SSA 2023

Laurie Rudel

Laurie Rudel is a retired pastor who served the congregation of Queen Anne Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Seattle for nearly 26 years before retiring in 2017. Throughout her life, she has nurtured a love affair with the arts: music, dance, writing, fiber arts, as well as visual arts. She has formal training as […]

Larkin Jean Van Horn

Larkin Jean Van Horn is a mixed-media textile artist working in the areas of art quilts, beadwork, 3-D fabric structures, and liturgical art. Textiles and mixed media, as art for the wall, three-dimensional structures, and extravagantly beaded jewelry, form the basis of her work. She draws her inspiration from a variety of sources: her own […]

Fabric as Mosaic,

Scott Burnett

Scott Burnett is a Seattle artist, musician and pastor. He hails from New York’s Ulster County where he was influenced by the Woodstock arts community. He earned a bachelor of music composition degree from Nyack College before heading west. Scott loves teaching art and creativity classes in the Grünewald Guild’s unique environment. He and his […]

Alicia O’Dell

Alicia O’Dell (she/her) is a multi-practice artist and curious explorer. She views her art practice as a meditation to expand her perception of self and the world. Alicia’s work explores the conversation between the natural world and the human experience. A trained metalsmith, she spent a decade designing and fabricating jewelry under the brand of AEO designs, […]

Slow Stitching as a Contemplative Practice,