Speaker and teacher
in textile arts

2016-2015-2014: Science textile course (1 week), Flemming College, Haliburton, Ontario.

2002: Wool transformation, Adult education,
Commission scolaire des Laurentides, Mont -Temblant, Quebec.

Since 1995: Coordinator and teacher of more than a hundred intensive cours in felting, handspinning and dyeing (beginners and advanced participants) from my studio.

2019: Mogolian inspiration felts,
Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc, 2 days.

Introduction to felt making, Maison des Arts et du Patrimoine, Notre-Dame du Laus,Qc

2018: Felted columbines vessels, Les Beaux Dimanches, Val-David, Quebec

2015: Yarn felting on fabric and Cosy felted bolster
Twist Festival, Saint-André Avellin, Qc

2014: Introduction to Felt lace, Quebec Weaver Conference, Shawinigan, Quebec.

Textile Collage from pre-felt, Twist Festival, Saint-André Avellin, Qc

2013: Methodology and production of felt matter, Master class (5 days),
Maison des Métiers d’Art de Québec (MMAQ).

Felt lace with commercial yarns, Centre de formation Laine et feutre, Aubusson- Felletin, Third European days of felt, France (2 days).

2D Pictorial felting and 3D felts, Twist Festival, Saint-André Avellin, Qc

2012: Felt lace, SOAR Lake Tahoe, California. (5 days)

Exploration with felt lace, Haliburton School of the art Summer school, Ont.(5 days)

2012 et 2011: Animatrice d’atelier de feutre au Congrès Pré scolaire provincial, Laval.

2012-2011-2006: Felting worshops, Pre-school teachers provincial congress, Laval.

2011: Felt lace with handspun yarns, Second European days of felt Felletin, France (3 days).

2010: Introduction to felt lace, MMAQ, Quebec

2002 à 2000: Weekly Felting workshops with handicaped people, Ferme Socio-thérapeutique L’Amitient, St-Jovite.

2019: Spinning exotic and rare fibres, Ottawa Fibre Guild,
Ottawa, Ontario, 2 days
2017 : Spinning plant fibres; flax, coton, hemp and milkweed! 2 days, Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc.
2016 : Spinning Icelandic wool, 2 days, Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc.
2015 : Silk spinning, Twist Festival, Saint-André Avellin, Qc
2010: Assistant to the Hand Spinning Certificate, Loyalist College, Belleville, Ont.
2007: Introduction to spinning, Vieux métiers Summer School, Longueuil.

2021: « Felt lace; A textile novelty! », Cap-Rouge, Q
2019: « Seeing it coming », Panel/conference, for the European Felting community, 6th European Days of felt, Felletin, France.
2019-2018: « yarn making through time », Manoir Boucher de Niverville Museum, Trois-Rivières.
2018: « The spindle wheel; the missing link », Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc and Manoir Bouché de Niverville Museum, Trois-Rivières,Qc.
2017: « The Muskox’s magnificience and its qiviut fibre! », Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc
2016: « The Alpaca fibre », Alpaga Quebec association, Drummondville.
« The arrival of the Icelandinc sheep in America » Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc
2015: « WOOL matter; a pure wonder », Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc
2014: « Art yarns; how they are made » , Quebec Weaver Conference, Shawinigan, Quebec.
« Welcome the Natural fibres », Twist Festival, St-André Avellin, Qc
2012: « Dare pursuing your fiber optic », OHS Conference, Cornwall, Ontario.
« Felt lace » , Quebec Weaver Conference, Hôtel Clarion, Qc
2009: « Terroir  Art», International meeting Laine d’ici et d’ailleurs for the Natural Fibres International Year, Cernier, Switzerland.
« Create as we are », First European Days of Felt, Felletin, France.
« Fibres and matters », Panel/ Conference, Galerie Diagonale, Montreal, Qc.

Since 1997
Several cultural textile interventions, such as :

• « From sheep to sweater », Mont -Tremblant (2003-2004-2005)
• « Old crafts Festival », Longueuil (2013 à 2002).
• Studio tours (2007 – 2006 – 2005),
• Ulverton Wool mill, (2005 – 2004 – 2003),
• Montreal Medievals (2003- 2002).