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Create Whimsy

Create Whimsy

At Create Whimsy, we’re artists, makers, crafters and creators – just like you. We share the stories of makers and what they make, inspiring creativity in our everyday lives.

If you enjoy inspiring artist Spotlight interviews as well as helpful how-to tutorials and project ideas for quilting, embroidery, beadwork, sewing and fiber art, then settle in with a cuppa or a glassa.

We think that after you visit you’ll want to come back!

Barriers

Spotlight: Thomas Knauer, Quilts with Cultural Expression

If you want to know what Thomas Knauer thinks, look at his quilts. He holds nothing back as he expresses his thoughts on big issues that overshadow our lives. With…
Aquazzura by Stephen Wilson

Spotlight: Stephen Wilson, Mixed Media Artist

Stephen Wilson uses modern technology to create contemporary artwork rooted in traditional craft. He uses fabric and thread to create his images in the same way a painter might use…
Joyful by Valerie Bothell

Spotlight: Valerie Bothell, Crazy Quilter

Valerie Bothell found crazy quilting over 20 years ago and has never looked back. Intrigued by the infinite combinations of fabrics, colors and stitches, every new project is a fresh…
Untitled American Family

Spotlight: Hale Ekinci, Artist, Designer and Educator

Combining old textiles with computer technology, Hale Ekinci creates thought-provoking fiber art. Beginning with an old family photograph, Hale manipulates the image and transfers it to a repurposed household textile.…
Deconstructed #1 Detail

Spotlight: Carson Converse, Artist and Designer

Beginning with arranging shapes on a felt board in preschool, Carson Converse developed a love of quilts that became her artistic passion. Add an element of risk-taking and the result…
Interlinked 11

Spotlight: Claire B. Jones, Fiber Artist

At first glance, Claire B. Jones' sculptural embroidery looks like it must be built on some kind of armature. But Claire engineers her pieces so that they are built entirely…
Dietrich Hoecht Ode to Gees Bend

Spotlight: Dietrich Hoecht, Metalsmith

Educated as an engineer, Dietrich Hoecht was drawn to creative problem solving. That proved to be a firm foundation for his current work as a blacksmith and jewelry artist, creating…
Unique chairs at a table

Spotlight: Wendy Conklin, Artist and Chair Designer

When Wendy Conklin wanted custom chairs on a limited budget for her home, she learned upholstery skills and made exactly what she wanted. Now she designs and manufactures custom chairs…
Allie Aller Summer Lake Day

Spotlight: Allie Aller, Fiber Artist

With an ongoing love for learning new techniques and a passion for the work of unsung textile artists of the past, Allie Aller creates fiber art that blends those two…
The Rainbow serpent head close-up

Spotlight: Sarah Lovett, Artist and Psychic

If you happen to find yourself anywhere near Sarah Lovett's art, you can't miss it! Her giant puppets are large, colorful, glowing and powered by humans collaborating their movements in…
Donna Dowdney Radiant Strata

Spotlight: Donna Lee Dowdney, Fabric Artist

Bringing as much meticulous attention to her work as an artist as she brought to her technical career, Donna Lee Dowdney creates nature-inspired visual art with fabric and mixed media.…
Tesi Vaara / Gail Harker

The Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts

From conception to execution to exhibition, students at the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts stretch their creative reach to find their own voices and expand their skills by experimenting…
Up and Down

Spotlight: Kate Colleran, Quilt Pattern Designer

Kate Colleran's "hobby business" has blossomed into a full-time enterprise designing quilts, quilting tools and classes. Her complex-looking patterns are surprisingly easy to construct using the tools and techniques she…
Katie Pasquini Masopust Valerian Quilt

Spotlight: Katie Pasquini Masopust, Quilt Artist

Art quilt pioneer Katie Pasquini Masopust is always on the hunt for her next challenging series of work. And when she finds it, she perfects it, then shares her colorful…
Homeage to the Quilters of Gee's Bend

Spotlight: Silke Cliatt, Fiber Artist

It's never too late to start something new, and those things you loved to do as a child re-emerge later as a foundation for future creative work. That's what Silke…
Candyce Copp Grisham Service for 12

Spotlight: Candyce Copp Grisham, Fiber Artist

Candyce Copp Grisham has taken the classic Dresden quilt block and transformed it into a bright, cheery and versatile design element. She is enthusiastic about her discoveries and shares them…
XLI: The Prague Spanish Synagogue Quilt - Full

Spotlight: Paula Nadelstern, Quilt Artist

Who would have thought that someone who makes the intricate kaleidoscopic designs that Paula Nadelstern creates in fabric is a self-taught quilter? How fortunate for us that she did not…
Lush Summer

Spotlight: Lucy Levenson, Folk Art Designer

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…

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