Deborah’s relationship with fiber and art has been ongoing ever since she was a child. When she discovered weaving in 1996, her love of fiber, texture, and color came together and she immersed herself in weaving as a full time pursuit. Since then she has created hundreds of garments and accessories for sale as well as exhibition in fashion shows and galleries across the country. Although she is known mostly for her success with handwoven rayon chenille, she makes many different one-of-a kind handwoven and handmade garments and accessories. She finds wonderful satisfaction sitting at one of her looms making a fabric that comes to life through the process of mingling individual threads and creating something pleasing to look at and touch. Since 2005 she has been very involved in helping to develop the fiber studio at Studio Channel Islands Art Center in Camarillo, CA, where she teaches and weaves.

AFFILIATIONS:

DESIGNING WEAVERS
www.designingweavers.com

FIBER TRUST

FRIENDS OF FIBER ART

HANDWEAVERS GUILD
OF AMERICA
www.weavespindye.org

SANTA BARBARA
FIBER GUILD
www.sbfiberarts.com

STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS ART CENTER
www.studiochannelislands.org

SURFACE DESIGN ORGANIZATION
www.surfacedesign.org

TNNA

VENTURA COUNTY HANDWEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD
www.venturaweaveandspin.
homestead.com

WEARABLE ART CONNECTION
www.wearableartconnection.org

PUBLISHED WORKS:

Handwoven Magazine
March-April 2006
“Paradise Puffs Poncho”
pages 52-54

Handwoven Magazine
November-December 2005
“ The Winners, Ponchos
on Parade”
page 58

Ventura County Visitors Guide 2005-2006
page 30

Ventura County Star
Arts & Living
June 3, 2005
page B4

Creative Knitting
January 5, 2005
page 2

Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot
Fall 2004, “I Can See for Miles – Yardage”
page 35

Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot
Fall 2004, “Fibers with Altitude-Garments with Attitude”
page 51

Denver Gallery Guide
Summer 2004
page 10

Daily News, Sunday
December 28, 2003, “Weaving a Mark”
page 10

Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot
Fall 2002, “Textile Tides”
page

SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS:

2007
Intertwining Ideas
Invitational Exhibit
Robert A. Peck Gallery
Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY

ASCH Conference Showcase Exhibit
Visalia, CA
Jurors Marilyn Moore and Michael Rohde
Awarded “Best Use of Color”. Awarded 2nd place in weaving category.

2006
WovenWorks
Fine Art Competition
Fitton Center for the Arts
Hamilton, OH

Great Lengths
Int’nl juried exhibit
Gerald R. Ford Museum
Grand Rapids, MI

Wearable Expressions 2005-2006
Int’nl juried exhibit
Palos Verdes Art Center
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

2005
Poncho Contest
Interweave Press
Handwoven Magazine
November-December 2005 issue
Awarded 1st place for Best Use of Fiber.

Designing Weavers: 30 Year Retrospective, and Artwear Celebrated
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
Camarillo, CA

2004
I Can See For Miles
International juried yardage exhibit
Metropolitan State College Center for Visual Arts
Denver, CO

Fibers with Altitude – Garments with Attitude
International juried fashion show
Denver, CO

Cambridge Art Association
National Prize Show
Cambridge, MA

At the Cutting Edge
Ventura Co. Museum of History and Art
Ventura, CA

2003
Intermountain Weavers Conference Fashion Show
Prescott, AZ

Wearable Expressions 2002-2003
Palos Verdes Art Center
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

2002
Bisbee Fiber Arts Festival
Bisbee, AZ
Awarded 1st prize for garments

Phosphorescence
International juried exhibit at HGA’s Convergence
Vancouver, Canada