Canadian Handweaver in Vienna, Austria.

So excited to be showing my work at the Blickfang Designmesse at the MAK in Vienna, Austria.

It was an honour to be included in Textile Culture Haslach Austria

Plant based gift set. So excited about this collaboration with Danielle Bourgault R.H. (OHA) Registered Herbalist. To complement Danielle’s gorgeous plant based products is a handwoven cloth made from organic cotton and plant dyes.

This project was a terrific experience as I dedicated many hours to the in-depth development of colour samples produced entirely with plant and natural dyes.

It’s been a long time coming and I’m so excited to finally be able to introduce recycled cotton into my collections.

Introducing the reflection collection, made with organic cotton and hand dyed silks.

Excited to be one of the artist featured in the Globe & Mail this weekend. Article by Lindsay Jones.

The spring collection is woven with silk, organic cotton and linen.

Earlier this year I was awarded the Ontario Arts Council, Northern Arts Grant, to pursue an In-Depth Study Of Structure and Design For Handwoven Textiles. A very big thank you to the OAC for making this project possible. I am thrilled to bring this knowledge back to my community on Manitoulin Island.

Article in Fibre Focus Magazine. “The Woven Path: Story of a Handweaver - Dani Ortman” by Line Dufour

Featured in the One of a Kind Show Gift Guide was the ‘Tuesday Afternoon’ shawl/throw - Handwoven with 100% US Grown Organic Cotton.

Harvesting knowledge, wisdom and skill into the craft of life.

A must read, the fascinating life journey of tapestry artist Jan Yoors.

The Guild of Canadian Weavers was established in 1947. The main objective was to raise technical, mechanical and artistic standards of hand weaving among Canadian weavers. Today these values are still maintained, but for me it is so much more. The GCW is a place for weavers of every generation to join together and thread the past with the future through the stories we share and the cloth we weave.

Introducing Shadows in the Cabin.

Hand dyed colours from foraged wild flowers.

Complexities in Cloth, an exhibition about the intricacies of handweaving, received Toronto Design Festival’s Jurors Choice Award for 2018.

Complexities & Cloth looks at the detailed process involved in crafting woven textiles, while opening a dialogue with the fabrics of our time.

Handwoven lace in 100% US grown organic cotton.