Ellen Hess

As a textile designer and artist, Ellen has designed woven textiles for domestic and European textile firms. She has woven production yardage for apparel and furnishings clients, and sold her work at galleries, museums and craft fairs.

Ellen teaches weaving and Computer Aided Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and has taught classes and workshops at several colleges, The Newark Museum, The Visual Arts Center of NJ, Brookfield Craft Center, Peter’s Valley Craft Education Center, and national/regional fiber conferences, including Convergence, MidAtlantic Fiber Association, and StitchesEast. She has written articles for Handwoven magazine and her work has appeared in weaving and beadwork books.

Ellen runs The Art Spirit weaving studio at Riker Hill Art Park in Livingston NJ, and offers workshops and presentations around the country.