Abby Fisher has been weaving Nantucket Lightship Baskets and jewelry since 2019. She grew up spending summers on Cape Cod, where she developed a deep appreciation for the art form and a passion for the history behind the craft, which originated on lightships stationed off the coasts of Cape Cod and Nantucket.

Abby is the founder of Fisher Nantuckets and personally designs and hand-weaves each piece in the collection. In addition to her work, she enjoys teaching this traditional craft to others, with the goal of preserving its heritage while keeping it fresh and relevant for future generations.

Carson Eddy is a textile artist, sewing instructor, and beaded jewelry maker. She received her M.F.A. in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University and spent her entire career teaching in academic and professional theater. She also owned and operated three retail bead stores in Massachusetts for over a decade.

With years of hands-on experience working with fabric, fiber, and beads, Carson brings both technical skill and a warm, welcoming energy to everything she creates and teaches. She is passionate about making the arts accessible and joyful for makers of all levels — and as a true community builder at heart, she believes that creativity is always better when it’s shared.

Carol Ryan began her creative life as a jewelry maker, an early training that gave her a deep respect for material, process, and the work of the hands.

That foundation continues to shape her studio practice today. Carol is drawn to printmaking for its range of techniques and the particular demands each process makes — the care, the experimentation, and the surprises that come with it. Color is central to her work, explored across a body of practice built steadily over many years.

Dahlia Popovits has been designing and weaving award winning clothing and accessories utilizing the finest natural materials, sourced from all over the world, for nearly 50 years.

Her work can be seen at Dahlia Gallery in Boston, dahliahandmade.com, which features her handwoven clothing, as well as the work of various prominent textile artisans.

She exhibits her work at various national juried craft shows, including The Smithsonian Craft show, and teaches weaving at a variety of art centers in the Boston area. These include The Fuller Craft Museum, Worcester Craft Center, The Eliot School, Chatham Center for the Arts and Truro Center for the arts at Castle Hill. She is happy to be able to share her knowledge through her upcoming workshops.

Elizabeth Stubbs has been an artist all her life, experimenting with a wide variety of media and materials. She earned a BFA in painting from Boston University. After many years as an art teacher, she became a freelance illustrator. She encountered the ancient art of felt making during her Waldorf teacher training in 1997 and has been working in wool ever since.

When she is not in her studio at home in Nahant, MA, she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for felt making with her students. She is a member of the North East Feltmakers Guild and the International Feltmakers Association.

Jerman Montañez is a printmaker and multimedia artist whose work explores print as a language of discovery. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Printmaking from MassArt and is passionate about pushing the boundaries of printmaking through experimentation and storytelling.

Jude Heichelbech earned her BFA in Painting and Sculpture in the early 1990’s and has been a practicing artist for over 35 years. Her work spans many mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture and stained and etched glass.

She resides in an artist live/work space and creates art and music every day. She also very much enjoys teaching art to adults. Visit her at Corporealis.com.

My name is Mariko Sugimori. I’m a creative spirit, a mom, and first generation Japanese-American. I’m inspired by my mother’s boundless creativity and my father’s ability to fix absolutely anything.

I started my love of fiber arts as a child sewing doll clothes on my mom’s vintage Singer sewing machine and learning to knit at my local yarn store. My creative visible mending journey is partly inspired by my Japanese father instilling the concept of Mottainai, which roughly translates to “what a waste.” It’s a phrase commonly used to express regret of throwing something away when it still holds value.

Sally Meding is a signature member of the Southwestern Watercolor Society, New England Watercolor Society and Rhode Island Watercolor Society. A native of London, UK., emigrated to the United States in 1990 after completing her PhD in Freiburg, Germany. She has a studio in Natick, MA and teaches watercolor at all levels in the Metro West Boston area.  A versatile artist creating abstract and realistic works in watercolor on paper. Her artwork reflects her love of the environment and mother nature. Sally finds color fascinating, and spends much time reading about it, and typically she uses a limited palette of harmonious color, interesting shapes and textures to dramatically emphasize how she perceives our fragile world.