Studio letters
Follow the journey
You are invited to follow along my weaving journey. Over the next few months I’ll be preparing for my next collection release, sharing progress and inspirations along the way. Sign up to receive studio letters by email with behind the scenes details about my process and upcoming updates.
Book Review: Hidden Tapestry
A must read, the fascinating life journey of tapestry artist Jan Yoors.
President of The Guild of Canadian Weavers
The Guild of Canadian Weavers was established in 1947. The main objective was to raise technical, mechanical and artistic standards of hand weaving among Canadian weavers. Today these values are still maintained, but for me it is so much more. The GCW is a place for weavers of every generation to join together and thread the past with the future through the stories we share and the cloth we weave.
Shadows in the Cabin Collection
Introducing Shadows in the Cabin.
Backyard Colours
Hand dyed colours from foraged wild flowers.
Jurors Choice Award: Toronto Design Festival
Complexities in Cloth, an exhibition about the intricacies of handweaving, received Toronto Design Festival’s Jurors Choice Award for 2018.
Complexities in Cloth Exhibition
Complexities & Cloth looks at the detailed process involved in crafting woven textiles, while opening a dialogue with the fabrics of our time.
Tuesday Afternoon Collection
Handwoven lace in 100% US grown organic cotton.
Silk & Linen Collection
Woven a fine linen & rich silk for a scarf that drapes with elegance.
Canadian Craft Biennial: Emerging Makers
Canadian Craft Biennial 2017 Emerging Makers:
Nothing Is Newer Than Tradition
Dyeing With Nature
Over the two day hands-on workshop we will cover all of the preliminaries to start you on your colour journey. Together we will discuss the mysteries about plants & the truths about their colour.
Carnegie Craft Gallery: Exhibition & Award
Blue Heron was awarded for Best in Craftsmanship at the Carnegie Craft Gallery Exhibition.
Journey of a Woven Thread Exhibition
Journey of a Woven Thread takes you along the path of a weaver. The show features original pieces, alongside Dani's current body of work where she explores geometry, colour and the crafting of optical effects in handwoven textiles.
Wearable Expressions Exhibition
For these pieces a seven colour gradient is used to explore value and vibrancy interlacing woven threads
Craft Forms Exhibition and Award of Merit
Pins & Needles exhibited at Craft Forms where it received an Award of Merit.
Introducing: Tiny Dancer
Introducing: Pins & Needles
New to the shadow weave collection, 'Pins & Needles'
Dark Side of The Moon
I sequenced my threading in accordance to the triangle numbers: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28..... And in doing so forms a pattern of perfect order.
Jacquard Weaving
Using Pointecarré textile software I learnt how to take a photograph and translate it into a weaving file that could be read by the jacquard loom - and then woven.
Introducing: Indigo Linen
Hand dyed with a natural indigo. Woven with GOTS Certified Organic Linen/Cotton & Tussah Silk
