Fibre Resume
Qualifications
OHS Spinning Certificate
Additional Qualifications, Honours Specialist, Visual Arts
Secondary School Teacher
Honour Specialist, Visual Arts, 2002 to Present
BCSS, Head of Art, Design & Family Studies, 2018 to 2022
FMSS, Head of Arts, 2011 to 2016
Visual Arts, Peel District School Board, Sept 2000 to Present
Fibre Workshops & Classes (Teaching)
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, July and August 2023
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2022
Ontario Handweavers and Spinners OHS, Spinning Alpaca Webinar/Virtual Workshop, March 2022
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2019
Five Counties, Core-Spun Wire Necklace, September 2018
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, July 2018
Etobicoke Guild, And It Begins with Three, January 2018
Guelph Guild, And It Begins with Three, November 2017
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2017
Five Counties, Spinning Paper Threads, September 2016
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2016
Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners, Spinning Paper Threads Workshop, April 2016
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2015
Guelph Guild, Spinning Paper Workshop, May 2010
Georgetown Guild, Introduction to Spinning Series of Classes, Winter 2010
Alliston: OHS Conference, Spinning Paper Workshop, May 2009
Barrie: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Spinning Paper Workshop, June 2008
Demonstrations & Presentations
November, 2014 - Colour Blending: Using singles to create bold barber pole to elegant heathered and marled yarns.
Autumn, 2014 - The Colour Toolbox @ the Fall Spinning Gathering: Let’s Play with Colour!
January, 2015 - Extending your Precious Fibres: What can you do to make a special purchase go further?
February, 2015 - Space-Dyed Rovings: You have a beautiful space-dyed roving, now what do you do with it?
March, 2015 - Hand Carders: A versatile tool to create different fibre preparations and colour effects.
April, 2015 - Chain Plying: Deliberately spin to create colour pools and examine some textile structures that showcase these yarns.
May, 2015 - Bring Your Colourful Skeins and/or Garments that Play with Colour Effects: Let’s inspire each other with the work that we have created!
Leadership Roles
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Chair + Education Committee 2019 to 2022
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Board Member, 2018 to Present
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Web Designer/Master, 2014 to Present
Guelph Guild of Handweavers and Spinners, Spinning Program Chair, 2014 - 15
Burlington: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Chair, 2011 - 13
Guelph: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Workshop Assistant & Technical Organizer, 2010 - 11
Credit Valley Artisans, President, 2004 – 6 and Secretary, 2003 - 4
Publications
Awards
Toronto: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, 2015
Arts Organization Memberships
Art Exhibitions
Artists Among Us, Exhibited Personal Works, November 2005, 6, and 7
OHS Spinning Certificate
- Ontario Handweavers and Spinners: Haliburton School of the Arts, 2008 – 2014, Graduated with Distinction
Additional Qualifications, Honours Specialist, Visual Arts
- University of Western Ontario, 2002
- University of Western Ontario, 2000
- University of Western Ontario, 1999
Secondary School Teacher
Honour Specialist, Visual Arts, 2002 to Present
BCSS, Head of Art, Design & Family Studies, 2018 to 2022
FMSS, Head of Arts, 2011 to 2016
Visual Arts, Peel District School Board, Sept 2000 to Present
Fibre Workshops & Classes (Teaching)
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, July and August 2023
- Spinning with the End in Mind: Twist, Grist and Texture (Co-teaching with B Abbott)
- Designing Worsted Yarns, OHS Level 2 Spinning Certificate Program
- Spinning Regenerated and Synthetic Fibres, OHS Level 5 Spinning Certificate Program
- Versatile Handcarders: Blending for Colour Effects
- Spinning Spectacular Semis!
