Heather
Specken
Artist’s Bio
Heather began her fibre arts career at the age of six when she began
making little clothes for her poor bedraggled kitten. By the age of
eight she was knitting for her favorite doll and when she was 13 she
was making her own school clothes.
Her spinning career began after buying a couple of Angora goats in the
late '70s. Dyeing and felting soon followed. By the middle of the '80s
she was weaving using her own hand dyed and handspun yarns. Funnily
enough she would rather weave, spin, felt or dye than cook or clean.
Strange…
Heather has taken fibre art courses in Canada and USA, as well as
entering competitions which have awarded her ribbons.
She is a member of both the Kalamalka, and Greater Vancouver
Weavers’ and Spinners' guilds.
"Weaving can
be a very precise craft, but it allows for a lot of imagination of
color exploration. Because of this I love it and relish learning new
techniques". |
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