PRESIDENT: Larry Coveney

CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN: Lynnette Silberschlag

By March, 2002, Chairman Larry Coveney, Weavers West Guild, was president in his own right. It was decided that – having invented the wheel – he should continue to drive the car. The buildings promised for Fibers Through Time-2000 had arrived just in the nick of time for that conference, but now there were more new rooms to choose from and a larger campus.

Instead of a car, Central Arizona College Security handed Larry the keys to the college golf cart, and gave him free rein to the campus. Larry and his Vice President (and Chairman) Lynn Silberschlag, Tucson Handweavers and Spinners Guild, set about matching classes to appropriate rooms. Twenty two workshops were offered and fourteen were presented. The need for a website became even more apparent as the instructional staff was international.

"Fiesta!" was the theme. Brilliant greens, turquoise, hot pink, yellow, orange and coral were used. Weaver Diane Mortensen, of Salt Spring Island, B.C., presented the keynote address "Weaving a Life." Patty Haberman of Mesa, AZ, served as juror for the juried exhibit. A non-juried gallery was featured as well. In addition to Best of Show, first, second, and third prizes, plus the Jean Gardner Memorial Awards for Excellence in Spinning and Excellence in Weaving, a new award was offered. Tucson Handweavers and Spinners Guild presented the first $100 award for Viewers Choice.

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