Spotlight: Coral Black, Painter and Block Printer
Painting and block printing are hands-on media, perfect for this hands-on artist. Inspired by the natural wonders that await around every bend in the Pacific Northwest, Coral Black captures the...
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Spotlight: Sandra Sider, Artist, Critic and Curator
A champion of the studio art quilt, Sandra Sider makes her own art while advancing the medium by writing books, teaching and curating exhibits. With her passion to "get it...
Spotlight: Barbara Eikmeier, Quilter, Author and Fabric Designer
With multiple projects in process at any given time, it's hard to find a busier quilter than Barbara Eikmeier. Her first quilt? The Streak of Lightning pattern, of course! Barbara...
Spotlight: Sylvia Pippen, Sashiko & Applique Quilt Designer
Enter the world of Sylvia Pippen to discover intricate nature-inspired designs of rich color formed with appliqué and sashiko. She learned from the best, her mother Kitty Pippen, who encouraged...
Spotlight: Masako Wakayama, Quilter, Designer and Author
In the Japanese tradition of meticulous hand stitching, Masako Wakayama designs fresh-looking quilts using the colors of Americana. Her quilts, books and 20 years of annual fabric collections for Lecien...
Spotlight: Chris McLaughlin, Fiber Artist and Flower Farmer
As a suburban child, Chris McLaughlin knew she was always a farmer at heart. Now she lives her dream raising animals for fiber and flowers for bouquets and botanical dyes. As...
Spotlight: Sam Barsky, Artistic Knitter
When traveling, most people take photographs or buy postcards of landmarks. Some even mark their visits with selfies. But Sam Barsky takes all of that to an artist's extreme. Before...
Creative Things to Do In and Around Atlanta
Visiting Atlanta and wondering what creative things to do in and around the city? We've got some of our favorite suggestions -- from museums to parks, and shopping tips. If...
Spotlight: Susan Brandeis, Textile Artist
After 35 years of creating, exhibiting, teaching and writing about textile art, Susan Brandeis is as enthusiastic as ever about creating her own visual language and helping others do the...
