Betty Glynn Carlson has been a weaver since 1972, but when she discovered Navajo weaving she felt a special kinship with this simple way to weave that invites stillness and reflection. When she lived in Madison, WI, Betty studied with Fran Potter for several years and like Fran, sought out Navajo weavers from the Navajo Nation to continue to study the cultural context of their weaving. Betty regularly teaches Navajo Rug Weaving at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota and we are happy to include her class in Navajo Rug Weaving at Sievers in 2012.
Mary Fons grew up around Sievers and has many heart and family connections to Washington Island. She co-hosts PBS’s nationally aired Love of Quilting program with her Mom, Marianne, giving a voice to “junior varsity” quilters everywhere and is creator, co-producer and host of Quilty, an online show for rookie quilters. (Visit www.heyquilty.com to learn more.) Mary is also Creative Director of Quilty magazine, set to launch in May of 2012. Last summer she rented space in the barn studio with her Mom and Ellen Graf, while working on this quilt:
Mary will be the first “second generation” Sievers instructor to offer a class at Sievers and we’re excited to have her teach Beginning Quilter “Boot Camp” this summer.
Robyn Spady is a fiber artist and master weaver who has been weaving for many years. In 2004 she completed the Handweavers Guild of America Certificate of Excellence. She teaches throughout the United States and Canada and has authored many articles and publications. (Visit Robyn online at www.spadystudios.com.) Robyn has been recommended to us by many teachers and students and Carolyn was able to meet and speak with her at the Midwest Weavers Conference in Houghton/Hancock, MI last June. We are eager to welcome Robyn to Sievers where she will teach a weeklong class on Exploring Weave Structures with a Single Warp.