Workshops :: Instructors 2003
Who was here in 2003? Lots of names you'll recognize!
Click here to see this year's instructors.
Names are listed below in alphabetical order, by surname. Workshop codes are linked in parentheses at the end of each bio.
See past instructors: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004; 2002; 2001 & earlier.
Cheryl Anson
Workshops: 2003-38
Cheryl Anson has been working with wood for over eight years,
specializing in veneering techniques as a way to stretch our precious
resources. In addition to building her own pieces, she is a woodshop
manager, looking after equipment and teaching at The Joint, a 12,000
square-foot woodworking facility in central Vancouver, British Columbia. Top
Janet Armstrong
Workshops: 2003-20
Janet Armstrong is a textile artist from Vernon, British Columbia who
specializes in contemporary quilts and wearable art. Many of her
garments, both knitted and sewn, have been award winners in competitions
since 1992. Janet enjoys helping students create something unique, and
in the process, sharing a passion for all types of fibres and textiles. Top
Rosalind Aylmer
Workshops:
2003-7
Rosalind Aylmer has taught the advanced-level Textiles Program at
Capilano College and many workshops throughout the Pacific Northwest,
including Convergence 2002. Rosalind is a member of the Vancouver Guild
of Fabric Arts and her works have been shown in galleries throughout
British Columbia such as the Crafthouse on Granville Island, British
Columbia. Top
Michelle Boyd
Workshops: 2003-27
Michelle Boyd is a hand spinner and fibre artist from Fort McMurray,
Alberta. After fifteen years of custom knitting with commercial yarns,
she sought a more diversified approach to fibre and discovered the
versatility and practicality of the drop spindle. She has expanded her
repertoire of skills to include needle felting, bead weaving and dyeing
and is currently pursuing her Master Spinners Certification through Olds
College. Michelle is a founding member of the Wood Buffalo Weavers
Guild. Top
Keith Burdon
Workshops: 2003-37
Keith Burdon has been carving East Coast folk art tradition for over ten
years. He is a self-taught carver with experience as a carpenter and
cabinet maker. His colorful, whimsical work usually has an aquatic theme
and can be seen in many locations on the Sunshine Coast as well as
Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia. Top
Edmund Butler
Workshops: 2003-40,
2003-80
With over twenty years' woodworking experience, from antique restoration
to custom furniture and house building, Edmund Butler has mastered the
craft of designing and making dovetailed boxes. Originally from England,
Edmund currently resides on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast and is
eager to share some of his enthusiasm and passion for woodworking. Top
Joan Carrigan
Workshops: 2003-1
For eleven years, Joan Carrigan has studied basketry with numerous
outstanding basketmakers, acquiring a broad-based knowledge of basketry
techniques and materials. She has taught extensively while living on
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia and is a founding member of the
Salt Spring Basketry Guild. Top
Louisa Chadwick
Workshops:
2003-17
Louisa Chadwick has been involved with textile crafts of all kinds from
an early age. Her knowledge comes from personal research and workshops
with well-known instructors. She has taught workshops and has spoken on
topics that are as diverse as her interests. Top
Donna Cochran
Workshops: 2003-2
Donna Cochran's passion for basketry evolved over twenty years of
international development work throughout Africa, the Middle East and
Latin America. Since moving to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia in
1995, she has been exploring traditional and contemporary basketry
techniques using a wide range of materials, while teaching workshops and
exhibiting for over 5 years. Top
Martha Cole
Workshops: 2003-23,
2003-24
Martha Cole is an internationally recognized full-time fabric artist
whose works are heavily machine stitched and quilted. She creates
realistic images that explore the diversity and beauty of the Earth and
her creatures. In Martha's words, each is a celebration of the planet of
which we are a part. Top
Kim Cowley-Adam
Workshops:
2003-30, 2003-83
Long time weaver, spinner, knitter, dyer and accredited fashion
designer, Kim Cowley-Adam trained as an instructor of Saori handweaving
in Osaka, Japan in 1997. She operates Fyberspace Studio in Nanaimo,
British Columbia where she teaches and creates art-to-wear hand-woven
garments and home furnishings. Top
Will Cummer
Workshops: 2003-34,
2003-35
Will Cummer has been a wood worker for over thirty years and has been
involved with making driftwood furniture for seven years on the Sunshine
Coast. He enjoys teaching others how to use the odd shapes and forms of
found wood to make furniture that is comfortable as well as beautiful.
