WORKSHOP TEACHERS

Linda Ruggiero

UPCYCLED FABRIC BOUQUETS

Linda teaches workshops that utilize Upcycled Fabric and Fibers. She has been crafting ever since she was a child. Her love for fabrics and all things fiber is expressed through knitting, weaving, and stitching.

Over the years she has started a number of knitting groups, has taught hundreds of people to knit and has led multiple crafting events for charity. Linda also runs a Facebook community group, Philly Fiber Flock, where she plans meetups and shares local resources and opportunities for fiber artists.

She is currently focused on creating zero-waste textiles while experimenting with nontraditional looms. These looms include recycled materials like broken picture frames and are a part of the finished artwork. She enjoys testing the combined effects of mixed media materials like fabric scraps, previously woven textiles, and plastic packing materials.

IG: @KnottyNurseRN
Etsy: www.etsy.come/shop/KnottyNurseRN
FB: Philly Fiber Flock

Julie Woodard


Artist Julie "juicebox" Woodard splits her time between mountain trails and the streets of Philadelphia.

Using salvaged textiles, Julie creates wearable pieces and impressionistic landscapes that convey her passion for nature, memory, and creative reuse. What began as a way to honor her late mom and repurpose family heirlooms, juicebox workshop collections now also feature vintage goods, damaged textiles donated by community members, cutting room scraps, and reclaimed trash.

Julie's process incorporates elements of collage, applique, embroidery, quilting, painting, and soft sculpture. The "juice" is the joy Julie seeks to create and the "box" is her platform for storytelling and advocacy. Every piece has a story. Every textile is repurposed with purpose. These values extend to custom projects, where patrons are invited to provide their own treasured textiles to be workshopped into something new.

Learn more at www.juiceboxworkshop.com and @juiceboxworkshop on Instagram and Facebook.

VISIBLE MENDING

Anjali Karustis

LINOCUT PRINTMAKING

Anjali Karustis specializes in illustration and printmaking work.

Through her artwork and teaching, she strives to speak to the viewer’s inner child through a spontaneous and intuitive art-making process. She also loves to embrace the imperfections that come with making traditional art such as printmaking.

She sells prints, tote bags, patches, stickers, tea towels, and wall hangings at Pulpery Studio!

Emily Lane

ANTIQUE CHARM NECKLACES

Emily Lane (emlacreates) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Philadelphia. Emily's art practice is multidisciplinary, spanning genres from jewelry to fine art painting.

Emily's work seeks to embody and communicate a celebration of the authentic self through visual storytelling. She recently completed a 1-month international artist residency in watercolor painting, and has taught several workshops throughout philadelphia focused on finding joy and play through creativity.

When she's not painting, you can find Emily in her garden reading or wrangling her cat, Goose.

Naomi Popiel

CAST PEWTER WINDOW CLINGS

Naomi Popiel created Urban Armor to merge modern jewelry designs with an appreciation for raw materials. Each piece highlights the natural beauty of metals like copper, pewter, silver and stainless steel.

As an artist, environmentalist and lover of expression through fashion, Naomi aims to create eye-catching pieces that will stand the test of time. She believes that jewelry is capable of taking your aura to the next level while offering a sense of power and individuality, a way of expressing creativity and heightening your confidence to take on the world.

TORN PAPER COLLAGE,
BOOK PAGE WREATHS

Ingrid Spangler

Originally from rural Berks County, PA, Ingrid graduated with a BA in Film and Video from Temple University. After studying philosophy at SUNY Binghamton, she moved to New York, worked as a marketing and social media specialist at Adorama and became immersed in NYC’s photography scene, participating in gallery group shows and exhibitions.

During the pandemic, Ingrid started experimenting with collage and began to work with torn pieces of paper harvested from discarded and damaged books. Ingrid considers her work as “book rescue” and is committed to giving old books new life as works of art. She has shown her work at a number of Philadelphia galleries and art shows/festivals, including Rittenhouse Square Fine Craft Show, Manayunk Arts Festival, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Insider Art at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Girls Who Paint Gallery, Frameworks Gallery and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Her background in filmmaking and photography continues to influence her collage work from composition to subject choices.

J. Wray

FOUND OBJECT EMBROIDERY

J.Wray is a Philadelphia artist and maker. They have a bachelors of science in mechanical engineering with a minor in studio art from Lafayette College.

J enjoys injecting their love of science into their art. Working in painting, printmaking, fiber arts, and ceramics, they place importance on the materials they use, collecting ‘trash’ as art making supplies. J also enjoys vegetable gardening, hiking, and playing the drums.

Cindy Lozito

DIARY COMICS

Cindy Lozito is an illustrator, cartoonist, and muralist based in South Philadelphia by way of Queens, NY.

She loves paper-based crafts and has experimented with analog visual storytelling for clients including the LA Times, PHL Airport, and the School of Visual Arts. She encourages an exploratory approach to drawing that embraces the imperfections and smudges that come along the way. She has taught art classes around Philadelphia, including a five-week sketchbook practice workshop for illustration seniors at University of the Arts.

In addition to drawing, she has painted murals around Philadelphia and New York for Vetri Community Partnership, World Trade Center, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and more. When she isn't painting, you can find Cindy singing in her local choir or walking her little dog through Washington Square.

You can see more of her work at cindylozito.com or on Instagram, @acleartrace.