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THE ART OF FIBER ARTS & PAPER

Shirl Ruedebusch

Shirl moved to Pine River from the cities in 2020 to retire with her husband. They have many birch trees on their property, so Shirl decided to individualize center pieces using the birch tree as a base. She likes to use as much nature as possible in each design, such as twigs,
rocks etc. She loves the creativity that goes along with designing each scene. Once tapped into her creative side, Shirl expanded to different items including door brooms and holiday decor. Spending time in her “she shed” creating and designing new things is her favorite pastime.

Debra Grove – Fabric art

Debra Grove is the owner/artist of ‘MiniSewTah,’ a Hackensack based maker of handmade bags, totes, purses and wallets. Debra works with a variety of materials ranging from quilt cotton, canvas, faux leather and vinyl to make one of a kind unique and functional bags.

MiniSewTah’s products are known for their quality, functionality and versatility. The most popular product is the ‘Double Zip Bag’ which is a divided cosmetic style bag made of cotton for easy wash ability. The divided nature of this unique bag allows for easy sorting and separation of items. This bag is available in three sizes and can be used for storage of cosmetics, craft or school supplies – the possibilities are endless!

MiniSewTah’s versatile product line includes unique solutions that fit daily life. Wallets range from the simple and classic cotton zip coin pouch with or without card holders to a more sophisticated vinyl or faux leather design featuring double slip and zip pockets, 8 secure card slots and many color options! Purses vary from efficient cross body bags to hold your phone and wallet while you’re on the go to elegant evening bags/wristlets for special occasions!

MiniSewTah offers totes to support all of life’s activities, large enough to accommodate a laptop for work on the go, sling bags, backpacks as well as minimalist crossbody options to tote just the essentials.

MiniSewTah offers a line of clear vinyl bags for a number of uses. Clear vinyl cosmetic bags allow you to quickly confirm all essential items have been packed. Clear cross body options can be used to meet stadium and concert venue criteria (please consult with your specific venue for official compliance guidelines).

MiniSewTah makes use of both industrial and domestic sewing machines to achieve high quality and professional results. Debra uses the domestic machine to assemble most cotton and canvas creations, while the industrial will power through thicker material and provides smooth topstitching for a professional finish.

High quality hardware is used to complement each bag and accompanying straps. D rings, swivel hooks, strap sliders and key ring holders are evaluated for color, quality and durability. Rivets, snaps and grommets are installed using a press to ensure a strong hold for lifetime use.
MiniSewTah takes pride in their zipper craftsmanship using color coordinating zipper tape and pulls for a signature look!

Debra is originally from Hackensack and returned three years ago after spending 10 years in Colorado. She lives on the lake in a tiny house with her Australian Shepherd pup. She is working to bring the MiniSewTah brand to life across the northland by sharing her passion for high quality, functional bags in unique, one of a kind designs.

Amy Kromminga – Fiber Home decor

Amy Kromminga developed a love for sewing at an early age, taught by her mother, which sparked a lifelong passion for creating and gifting handcrafted items. Although a busy family life and career placed her creative pursuits on hold, she rekindled that passion during the COVID 19 pandemic and into retirement, discovering a deep enthusiasm for coil weaving, modern crochet, and macrame.

Today, Amy specializes in crafting distinctive and unique home decor pieces using eco-friendly materials such as recycled cotton macrame string, braided cord, and thoughtfully selected fabric and yarn accents. Her collection includes baskets, bowls, trays and napkin holders, trivets, and other items reflecting her commitment to sustainability, functionality, and artistic design

 

Bev Molberg

Bev started sewing when she was five years of age and she has had a passion for textiles since then. She creates and teaches jacket making and now creates purses and bags.

Cindy Grindahl

Cindy describes her artistic creations as an extension of her sustainable living way of life. Her backyard gardens provide the makings for her jams, salsas and fresh garden produce. A variety of mediums are used for home-made gift ideas like dried gourd art, recycled feed bags, birch-bark mobiles, Christmas stars and quilted items.

 

 

Bill and Linda Sumner
(Bear Paw Paperworks)

Felted wool, handmade paper, copper, turquoise, beads, rocks, & sticks layered with fine art degrees & love of nature inspire one-of-a-kind art.

Melanie Shamp

Melanie, a retired art teacher, has been working with fabric for years. She loves the colors, patterns and textures of fabrics that she brings together to create a utilitarian piece of work that just sings. Homemade aprons are Melanie’s favorite, and each is unique, with no two alike. Kitchen table toppers are spin offs of homemade quilts that she has designed. The children’s fabric toys are constructed from scratch.

 

 

Sandy Black

Sandy Black has been sewing for 45 years and three years ago she branched out into the machine embroidery world. She loves working with colors and embroidery gives her a world of opportunity to do this. 

Sandy started embroidering flour sack towels for family members and she quickly grew to embroidering hats, bags, hoodies, T-shirts, hankies and more. She has also started embroidering on lace such as lace crosses, bookmarks, Christmas ornaments and baskets. She embroiders towels and frame them for a picture. All of Sandy’s embroidery is done by machine.

