New Studio on the Prairie
In the summer of 2021, Mary moved to her new studio designed to harmonize with the surroundings of the Nebraska Great Plains
latest news
Latest Episode of The Long Thread Podcast Features Mary
The Long Thread podcast recently asked Mary to join them to discuss her ikat work. Listen using your podcast player at @longthreadmedia, or via their website.
The Capricorn Plate Tapestry Headed to Embassy
The Capricorn Plate Tapestry has been selected by Ambassador Brewer to be included in the collection of the US Embassy in Lesotho Africa. This is Mary's seventeenth contribution to the US Art In Embassy Program worldwide.
Mary Zicafoose: Midway Film Release
The long-awaited documentary film about Mary's life and career has been released. Director Jeffrey Hahn combines the testimony of Mary's peers and friends, with the narrative of her artist's journey, to recount a colorful exploration of the virtuoso, teacher, and woman that is Mary Zicafoose.
Ikat Book Sale
Mary's first book, Ikat: The Essential Guide to Weaving Resist-Dyed Cloth was released by Penguin Random House in 2020. This inspirational book features both natural and synthetic dye formulas and processes, in addition to instructional ikat projects.
Mary is working on a companion ikat volume that will be available for purchase in 2025.
Schacht Spindle interviews Mary for Spinning & Weaving Week
Jane Patrick of Schacht Spindle Company interviews Mary in a segment "The World is Begging to Become a More Beautiful Place".
Follow Mary on Facebook
To see what's new and happening in the Mary Zicafoose Textiles studio, "Like" the Mary Zicafoose Textile Facebook page.
events schedule
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August 25-26, 2023
Penland School of Craft
38th Annual Benefit Auction -
September 9, 16, 30, 2023
Black Sheep Weaver's Guild Zoom Ikat Workshop -
September 23-24, 2023
Tapestry by the Campfire
Celebration of Tapestry and Jackie Wollenberg
Fort Bragg, CA -
October 19-24, 2023
Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf Workshop
Sanborn Mills Farm, New Hampshire -
October 27, 2023
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Annual Auction -
November 11, 2023
Philadelphia Weavers Guild Zoom lecture, 9-11 EST -
November 16-18, 2023
Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf Workshop
Las Aranas Weavers Guild, New Mexico -
January 13-15, 2024
Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf Workshop
Atlanta Weaver's Guild -
April 25, 2024
Seattle Weaver's Guild Lecture -
April 26-28, 2024
Shifted Warp Ikat Scarf Workshop
Seattle Weaver's Guild -
May 12-14, 2024
Eugene Textile Center
Eugene, OR
The Shifted Warp Ikat Workshop, Version 2 -
May 17-19, 2024
Fiber in the Forest
Ikat, Color and Dye Workshop
Eugene Textile Center -
July 11-12, 2024
Convergence 2024
Handweavers Guild of America
Wichita, KS
Ikat Warp Shifting Techniques Seminar
Ikat: The Power of Pattern Seminar -
August 18-30, 2024
Pilchuk School of Glass
Artist in Residence -
October 19, 2024
The Craft Guild of Iowa City Fall meeting
Seminar -
October 20-22, 2024
Iowa City Weavers Guild
Iowa City, IA
The Shifted Warp Ikat Workshop
galleries
- Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- The Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, Michigan