Often featured in newspaper and magazine articles, he is working on a
book, encapsulating his beachcombing and woodworking knowledge for
others. Top
Gloria Daly
Workshops: 2003-18,
2003-19
Working from her studio located in the Cowichan Valley, on Vancouver
Island, British Columbia, Gloria Daly, AAASc., is a textile artist and
workshop facilitator. She has studied Design and Embroidery with City
& Guilds, London, England. Presently her work is touring for
Northcott Silk Inc. With over twenty years of teaching experience,
Gloria has a wealth of knowledge. This, combined with her sense of
humor, makes her classes a fun place to learn! Top
Dan Gillis
Workshops: 2003-36
Dan is a marine biologist by trade and has been involved with wood
working most of his life. Over the past two decades, he has been
interested in Japanese carpentry, particularly in shoji making. While he
still makes traditional shoji screens, he is currently making various
shoji screens and lamps blending traditional skills with contemporary
western design. Top
Pam Godderis
Workshops: 2003-16
Pam Godderis, B.Ed., is a fibre artist and freelance teacher working
with guilds and organizations worldwide, primarily in Canada and the
USA. She has authored two books, numerous articles and several
correspondence courses. She has received several awards including
"Outstanding Achievement in Fibre Art" from the Government of
Alberta. Pam's sense of humor and calm professionalism encourages her
students to explore their natural creativity. Top
Tanya Graham
Workshops: 2003-25
Tanya Graham's passion for knitting began when she was just six years
old. Over the next fifty-two years, her love for sewing, spinning,
weaving, quilting, embroidery, and traditional rug-hooking has been
unleashed. In 1995, Tanya became an accredited rug-hooking teacher with
the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild. She now teaches in Squamish and Greater
Vancouver, British Columbia. Top
Hilary Henderson
Workshops:
2003-21
In 2002, one of Hilary Henderson's appliqué quilts was showcased at the
Canadian Quilters' Association Quilt Show at the Edmonton Art Museum.
Hilary is an experienced quilter who likes to keep it simple. Her
straightforward appliqué techniques capture realistic looking flowers,
buildings and people in her quilts. Top
Wendy Henderson
Workshops:
2003-10, 2003-11, 2003-12
Wendy Henderson designs and knits garments that highlight her interests
in color and fine-finishing details. She is a published designer and has
won awards for her work. Wendy teaches at both the Okanagan and Island
Knitting Retreats, where she endeavors to inspire all knitters to try
new techniques and challenges with no "knitting police" in
sight! Top
Jen Hiebert
Workshops: 2003-28
Jen Hiebert is a Vancouver British Columbia-based tapestry artist who
has been weaving in various forms for over ten years. A graduate of the
well-known Capilano College Textile Arts Program, her work has been
exhibited in various venues around Vancouver. Her current tapestries
merge traditional technique, pop culture, art, and craft. Top
Naoko Hirano
Workshops: 2003-20
Naoko Hirano has been teaching quilting in Japan for over twenty years.
She has exhibited her work around the world, and is devoted to
introducing Japanese culture through her quilts. Naoko uses vintage
kimono fabrics and traditional paper-folding (origami) techniques to
create images from nature and Japanese mythology. Top
Les Józsa
Workshops: 2003-39
Les Józsa is a recognized expert on wood, having published over 150
scientific papers, technical reports and articles. He has served as an
expert witness in forensic dendrochronolgy in the Supreme Court of
Canada. Les has also mastered the art of carving and much of his work
reflects the folk art traditions of his native Hungary. Top
Gary Kelly
Workshops: 2003-31,
2003-32, 2003-33
Gary Kelly is a self-taught woodturner. Upon purchasing his first lathe
in 1980, he was instantly hooked on turning wood. His work ranges from
tiny miniatures to architectural columns nine feet tall and has found
its way as far as Europe and South America. He enjoys introducing young
people to woodturning at the high school in his hometown of Gibsons,
British Columbia. Top
Rebecca Lavell
Workshops:
2003-8, 2003-9
Rebecca Lavell's family llama-raising project evolved into Celtic Moon
Fibreworks, which initially offered custom carding, then grew to include
workshops. In 1999, Rebecca started needle-felting and incorporated it
into a large part of her work and classes. Rebecca and her husband, a
machinist, have developed three multi-tools specifically for
needle-felting, as well as a progressive yardage felting machine
designed for home and commercial use. Top
Fran Nadeau
Workshops: 2003-3
Fran Nadeau studied basketry and chair caning during her husband's naval
posting to England in the early 1990's. Upon returning to Canada, her