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2022
- Designing Woollen Yarns, OHS Level 1 Spinning Certificate Program (Co-Teaching with R Lamperd and L Freedman)
- Camelid and Exotic Fibres, OHS Level 4 Spinning Certificate Program
Ontario Handweavers and Spinners OHS, Spinning Alpaca Webinar/Virtual Workshop, March 2022
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2019
- Instructional Practices for Fibre/Textile Artists + Yarn Analysis and Duplication + Resumes, Branding and Portfolios, OHS Level 6 Spinning Certificate Program
- Colour Explorations: Designing Yarns through Dyeing and Spinning (Co-Taught with B Abbott)
Five Counties, Core-Spun Wire Necklace, September 2018
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, July 2018
- Advanced Spinning: Silk, Camelid and Exotic Fibres (Co-Taught with B Abbott)
- Designing Worsted Yarns, OHS Level 2 Spinning Certificate Program
- Synthetic and Regenerated Fibres, OHS Level 5 Spinning Certificate Program
Etobicoke Guild, And It Begins with Three, January 2018
Guelph Guild, And It Begins with Three, November 2017
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2017
- Designing Woollen Yarns, OHS Level 1 Spinning Certificate Program
- Camelid and Exotic Fibres, OHS Level 4 Spinning Certificate Program
Five Counties, Spinning Paper Threads, September 2016
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2016
- Instructional Practices for Fibre/Textile Artists, OHS Level 6 Spinning Certificate Program
Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners, Spinning Paper Threads Workshop, April 2016
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2015
- Worsted Spinning, OHS Level 2 Spinning Certificate Program (Co-Taught with B Abbott)
- Synthetic and Regenerated Fibres, OHS Level 5 Spinning Certificate Program
Guelph Guild, Spinning Paper Workshop, May 2010
Georgetown Guild, Introduction to Spinning Series of Classes, Winter 2010
Alliston: OHS Conference, Spinning Paper Workshop, May 2009
Barrie: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Spinning Paper Workshop, June 2008
Demonstrations & Presentations
- London DWS Guild, Spinning Alpaca, October 2022
- Nottawasaga HS Guild, Spinning Paper Threads, September 2022
- Guelph Guild, Rayon and Lyocell and Tencel, Oh My!, May 2022
- Guelph Guild, Exploring Cabled Yarns, March 2021
- Georgetown Guild, Spinning Fractal Yarns, November 2019
- Guelph Guild, Spinning Paper Program, April 2016
- Guelph Guild, Spinning Program Chair, 2014 - 15
November, 2014 - Colour Blending: Using singles to create bold barber pole to elegant heathered and marled yarns.
Autumn, 2014 - The Colour Toolbox @ the Fall Spinning Gathering: Let’s Play with Colour!
January, 2015 - Extending your Precious Fibres: What can you do to make a special purchase go further?
February, 2015 - Space-Dyed Rovings: You have a beautiful space-dyed roving, now what do you do with it?
March, 2015 - Hand Carders: A versatile tool to create different fibre preparations and colour effects.
April, 2015 - Chain Plying: Deliberately spin to create colour pools and examine some textile structures that showcase these yarns.
May, 2015 - Bring Your Colourful Skeins and/or Garments that Play with Colour Effects: Let’s inspire each other with the work that we have created!
- Cambridge Guild, I-Cord Necklace, October 2012
- Georgetown Guild, Mosaic Knitting, March 2011
- Toronto: The Paper Place, Spinning Paper, April 2011
- Georgetown Guild, Woolen, Worsted and Semi-Something: Why Bother?, March 2010
- Toronto: The Paper Place, Spinning Paper, Spring 2010
- Etobicoke Guild, Spinning Paper, May 2010
- Mississauga Guild, Spinning Paper, Fall 2009
- Georgetown Knitting Guild, Entralac Knitting, Spring 2008
Leadership Roles
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Chair + Education Committee 2019 to 2022
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Board Member, 2018 to Present
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Web Designer/Master, 2014 to Present
Guelph Guild of Handweavers and Spinners, Spinning Program Chair, 2014 - 15
Burlington: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Chair, 2011 - 13
Guelph: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Workshop Assistant & Technical Organizer, 2010 - 11
Credit Valley Artisans, President, 2004 – 6 and Secretary, 2003 - 4
Publications
- Article: Long Thread Media - Spin Off, The Many Twists and Turns of Textured Cables, Summer 2022
- Article: Ontario Handspinning Seminar: In the Loop: Regenerated Cellulose Fibres, June 2021
- Article: Fibre Focus, Book Review: A New Spin on Color by Alanna Wilcox, Spring 2019
- Article: Fibre Focus, Spinning Tales, Fall 2013
- Artist Feature (Inclusion of Work): A Song of Praise for Shifu by Susan J. Byrd, 2013
- Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot, HGA Award, Spring 2013
Awards
Toronto: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, 2015
- Handweaver's Guild of America Award, 3 Colour Cable Yarn Study: Scarf
- Handweaver’s Guild of America Award, Hollyhocks: A Traditional Hooked Wall Hanging.
- Special Project, Non-Wearable, Advanced, First Place
- Special Project, Wearable, 100% Silk, Advanced, Third Place
- Skein Competition, 3 or More Plies, Advanced, First Place
- Skein Competition, Novelty, Advanced, First Place
- Special Project, Non-Wearable, Advanced, First Place
Arts Organization Memberships
- Ontario Handweavers and Spinners, 2008 to Present
- Guelph Handweavers and Spinners, 2001 – 3 and 2011 to Present
- Georgetown: Halton Hands in Motion Guild, 2004 to 2011 and 2013 to Present
- Georgetown: Heritage Handweavers and Spinners Guild, 2003 – 2011
Art Exhibitions
Artists Among Us, Exhibited Personal Works, November 2005, 6, and 7
