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Interview 47: Jodi Colella

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Jodi Colella is a mixed media sculptor from Somerville MA. Her childhood was spent in an urban neighbourhood brimming with kids, imaginative play and making art with found materials and traditional handwork techniques.

She received a BA from Boston University and studied at Massachusetts College of Art and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She teaches fibre workshops at The De Cordova Museum School in Lincoln MA, at Surface Design Association National Conferences and at several private venues. more...

 

 

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Next Year's Festival

Oakville: Nov. 2-18, 2012
Toronto: Nov. 9-25, 2012

Oakville & Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The World of Threads Festival is one of the most vibrant fibre arts festivals in the world. We showcase contemporary fibre art in all forms. The 2009 festival had 14 exhibitions, and 190+ artists from 13 countries and 8 provinces. The flagship exhibitions are the Common Thread International exhibitions.

 

Media Featured

Sculpture, Installation, Earth Works, Quilting, Paper Work, Weaving, Hooking, Knitting, Embroidery, Lace-making, Crocheting, Felting, Mixed Media, Wearable Art, Basketry, Recycling Materials, Plastics Manipulation, Conceptual Work and Performance. We have also included work in other media which is inspired by the aesthetic or techniques of fibre.

 

Previously Represented

Countries: Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, USA.

Canadian Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswich, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan.