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At a recent Guild meeting, we had the pleasure of welcoming textile artist Anne Kelly (based in Kent, England, with deep ties to Canada) for an inspiring presentation titled Artist Life. Her talk offered a generous and heartfelt look into her creative practice — a body of work developed over more than a decade, rooted…

All images are the copyright of Wendy Dolan and used with her permission. Copying or redistribution of this article without the expressed consent of the artist is prohibited. We were pleased to welcome Wendy Dolan, a highly respected textile artist and educator from Sussex, UK, as our guest speaker. With more than 40 years of…

As we welcome a brand-new year, it’s the perfect moment to pause and admire the beautiful trail of stitches we’ve left behind. Our stitchery abilities have been piqued by wonderfully presented programs, rife with interesting topics. You can review them here and even check out what’s coming. Our Virtual Wednesday team has challenged us to…

Maps, Memory, and the Magic of Textile Experimentation This week our guild had the delicious treat of hearing from Eszter, an internationally recognized textile and mixed-media artist calling in from her gorgeous studio in Budapest. Though she began her career as a mathematician—PhD, 20 years in research!—her creative path eventually veered into quilting, textiles, and…

Mapping Narratives with Fabric, Paint, and Thread: Valerie Goodwin with the Needleart Guild Architect, educator, and fibre artist Valerie Goodwin joined the North Shore Needle Arts Guild for a fascinating presentation that stitched together architecture, cartography, and storytelling through cloth. For over 26 years, Valerie taught architecture at Florida A&M University, an Historically Black College…

On September 18, 2025, we were pleased to have Ana Falceta provide a presentation related to her work.  Here is a summary of that presentation. A Brazilian-Canadian mixed media artist, Ana creates works that combine watercolour painting and embroidery. She began her presentation by recounting her creative journey from childhood in Brazil, where she was…