Spotlight: Lucy Levenson, Folk Art Designer and Textile Artist
Her brave use of color when combining fabric, stitch and paint sets Lucy Levenson apart from the crowd. With intricate details, her fanciful work invites an up close and personal...
Create Whimsy
We love to be inspired by makers and reading their stories. We’ve written these interviews and articles to share some of our favorite artists and inspirations.
Spotlight: Lizzy Dabczynski-Bean, Stitcher and Entrepreneur
This is not your grandmother's cross stitch - but Lizzy Dabczynski-Bean's inspiration began with admiring the work of her grandmother and great-grandmother. Lizzy gives it all a new twist with...
Spotlight: Mariana Murabito, Textile Artist, Weaver and Embroiderer
In her journey from web and graphic design to weaving, Mariana Murabito discovered the joy of creating images by hand with warp and weft on the island of Mallorca. She...
Spotlight: Amanda Murphy, Contemporary Quilt and Fabric Designer
Try to keep up! Amanda Murphy designs fabric for Benartex, creates quilt patterns, writes books on quilting, creates her own line of quilting rulers and teaches workshops at BERNINA dealerships....
Spotlight: Laura Lee Ullrich, Bead Artist
Who knew that a self-taught bead artist could create such intricate work? With no beading classes nearby, Laura Lee Ullrich picked a project she loved from a magazine and has...
Spotlight: Jane Sassaman, Quilt Artist and Fabric Designer
Jane Sassaman has a distinctive artistic voice that speaks clearly in her art quilts, the fabric she designs and her workshops. Her whimsical, graphic and colorful designs require a vivid...
Spotlight: Larry Calkins, Mixed Media Artist
Finding inspiration in the world around him, Larry Calkins creates art that provokes laughter and emotion. In his hand-built studio/home, and sometimes outside it, he works with paint, fiber, metal,...
Spotlight: Kathy Seaman Shaw, Crazy Quilter
Give Kathy Seaman Shaw a plain seam, and she will transform it with fancy stitches and beads. Kathy is a prolific crazy quilter, constantly designing new embroidery combinations and sharing...
Spotlight: Karen Fletcher, Knitter and Programmer
Are the arts and the sciences mutually exclusive? Karen Fletcher doesn't think so! As a computer programmer who knits (or as a knitter who programs), Karen sees strong parallels. In...