A Philadelphia based designer and artist, Elizabeth’s research and craft focus on slow, sustainable and circular design. She teaches responsible fashion design at Albright College and is the Director of Impact at Grant Blvd, a sustainable apparel and home goods brand in Philadelphia focused on supporting the community through livable wage job opportunities.   

As a maker and innovator, Elizabeth experiments, researches, and plays with many different medium and concentrates on the discovery process of creation.  She holds a master’s degree in Fashion Design and spent over 15 years in the apparel industry.  She is also an advocate for people and the planet and teaches sustainable and responsible design practices in higher education.  

Elizabeth’s weavings incorporate pre-consumer textile waste as the weft (horizontal) yarns in all of her work.  The only new materials used are the warp (vertical) yarns, which are 100% cotton fibers that are sustainably sourced and have low environmental impact.  The beauty of creating with textile waste is in the unknown – what fibers, textures, colors will be available at a given time, how will these scrap materials look and act when bound between cotton yarns, what hidden secrets might these discarded treasures hold?