Joanne Sharpe

Joanne Sharpe is an energetic, whimsical artist dedicated to empowering women to embrace their own creativity through online classes and traveling workshops that explore art sewing, journaling, hand lettering, as well as mixed media and textile art. She is the author of the best-belling title The Art of Whimsical Lettering (Interweave 2014), named an Amazon's Editor's Pick for a Best Craft Book of 2014. Joanne is proud to be a BERNINA Artisan Ambassador, sharing her love of threads and fabric with an audience eager to learn how to bring these expressive media into their own artwork. Look for her second book, The Art of Whimsical Stitching, a colorful handbook of ideas and techniques for playful art sewing. Joanne resides in Rochester, New York, with her very supportive husband, is the mom to a daughter, three sons and a first time grandma to a precious baby girl. Follow all Joanne’s artful adventures and online classes at: joannesharpe.com