passion for caning inspired her to start a business called U-Neek
Chairs, which grew to service a widespread clientele and several ongoing
contracts with furniture refinishing companies. Most recently, Fran has
been working from Victoria, British Columbia, surrounded by her
collection of over seventy-five antique chairs gathered in the United
Kingdom and Ontario. Top
Paula Seifred O'Brien
Workshops: 2003-14, 2003-15
Paula studied textiles as fine art medium at Goldsmith's College in
London. An innovative teacher, she inspires students to push the borders
with an irreverent "no rules" approach. She has exhibited her
textiles and wearable art in Canada, the United States and in the United
Kingdom. Paula is known for her colorful Pavelka Designs, and currently
brightens British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. Top
Rick O'Neill
Workshops: 2003-41
Rick O'Neill is an experienced professional wildlife photographer who
has also spent many years building kayaks and cedar strip canoes. Most
recently, Rick has been making Native American Flutes, a craft he
learned from Ron Keller, a Native American musician and flute maker. Top
Dan Richter
Workshops: 2003-42
Dan Richter has been building custom stringed instruments for eight
years after studying guitar-making at Timeless Instruments in
Saskatchewan. His guitars, basses, dulitars, banjos and harps feature
unique designs and one-of-a-kind inlays utilizing shell wood and metal,
and are sought after by musicians of many genres. He currently works
from his studio, Dragonfly Instruments, on British Columbia's Sunshine
Coast. Top
Carola Russell
Workshops:
2003-81, 2003-82
Carola Russell has been an avid Independent Canadian Sewing Educator for
eighteen years and is well-liked for her patient teaching style. She has
traveled extensively across the United States and Canada teaching and
sharing her knowledge at sewing shows, workshops and retreats. Several
of her projects have been featured in magazines including Creative
Machine Embroidery, Sew Beautiful, Sew News and Threads Magazine, and
when you see the many samples she brings to her classes, you'll know
why! Top
Karen Selk
Workshops: 2003-26,
2003-91
Karen Selk, co-founder of Treenway Silks, is an internationally-known
textile designer and artist who since 1972, has focused on weaving and
silk fusion. She travels and researches the history, culture and
heritage of silk traditions throughout Asia. The cloth, culture and
people of other countries as well as the life in Karen's garden are the
source of her creative spirit and she shares her discoveries through
workshops, lectures, magazines and a video. Top
Jane Stafford
Workshops: 2003-29
A well-known artist, instructor, and fibre entrepreneur, Jane Stafford
started as a student and progressed to teacher at the renowned Banff
Center School of Fine Arts. She now teaches and lectures throughout
North America, sharing over twenty years of experience in the field of
handwoven textiles. Jane currently resides in British Columbia's Gulf
Islands. Top
Coralie Swaney
Workshops:
2003-4, 2003-5
Coralie Swaney is a self-taught doll artist with a lifetime of
experience. She has a background in portraiture and costume design and
is a member of the Canadian Doll Artists Association, Circle Craft in
Vancouver, and the Co-op Gallery in Gibsons Landing. Originally from New
Zealand, Coralie now makes her home on the Sunshine Coast, where she is
inspired by the many great characters who live here. Top
Deborah Tilley
Workshops:
2003-22, 2003-90
Deborah Tilley, a resident of Edmonton, Alberta, currently works at
Earthly Goods - one of the top quilting stores in Western Canada. She
has been quilting since 1990 and wishes that she had started sooner!
Over the past twelve years she has concentrated on learning the
technical skills required for quiltmaking combined with making original
art quilts with exciting color combinations. Her latest passion has been
kaleidoscopic imagery interpreted in cloth. Top
Barb Trowbridge
Workshops:
2003-6
Barb Trowbridge, textile artist, designer, and teacher, works in gutta-resist,
Japanese rozome (wax-resist), shibori, quilting and Japanese stencil
techniques using Procion H, Japanese Acid and Natural Dyes. She has her
B.Ed (UBC) and M.Sc. (Merchandizing, Apparel & Textiles, U. of K.).
Now retired from her high school and university teaching career, Barbara
works and teaches out of her Designs In Silk Studio on the Cowichan
River in British Columbia. Top
Janet Tufnall
Workshops: 2003-13
Janet is a fabric artist living on the Sunshine Coast. Janet's lifelong
passion for sewing first developed during her childhood in England. This
award-winning sewer is constantly intrigued by new sewing techniques,
and especially enjoys teaching. In her current work, Janet's fascination
for detail is revealed in both her work with textures, and
"extreme" miniature quilting.