Theresa Brown is a professional artist whose long art career embraces many areas of the arts. She studied Commercial Art and Printmaking at East Carolina University. Subsequent years in printmaking and graphic design led her to explore the fiber arts. Using many similar skills and accumulated knowledge, she evolved as a hand painter, felter and ecoprinter on natural fibers. She uses natural dyes and low impact synthetic dyes and merges them into unique, beautiful designs on silk, wool, paper and leather. She turns her transformed work into artisanal clothing, accessories, and art.
Her articles and designs in the fiber arts have appeared in international publications such as “No Serial Number” and “Belle Armoire.” She has a line of instructional PDF’s on ecoprinting techniques and is the first instructor to teach Ecoprinting on Leather in the US. She has been an instructor at many fiber art shows including Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, Southeastern Animal Fiber Fest, Carolina Fiber Fest, Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, Michigan Fiber Fest, Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, Southeast Fiber Arts Association, John C. Campbell Folk School and many other venues.
Theresa and her artist husband, Stephen Filarsky, reside in rural North Carolina with their alpacas, chickens and family dogs.
IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL LECTURE: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 9:30am: Adding Color with Texture and Stitches
Theresa Brown will discuss the basics of ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) that involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint images directly upon protein fibers such as silk, wool and silk noil. She will discuss some of the techniques she uses to create beautiful, natural designs and colors. Theresa will share finished products to show the fascinating world of ecoprinting and how nature impacts the final creations.