Her Life in Braiding
Read about Master Braider, Nancy Young, how she got her start in braiding, how she held Braiding Camps attracting makers …
Fiber Art Studios
A Visit With Renu
Enjoy these photos of the studio of Renuka O’Connell. Full interview of her work coming soon.
Hugh Verrier: Birds in Flight
Hugh Verrier of Eustis, Maine creates birds and fish that are a unique combination of watercolor painting and paper sculpture. …
Barbara Burns’ Tapestry Studio
Friends Mary Lou Steptoe and Carolyn Wollen truly love to explore fiber art when traveling. Mary Lou found the studio …
Summer Travels: Part III
Franklin/Somerset Travels: Dark Star Fabrics, Anne Walker Studio, Mt. Blue State Park and Farmington On this day, I started off in …
Common Threads of Maine
Visiting a new learning center in an old mill Maine Fiberarts visited Common Threads of Maine in Westbrook just before …
Hatchtown Dye Day
Our spinning group meets once per month at a different person’s home. Pam Child of Hatchtown Farm in Bristol decided …
Weaving at the Studio of Sara Hotchkiss
Gardens and looms. Lavender, weaving students, chocolate chip cookies, and looms underway. Sara and I planned this visit months ago …
Wild for Rug Hooking
“Chris! You HAVE to do this!” These are the words my husband, Richard, exclaimed when we saw what hooked rugs …
A Tale of Two Weavers
During the Summer of 2018, Maine Fiberarts’ member and friend, Nina Ruit, entered an apprenticeship program organized by the Maine …
A Fully Braided Home
Nancy Young lives in both Maine and Pennsylvania and has been braiding rugs for over sixty years. She and her …
Fiber in Western Maine – Part II
Continuing our journey through Western Maine to learn of teaching resources for our new Learning Guide, we left Rangeley and …
Fiber in Western Maine – Part I
Maine Fiberarts is working on a new publication. “Learning Fiber Arts: A Guide to Maine Teaching Resources” will be an …
Traveling our Fiber Arts Mini Tour
In August, several of us spent three days traveling along Maine’s midcoast using Maine Fiberarts’ newly-printed Fiber Arts Mini Tour. …
A Visit to Stephanie Levy’s Studio
I visited Stephanie Levy’s studio in Brunswick in June and it was an exciting time for both of us. Stephanie …
Teapots and Textiles at Meryl Ruth’s Studio
Arlene and I visited the studio of Cumberland artist Meryl Ruth in September to prepare for her solo show at Maine Fiberarts. …
Anne Cox: Artwork and Gardens
This place is fun! Hedgerow is owned and operated by Anne Cox and her partner Julie Wortman near the tip …
Susie Stephenson’s New Studio
Susie Stephenson is into fibers whole hog. She has been a rug hooker over many years known for her playful …
Elizabeth Busch: Architect, Artist, Painter, Quilter, Knitter
For Elizabeth, art is a way of life. You see it in her surroundings, in the attention to detail in …
Hillary Hutton: Master Rug Weaver
Hillary learned to weave at the Massachusetts College of Art and has stayed with it for over 30 years. She …
Carlson’s Collaged Crocodile
To prepare for a Summer exhibition of members’ work at Maine Fiberarts, we have been visiting artists’ studios. It had …
Fiber Marketplace and Yarn Sellar
It was off to the town of York this Spring to take in a special event and a yarn shop. …
Marlene Ekola Gerberick: Great Gifts Come
Birds’ nests, feathers, bones. Paintings, artists’ books, assemblages. The work in the studio of Marlene Gerberick is both nature-based and …
The Knitting Sculpture Studio of Katharine Cobey
The studio of artist Katharine Cobey is located on a cove off Muscongus Bay in Cushing, Maine. Katharine was one …
Anne Walker’s Studio in Rangeley
While touring Rangeley, Arlene and I visited the studio of art quilter Anne Walker. Anne and her husband Rick built …
The Colorful World of Natasha Kempers-Cullen
Natasha Kempers-Cullen is an artist whose work features her hand painted and printed fabric. These fabrics are cut and torn …
Susan Mills’ Studio
This weekend, I ventured out to an Open Studio held by Susan Mills in Bowdoin. Susan is a mixed media …
Mildred Johnson Studio Closing
Octogenarian and artist Mildred Johnson has decided to close her three studios in Fort Andross in Brunswick this Fall. Johnson …
Marion Brown Rug Hooking Studio
This winter, we visited the studio of Marion Brown Rug Hooking in Belfast, Maine. The studio is located just beyond …