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Hi, I’m Becka.

I am a full-time teaching artist who works in a micro-studio in Minneapolis. I work primarily in fabric and paper, specializing in textured designs from cut paper illustrations using recycled papers and embroidered surface designs. One of the traditions of fiber art that inspires me is the idea of making practical and every day things be beautiful as well as functional. Why else do you embroider on a handkerchief or hand weave a kitchen towel when a scrap of old fabric would do the job? Because that’s a tiny bit of art that makes you feel good.

As a teacher, rather than being a specialist in one area, my specialty is being able to teach a beginning class in just about anything related to fabric or paper. I love watching the light bulb come on for someone as they have that “ah-ha!” moment or the gasp of excitement as they unfold their first dye project. I love to teach.

I spent 11 years as the director of education, working as an arts administrator at Textile Center, a center for fiber arts in Minneapolis. In 2014, I decided to retire from that arts admin life in order to spend more time making art, teaching, and working as an advocate for fiber art and artists. In 2015, my first book, The Spoonflower Handbook, was published. In 2023, I completed my Book Arts Certificate from the MN Center for Book Arts. 

I am really committed to making art in my community whenever I have the opportunity. I teach regularly for the local library system and at at several local art centers. I volunteer for several arts non-profits in the area.

I have an Etsy shop full of handmade kits, fiber art geekery, puns and wordplay, an Etsy shop dedicated to all things oboe, and an Etsy shop that is full of dog inspired art. I also have taught for and design fabrics at Spoonflower.

I have a creative computer geeky husband and a small black and white dog named Olive. We like to go on long rambling photo walks in search of lattes, squirrels and milkbones. My favorite colors are turquoise, green and orange.  I am an avid reader, especially of sci-fi, space opera, and historical fiction. I love jazz standards, live theater, and Japanese food. I am a big geek for board games and played my first D&D campaign in 2020.

I publish a really fun monthly artist newsletter that is packed full of classes, articles and links to inspire, recipes, books, crafts, quirky art news and more. You can signup at my website: beckarahn.com