Coby van der Gaast
Textiles Instructor in Kootenay Studio Arts
Tel: 250.352.2821 Ext. 29
Bio
Coby has had 27 years of textile practice in weaving, dyeing, knitting and basket making as well as 10 years of teaching experience. Beginning her textile studies at Cherryville and at Handcraft House Textile School in North Vancouver in 1974 she has continued her studies and research over the years with celebrated weavers such as Suzanna Lewis, Robert Loewe and Madelyn van der Hoogt. In 1989 VanDerGaast collaborated in the design and production of 50 official sweaters for the BC Winter Games and in 1990 received a Knitting Guild of America Design award. Traveling extensively, VanDerGaast has been influenced and enriched by cultural textiles and has taught fibre techniques in Teotitlan, Mexico.