Genre: Fiber Arts

Denise DeGidio has been patching, stitching, and mending her clothes by hand for decades. She lives northern Wisconsin and has a love for Lake Superior and Madeline Island that runs deep. Denise has been exploring the beauty of the Apostle Islands as long as mending has been part of her artistic practice.

She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in visual arts with a concentration in fiber art – centering around weaving, textiles, knitwear, natural dyes, and surface design and has traveled around the country and internationally studying this medium.

Denise has also been a fibers instructor in higher education and teaches workshops and classes locally and nationally. She appreciates using traditional craft and techniques to stay connected with how these methods and materials have been used over time and is equally inspired by the stories that our wardrobe has to tell. Nature often inspires her work as it surrounds her daily, and Denise incorporates the Elements of Art and Principles of Design to bring inspirations to life.

You can see more of Denise’s work @metalandwool on Instagram and a course archive and portfolio on her website: metalandwool.com