Elfriede Grooten
For Elfriede Grooten, nature has always been a profound source of inspiration. Witnessing the damage caused by human behavior to our planet deeply affects her and fuels her artistic commitment. This concern forms the core of her motivation. Working with self-dyed fabrics and a wide range of techniques, she creates emotionally charged textile art. Three-dimensional […]
Dominique Rodrigues
From childhood, Dominique Rodrigues was introduced to art and handcrafts by her father and grandmother. She developed an early interest in painting and embroidery while later working as a hairdresser in the Paris region. At the age of forty, she moved to Morbihan in Brittany, where she discovered traditional patchwork. This relocation marked a turning […]
Delphine Twitchett
Since early childhood, drawing has held a central place in Delphine Twitchett’s life. In 2003, she began transforming her sketches of imaginary characters into machine embroidery designs, creating a distinctive dialogue between illustration and textile art. Sewing naturally became part of her artistic path: she designed accessories embellished with her own embroidery, gradually shaping a […]
Ulla Hoppe
Ulla Hoppe was born into a very creative world: she learned to sew, knit and crochet with her mother. Form and color were passed on to her by her grandmother Omimi. She began embroidering at the age of five.A day spent without a needle and thread? There’s something missing.
Fabia Diniz
Fabia Diniz has been a free motion quilting teacher in Brazil for more than 15 years, and part of faculty at the Houston Quilt Festivals.
Hilde van Schaardenburg
Hilde van Schaardenburg’s work is an expression of joy that just pours out from the inner urge. The inspiration comes from the myriad forms and colours in nature.
YongMei Liu
Born in China, YongMei Liu always knew that textiles were her source of inspiration and her creative material. Trained at the Fine Arts School in Beijing, she then became the photography editor for the Chinese magazine “Psychology.”She has been living in France since 2008. Her artistic progression is spectacular. She transitioned from artisanal craftsmanship to […]
Seika Lee Klein
Seika was born in Japan and is of Korean origin. She moved to the United States with her German husband before settling in Switzerland, where she now lives with her family and works as a bojagi textile artist. She is a human resources planner and also a mother to a young daughter. Fascinated by jogakbo, […]
Rute Sato
Rute Sato was born in Brazil to Japanese immigrant parents.Graduated in product design, she discovered the art of patchwork during a stay in Japan. She owns a studio in São Paulo where she has been teaching patchwork for 20 years. She devotes her free time to creating art quilts to participate in exhibitions.Her favorite style […]
Ramona Conconi & Michèle Samter
Ramona Conconi is an artist from Italian Switzerland. She creates contemporary quilts with a graphic aesthetic. After her series « SIGNS », Ramona currently enjoys playing with shapes, replicating them and using color to transform them in her series titled « REPETITIONS ».She dyes every fabric she uses or incorporates those of Heidi Stoll-Weber to achieve the widest possible […]