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Denise Degidio

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I have never been a conventional person. Or maker. In the early 90s, when I majored in fibers, we still checked out books from the library, ordered supplies with handwritten forms, and graphic design was new and exciting–fibers was not the preferred medium to study. In fact, I was the last student to graduate from our state university with a concentration in fibers. Just after, the weaving and dye studios were turned into photography labs, and I felt a sadness about this shift.

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I have never been a conventional person. Or maker. In the early 90s, when I majored in fibers, we still checked out books from the library, ordered supplies with handwritten forms, and graphic design was new and exciting–fibers was not the preferred medium to study. In fact, I was the last student to graduate from our state university with a concentration in fibers. Just after, the weaving and dye studios were turned into photography labs, and I felt a sadness about this shift.

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