Christine Joy

Christine Joy grew up in the fifties in upstate New York. Lots of outdoor play with sticks, stones and dirt were early influences. Always wanting to be an artist, she attended Rochester Institute of Technology in the fine arts printmaking program. After graduation she headed west, eventually landing in Bozeman, Montana in 1980. She began weaving with sticks from her backyard one spring and eventually discovered the wonders of willow. She has been harvesting and weaving every year since.