Lizz Berry, Program Manager & Director of Guild Fine Craft ShowsMCA Program Manager

After her recent move from Pennsylvania to Maine in Fall of 2018, Lizz is excited to be surrounded by so many artists and like-minded people in this beautiful new state she calls home. She received her BFA in Crafts with a Textiles concentration at Kutztown University, and was the recipient of the J. Allen Pawling Award the year of her graduation.

Following school, Lizz began employment with a local fabric designer at a contemporary quilt gallery, where she gained valuable insight regarding the role of business in the fibers world. In 2016 Lizz launched her own company, The Wild Textile, which produces hand-woven wearables, wall hangings and table linens made of natural materials. She is self-taught in the art of natural dyeing, which perfectly suits her two deepest passions: color and the outdoors. In 2017 she was featured in an award-winning video, Everyday Humans,  which showcased this process.

Lizz attributes her love of craft, textiles and color to her great-grandfather and grandmother, who were missionary doctors in Assam, India in the early 1900’s. Jewel-toned silk saris, complex woven tapestries and hand-carved miniature ivory statues, now over a century old, are just a few of her family heirlooms that inspire Lizz on a daily basis. Today Lizz can be found working on unique commissions and developing shop inventory at her home studio in Portland.

lizz@mainecrafts.org

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