Instructor: Georgeta Poliana Danila

Georgeta Poliana Danila
 Poliana Danila is a landscape designer turned fiber artist and broom maker. She loves working with whatever the plants give/gift us. Originally from Romania, Poliana watched her parents and grandparents working in the gardens, teaching in school and weaving with the wool from their sheep.

She has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Landscape Design and Horticulture from Romania, Holland, and the New York Botanical Garden. She has had the privilege to take weaving, knotting, plant dyeing classes with different well-known artists at fiber studios: Textile Art Center in Brooklyn/ Manhattan and Fiber Craft Studio in Spring Valley.

Classes by this instructor


Creative Bookbinding

Explore the age-old skill of basic bookbinding using a variety of structures and materials. Experiment with ancient binding techniques, including Japanese stab binding, French link, and Coptic stitches. You'll walk away with a small book to use as a journal, more...
253CRF191 03/09 Su 11:00am-2:00pm Danila
NYBG

Macramé Workshop: Plant Hangers

With origins in ancient Chinese knot work and 13th-century weavers on the Arabian peninsula,macramé is a traditional craft that has taken many forms. Learn the meditative and creative art of knotting as you weave together a beautiful plant hanger. Fiber more...
253CRF201 01/26 Su 11:00am-2:00pm Danila
NYBG