Beth Showalter
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Qualifications 
OHS Spinning Certificate
  • ​Ontario Handweavers and Spinners: Haliburton School of the Arts, 2008 – 2014​, Graduated with Distinction
Ontario College of Teacher’s Certification
Additional Qualifications, Honours Specialist, Visual Arts
  • University of Western Ontario, 2002
 Bachelor of Education
  • University of Western Ontario, 2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Honours
  • 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
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, June 2-4  2023
  • Versatile Handcarders: Blending for Colour Effects
  • Spinning Spectacular Semis!
London District Weavers and Spinners Guild, Workshop: Creative Blends: Let the Fibre Fly! April 2023
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
Strathroy Pioneer Treadlers Guild, Workshop: Spinning Textured Cable Yarns, July 2022
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
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, July 2019
  • Colour Explorations: Designing Yarns through Dyeing and Spinning (Co-Taught with B Abbott)
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Off the Beaten Path: Discovering the Camelids, June 2019
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)
Haliburton School of the Arts/Fleming College, August 2018
  • Designing Worsted Yarns, OHS Level 2 Spinning Certificate Program
  • Synthetic and Regenerated Fibres, OHS Level 5 Spinning Certificate Program
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Cabled Yarns: Along a Twisting Trail of Texture, June 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​
  • Designing Woollen Yarns, OHS Level 1 Spinning Certificate Program
  • Camelid and Exotic Fibres, OHS Level 4 Spinning Certificate Program
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Finely Spun Together, June 2017
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 
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, Space-Dyed Rovings + Break Free From your Colour Rut, June 2016
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
Ontario Handspinning Seminar, World of Washi: Spinning Paper, June 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
  • 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
October, 2014 -  The Blending Board: Design and create your own rolags and rovings.  
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
Burlington: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, 2012
  • 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
Burlington: Ontario Handspinning Seminar, 2011
  • 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



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