. I was introduced to the Saori loom and I officially became a weaver; dyeing and spinning to weave my own fabric.
Two years later, I converted the barn on our property to Tin Roof Fibre Studio where I sold fibre arts supplies, taught dyeing workshops, and hosted guest instructors in spinning and Saori weaving.
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It was an amazing four years, as I built a small fibre arts community with the studio at the center! During that time, I also honed my unconventional practices in dyeing, spinning and weaving, which all culminates in the creation of exciting, colourful and highly textured cloth that has become my signature.
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In March of 2019, I was honoured to be the Spotlight Artist at the Alberta Craft Council in Calgary, where I produced over 25 woven pieces in a collection exploring "Alberta Landscapes".
In 2020, I sold my home in Priddis, closed Tin Roof Fibre Studio and moved back to Calgary. Saying goodbye to the lovely community I hosted at the studio was difficult, but I knew in my heart that my textile art practice would survive the move, as would the friendships.
Fast forward three years, and I am beginning again. I have finally adjusted to my new life in the city, and also completed a fibre arts residency this past summer at the Alberta University of the Arts. I have set up my home studio and am excited to start this new chapter of producing exciting new work!
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Teaching art yarn spinning at Sheep Creek Weavers in Millarville, Alberta in 2016
Tin Roof Fibre Studio, Priddis, Alberta. 2015-2020
Hand spun natural long wool fleece
