Gloria Dorve

Gloria (she/her) is a wife, mother, grandmother, and a retired pastor from
Madrid, Iowa. She has been a fiber artist since her days of 4-H sewing.
Gloria has made large fabric installations in convention centers and synod
assemblies, as well as for high school play sets. She often focuses on art
that can be used practically. “For me, there is something of God in getting
to use something handmade, something of excellence, for everyday tasks.”
She approaches her work as a steward of God’s good creation.

Gloria works with many mediums, primarily weaving and acrylics. She is
digging deeper into liturgical art using paint and fiber – art for home and
worship space that points to God’s love, forgiveness, and the beauty of
creation and relationships.