Home textile arts have been in the heart of homes for centuries. Today my studio is my workspace and home to an eight-harness weaving loom, a treadle sewing machine, a spinning wheel, a wood-fired wood stove, equipment and yarns for knitting, crocheting, felting, and sewing. The heritage textile skills were necessary to survive in Southern Appalachia. The art of textile making preserves living traditions as it connects people across generations and across cultures. As I learned this art from my grandmother and parents, it passes on through me. Function is essential; form is inspired by nature. Through years of providing functional textiles, the artists always took the time to make it beautiful. Playfulness in form reflects artists always finding something to have fun with. i work with nature sourced materials - wool, alpaca, linen, cotton, silk, bamboo. I make woven baby blankets, towels, table linens; knitted hats, sweaters, gloves, socks, scarves; felted bowls and mats; imaginative elkins and little creatures.