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About

My Background


I was born in Toronto in 1961 to immigrant parents from Switzerland and Scotland. I was raised on a cattle farm surrounded by antiques, handmade quilts, hand hooked and braided rugs. My Swiss father instilled in me the value of handcrafted items. After raising my 4 daughters in England, Singapore and Canada, I returned to a rural lifestyle in the countryside of Erin, Ontario. The farm is where I have my studio, teach creative workshops and hold fibre retreats.  

I have always been drawn to textures and colours. After careers in Photography and Montessori teaching, I feel I have finally found my  passion in textile art. 




education

 BA Sociology The University of Western Ontario   1983

Montessori Teaching Diploma. St Nicolas Montessori, London 1990

Photography Certificate Sheridan College 2000

Oxford Punch Needle Certification  The Oxford School 2018

Fibre Arts Certificate. Haliburton School of Art and Design 2022


Member associations

 The International Guild. of Handhooking Rugmakers

(President 2021-2024)

Oxford Punch Needle Instructors Guild

Burlington Hooking Craft Guild

Ontario Hooking Craft Guild

Ontario Craft Council

Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia

Ontario Handweavers and Spinners

International Feltmakers Association

Fiber Art Now

Surface Design Association


Professional Development

 I believe in lifelong learning and am fortunate to have studied with some of the best teachers in the fibre art world. 


Liz Alpert Fay                                          Kris McDermet

Amy Oxford                                            Nancy Jewett

Gail Dufresne                                         Deb Swzed

Heather Ritchie                                      Susan Ferraro  

Cilla Cameron                                       Gene Sheppard

Deanne Fitzpatrick                                Susan Feller

Jo Hill                                                        Michele Micarelli

Larry Weyand                                         Jennifer Budd

Tim Eads                                                  Meryl Cook

Beth Miller                                                Ingrid Hermionus

Christine Manges                                  Amanda McCavour 

Winnie Glavine                                       Michelle Palmer               

Charlie Dalton                                        Janice Sonnen

Susan Clarke           

Charlotte Price


AWARDS

"My Nest"

First place in Alternative Fibres and Techniques

Ontario Hooking Craft Guild 2018


"Hippie Sheep"

Member's Choice Award

Burlington Hooking Craft Guild 2018


"Casual Friday Sheep"

Honourable Mention

Burlington Art Gallery Kaleidoscope 2019


"Fraktur Vogels"

Honourable Mention in Primitives

Ontario Hooking Craft Guild 2020


"Pumpkin Hill"

First place in Primitives

Ontario Hooking Craft Guild 2021




"Hamish in the Highlands"

Global Textile Hub Virtual Exhibition

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