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Friends with Fiber, Winter 2024

Embrace: Expect the Unexpected SDA International Exhibition in Print

Wrapping & Binding, Summer 2024

Hunter/Gathererm, Spring 2024

Seeing/Being Seen: LGBTQIA+ Writers on LGBTQIA+ Fiber Artists, Winter 2023

Lasting Impression: SDA International Exhibition in Print, Fall 2023 Surface Design Journal

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2023

Traditions & Techniques in Knit & Crochet, Summer 2023

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2023

SDA 45th Anniversary, Spring 2023

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2023

Traditions & Techniques in Beading, Winter 2022

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall digital Journal 2022

The Fusion of Fiber Arts, Fashion, & Design, Fall 2022

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2022 Raised By A Maker

Raised by a Maker, Summer 2022

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2022 Fiber Revolution

Fiber Revolution, Spring 2022

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2021 The Solidarity Issue

The Solidarity Issue, Winter 2021

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall digital Journal 2021 Confrontation To Catharsis

From Confrontation to Catharsis, Fall 2021

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2021 Spontaneity & Play

Spontaneity & Play in Fiber Art, Summer 2021

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2021 Looped & Knotted

Looped and Knotted, Spring 2021

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2020 Aotearoa New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand, Winter 2020

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall digital Journal 2020 Exhibition in Print Devotion

Devotion, Fall 2020

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2020 The Potential Of Paper

The Potential of Paper, Summer 2020

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2020 Interwoven

Interwoven, Spring 2020

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2019

Marigolds & Unicorns, Winter 2019

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall digital Journal 2019

Soft Borders, Fall 2019

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2019

Fringe, Summer 2019

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2019

Domestic Spaces, Spring 2019

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2018

Family Matters, Winter 2018

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall digital Journal 2018

Haptic, Fall 2018

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2018

The Art of Labor, Summer 2018

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2018

Pattern, Spring 2018

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2017

Future Fabrication, Winter 2017

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall digital Journal 2017

Color, Fall 2017

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2017

Making our Mark, Summer 2017

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2017 Shifting Landscapes

Shifting Landscapes, Spring 2017

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2016 - Gudrun Bartenberger-Geyer “Circlewear”

Crafting Community, Winter 2016

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall digital Journal 2016 Mending

Mending, Fall 2016

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer digital Journal 2016 The Body Embellished

The Body Embellished, Summer 2016

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring digital Journal 2016 Transgressing Traditions

Transgressing Traditions, Spring 2016

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter digital Journal 2015 Wax & Fiber

Wax & Fiber, Winter 2015

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer/Fall 2015 digital Journal Made Aware

Made Aware, Summer/Fall 2015

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring 2015 digital Journal Warp Speed

Warp Speed, Spring 2015

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter 2014 digital Journal Textiles+

Textiles+, Winter 2014

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall 2014 digital Journal Designing Minds

Designing Minds, Fall 2014

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer 2014 digital Journal Korea: East & West

Korea: East & West, Summer 2014

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring 2014 digital Journal - Nature Bound

Nature Bound, Spring 2014

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter 2013 digital Journal - Interface

Interface, Winter 2013

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall 2013 digital Journal - Latin American Fibers

Latin American Fibers, Fall 2013

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer 2013 digital Journal - Gender

Gender, Summer 2013

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring 2013 digital Journal - Material Science

Material Science, Spring 2013

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter 2012 digital Journal - Innovation

Innovation, Winter 2012

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall 2012 digital Journal - Interior Spaces

Interior Spaces, Fall 2012

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer 2012 digital Journal - Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle, Summer 2012

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring 2012 digital Journal - Dress

Dress, Spring 2012

Surface Design Association Cover of Winter 2011 digital Journal

Confluence, Winter 2011

Surface Design Association Cover of Fall 2011 digital Journal - Canadian Perspectives

Canadian Perspectives, Fall 2011

Surface Design Association Cover of Summer 2011 digital Journal - Paper & Books

Paper & Books, Summer 2011

Surface Design Association Cover of Spring 2011 digital Journal - Lace, Spring

Lace, Spring 2011