Brenda Mason

Brenda creates clothing, mostly outwear, from new fabrics and repurposed material. She has used table cloths, bedspreads, old formals for lining, and other thrift store treasures. Each piece is unique in and of itself. She makes each piece from beginning to end.

Carol Kramer

Carol Kramer started her business, Three Moms N Daughters, to celebrate the creativity that was part of everyday life for her mother, herself and her daughter. The three of them had varied creative outlets but always enjoyed creating.

Carol has recently retired and is excited about being creative every day! Her art quilts are what she enjoys making now because they celebrate nature and are happy creations. Flowers are a joyful celebration of color that we see each summer and are represented in many of Carol’s quilts. Her love of the north woods is also evident in quilts containing birch and pine trees. Sewing art quilt is similar to drawing but with needle, thread and material.

Each art quilt will celebrate nature and will evoke special memories for anyone viewing them. Enjoy!

Barb Groth

Barb makes a lot of her paper in the blender using a cotton linter pulp as a base.  Scraps of material, sawdust, recycled cards, dried flowers, crepe paper and various other materials are added to the pulp.  It takes on the color and texture of what is added to it.

 

After the pulp is blended, it goes through screens.  As much moisture as possible is taken out. A screw press is used to help squeeze moisture out.  Then it lays flat to dry.

After drying she cuts and tears into collages.  The paper colors are like paints in a pallet so she needs many different colors and textures. Barb tries to give the paper in the collages a three-dimensional look by folding it before gluing it down.

Prismacolor pencils are used to draw on the paper. Wire, shells, sand, ribbon, buttons, and various materials are used in collages.  Barb’s husband mats and frames the collages. All art is matted, some is framed. Ornaments and cards are also made from the papers.

Sue & Ross Cornelison

Sue Cornelison is a children’s book illustrator, illustrating many books for children for over two decades. Along with painting and drawing, recently she has rediscovered her love for clay and uses a whimsical approach to her sculptures as well as utilitarian pieces.

She and her husband, Ross, collaborated on creating pull toys this past ‘covid’ year. She designed and painted and he did all the woodworking. Sue also likes to spin wool and creates felt hats and hand bags. Sue and Ross are new to selling their creations but have enjoyed attending the Art Crawl for many years. They have a seasonal cabin and spend their summers in Hackensack MN.

Christine Desmond

Sewing has been in Christine’s blood ever since she can remember. From sewing doll clothes from her mother’s scrap basket to sewing dresses for her young daughters to taking up quilting as she got older, Christine has spent many hours creating with fabric and thread. Most of her sewing was done using recycled fabrics and items on hand as money or access to supplies was often limited.

Pine River Mittens was created from her desire to use recycled, discarded clothing or fabrics that are sourced locally to make practical but gorgeous mittens that give a little bit of warmth and color to our long, northern winters. She has a particular love for wool, especially after raising sheep on her hobby farm. Though she still quilts and sews memory bears and other items, her passion is making mittens. Christine often use discarded jeans and leather/suede as well and has even made mittens out of damaged quilts. Keeping hands warm and hearts happy is something she has loved for the past 12 years.

Haley Friese – Crocheted Animals

Haley Friese has been crocheting since she was seven. She creates all her own patterns by looking at pictures of animals or pictures of other crochet items and then I take the time to make the item until she likes how it looks and document and documents the pattern.

Haley enjoys using blanket yarn that is soft and plushy and she stuffs the material with poly-fiber fill. She attaches plastic stuffed animal eyes onto the items to give them a professional look. It her about 3 to 5 hours to make a pattern and once the pattern done, she can finish most of the animals within one hour.

Kathleen Withers

Kathy Withers has been making on- of-a-kind pieces of wearable art for children since 1999.  She started off with the idea of making something different and unique for her daughter and granddaughter.

Kathy hand paints and hand dyes each garment using a scrunch technique or an ice- dye process.  After the dying process, she hand paints the artwork using a hand-cut stencil as a base and then uses various brushes and techniques to create depth and detail. Each design is from original art that she creates, but many of the art is from drawings her daughter did starting at the age of five.

All of the garments are pre-shrunk and machine wash and dry. Each piece is unique and done individually to create a whimsical piece of wearable art for a child!

Rhiannon Glazier – Printmaker

Printmaker Rhiannon Glazier creates figurative work in both linoleum relief and silkscreen printmaking to explore the interaction of color, line, shape, and texture. Born and raised in South Dakota, her work is heavily influenced by the outdoors and the subjects found within it. Her relief and screen prints have been featured in several of the University of Minnesota Morris annual juried exhibitions, spanning from 2019 to 2022, and she was granted the Lois P. Hodgell Printmaking Award in recognition of her skill in 2021.

She also served as a Morris Administrative Fellowship for the 2018-2019 school year and completed her BA degree in Studio Art at the University of Minnesota, Morris campus in 2022. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, Rhiannon has continued to create original relief prints in her home studio and regularly exhibits her work at vendor shows throughout South Dakota and Minnesota.