Elizabeth Moncrief

Guest Artist
Weaver & Textile Artist

Artist Statement:
I weave as part of our collective heritage but also to produce beautiful textiles.  It’s both an art and a skill that I have pursued for 20 years and have the greatest joy from teaching both beginning weaving and advanced workshops.  It’s a very ‘grounding’ exercise which combines physics, math and creativity and it forces me, willingly, to use every part of my brain.
 
I currently teach weaving workshops for Skagit Valley College and various weavings guilds in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.

Website: www.aweaversway.com
Publications:
Handwoven Magazine, Interweave Press and LongThread Media are the leading  publications for hand weavers today.  I have written for them since 2009.
A Lush, Brushed Blanket. JF09:60–61
Maintaining Your Loom. JF11:10
Beautiful bamboo. Handwoven: ND15, 62-63
Warps to dye for. Handwoven: MJ16, 62-63
Milk fiber. Handwoven: ND17, 62-63
Satin for the kitchen - bamboo towels. Handwoven: JF17, 36-37
Bubbles on your loom. Handwoven: JF18, 50-51
A lover of looms. Handwoven: SO18, 72
More than a feeling: the practical guide to floor looms. Handwoven: ND18, 22-23
Reflections on our American heritage: delightful weaving. Handwoven: MA19, 14-15
Bamboo Yarn Lab: JA20 (on contract)
Bamboo Woven Project: JA20 (on contract)
Dancing with your Loom: MA20 (on contract)
WeavingToday.com - numerous guest blogs: www.interweave.com/weavin

Biography:
During her career as a Forester, Liz also maintained a small business of spinning, weaving, and dyeing and has exhibited several woven art pieces in Colorado, Wyoming, and now Washington galleries. She and her husband and Buddy (the dog) moved to Burlington, WA in 2014. Since arriving in Washington, Liz has been an annual exhibitor in the RAGS charity gala in Tacoma, the Jansen Art Center in Lynden, and she is a recipient of the Complex Weavers Award for one of her wall tapestries. She opened her small studio for the Skagit Valley Artist Studios Tour in 2018 and 2019. In addition to teaching weaving through Skagit Valley College, she repairs looms and wheels and is a regular contributor to Handwoven Magazine.

Weavers Way Studio, 11276 Michael Place, Burlington, WA 98233
970-692-3949   email: l.moncrief@me.com 
Past Exhibitions:
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Poudre River Art Center, Fort Collins, CO
Avenir Museum, Fort Collins, CO
Global Village Museum, Fort Collins, CO
Michener Library, Greeley, CO
Steamboat Springs, CO – Art in the Garden
Glenwood Springs, CO – Summer Festivals 
City of Fort Collins, CO – City Administration Building
Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO – received Honorable Mention award
Depot Art Center, Littleton, CO
Grace Gallery, Denver, CO
Mayor of Denver’s Official Residence, Denver, CO
Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY
Gallery West, Fairhaven, WA
Arts of Kenmore, Kenmore, WA
Arts Alive, Skagit Artists repeated showings 
La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA
Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA
NW Art Beat Open Studio Tours 2018, 2019
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