Amelia McIsaac 

Amelia McIsaac is an artist and craftsperson living in rural New York, who is deeply passionate about creating beautiful and useful items from natural materials. She spent her formative years attending college with her mother as her mother got a B.S. in design. During that time, Amelia got the full benefit of watching her mother and her classmates create art in so many ways, while Amelia made a little nest underneath the loom and listened to the wonderful rhythm of threads being woven into cloth. Amelia has since earned her own B.A. in fiber arts. She feels that we understand our world more thoroughly when we create with our hands, we become better problem solvers and more resilient. As she creates, she experiences a great sense of peace, happiness and satisfaction. Amelia leads workshops and classes for folks of all ages and walks of life, exploring diverse disciplines such as traditional feltmaking, paper making and paper art, spinning, weaving, puppetry, embroidery, basketry, sewing , plant dyeing and anything else that entices her curiosity. We can all make useful things with the materials we have at hand.