Emily Wohlscheid
About
Emily Wohlscheid is the fiber and metal artist behind Bricolage Studios. She works from a cooperative studio in Kalamazoo, MI and specializes in highly textural fiber batts and jewelry incorporating fibers and fiber themes. Through classes and workshops, Emily shares her knowledge of spinning, fiber preparation, and dyeing throughout the country. She has had articles published in both PLY and Spinoff Magazine and recently partnered with Spinoff to create a video course on fiber blending on the drum carder. You can find out more about Emily and her work at bricolagestudios.bigcartel.com or follow her on Instagram @bricolagestudios
Teaching Style
In an effort to meet all students where they are at, Emily approaches teaching with all four styles of learning in mind. Her classes and workshops consist of live demonstrations which are paired with additional visual aids and detailed handouts to refer back to later. Questions and curiosity are encouraged to reach a greater understand of technique and inspire further individual exploration.
Credentials & Affiliations
Emily studied metalsmithing and textile techniques at Adrian College (Adrian, MI) and earned her BFA in 2007. She regularly teaches jewelry and hand spinning classes in West Michigan at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and the KRASL Arts Center.
In addition to teaching at art centers, Emily has also taught workshops at sheep and wool festivals, retreats, guilds, and more.
For a full, up to date* list of previous education, professional development, teaching, and speaking engagements, please refer to Emily's résumé.
*mostly - updates are made on an approximately quarterly basis to reflect current and upcoming events
