Lisa Binkley– June 2-5, 2026
Lisa Binkley has had a life-long passion for working with fabrics,threads, beads, and her hands, and she has maintained an active fiber art studio since 2000. Lisa has taught fiber art workshops throughout the U.S. since 2007 and also teaches internationally. Her award-winning artwork has been selected for national and international exhibitions including those of the American Quilters’ Society, the International Quilt Association, CraftForms,Crafts National, QSDS, Wisconsin Artists Biennia, and many others. Lisa and her artwork have been featured on local and national television and in internationally distributed books and magazines. Her art is represented in public, private,and corporate collections. Lisa loves sharing her passion for fiber art and beads through her artwork, classes, and lectures.She and her husband, artist Ed Binkley, have two young-adult children. Lisa and Ed live in the woods of Madison, Wisconsin, with their big fluffy dog.
From Lisa:
“It is such a treat for me to be returning to teach again for NSNG. In the nearly 20 years I’ve been teaching I’ve had the privilege and delight of teaching a variety of topics for the guild over many years. You truly are the benchmark for what guilds can be — filled with creative, caring, energetic members who work in a wide array of media and who bring enthusiasm, fearless creativity, and good humor to your work and workshops.
My Embellished Reliquaries workshop is very dear to me because much of my own artwork has been in this mode. I love the mix of media we use, the artistic and engineering/architectural challenges that come with working in 3D and in this way, and the personal meaning that each artist can bring to what they create.
I’m really looking forward to this time together in June!”
In-Person Workshop: Embellished Reliquaries
Monday, June 2 – 9:30am – 4pm (CT)
Tuesday, June 3 – 9:30am – 4pm (CT)
Wednesday, June 4 – 9:30am – 4pm (CT)
Thursday, June 5 – 9:30am -4pm (CT)
In this mixed-media workshop students begin with a special object of their choosing—a small sculpture, piece of jewelry, shell, stone, photograph, personal symbol, etc.—and then design and build a small, adorned box/frame/reliquary to house the treasured object. Using fabric, bead embroidery, hand stitching, paint, and dimensional embellishment techniques, each student creates her/his unique reliquary from a wooden cigar box, acrylic paints, and a wide variety of fiber art materials. This workshop is open to students of all levels of hand stitching experience.
Supplies Provided:
• Small, hinged, wooden cigar box (about 7″w x 8″h x 2″d)
• Foam core for building structural detail within boxes
• Glue, acrylic paints and sandpaper
• Detailed booklet with color illustrations