Josie Love Roebuck

Threads, Patterns, and Textures: Stitching Stories Together

May 31 - June 5, 2026

Open to All Skill Levels

Mixed Media, Textiles, Embroidery, Quilting

Overview

This fiber workshop explores memory, identity, and healing by engaging students in both hands-on making and reflective conversation. The workshop asks, "What parts of ourselves have we forgotten, and how can we reclaim them through storytelling and shared memory?" By working with diverse materials, including fabric, thread, yarn, screenprinting, painting, and cyanotype, students will unmask the layered textures of their personal histories. They will create powerful visual expressions that explore themes of resilience, self-love, and healing, recognizing that within each thread of their interwoven lives lies a forgotten version of themselves. This deeply introspective workshop invites personal exploration and collective connection, embracing the transformative power of healing together as students stitch not just tapestry-like-quilts, but the fragmented pieces of their stories toward a more whole and healed self.

Course Fee : $760.00

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Scholarships & Material Fees

Need help covering workshop costs? Arrowmont offers financial aid opportunities to broaden access to our arts and craft programs. We believe a diverse community enriches the learning experience for all.

Material fees are not included in our national workshop costs, but are included with the cost of our winter short workshops. A material list with estimated costs will be emailed about 30 days before the national workshop begins.

TUITION & FEES

SCHOLARSHIPS

Cost Breakdown

One Week Workshop Tuition

$760.00

Registration Fee

$50.00

Estimated Cost*
*Fees exclude housing and meal plans

$810.00

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Artist Bio

Josie Love Roebuck

Josie Love Roebuck is an interdisciplinary artist and storyteller from Rising Fawn, Georgia. She weaves together perspectives and identity, with her work delving into the depths of human pain while simultaneously highlighting the journey toward healing. Through the act of sewing, her canvas morphs into paper and her needle into a pen, bringing to life stories—both her own and those shared with her. Roebuck received her BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Georgia (2019) and her MFA from the University of Cincinnati (2021). She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Northern Kentucky University. Her extensive exhibition history includes international venues such as The Exhibitionist Hotel (UK), Denny Dimin (HK), and the Kunstheille Krems Art Museum (AUT), alongside numerous national exhibitions at institutions including the Akron Art Museum (OH), Phillips Auction House (NY), Kavi Gupta Gallery (IL), and the Contemporary Arts Center (OH).

Artist Website

Explore the Textiles Studio

Located on the second floor of the Turner Building, the Textile Studio looks out over a sunny hill towards the Wood Building and downtown Gatlinburg. A bright and spacious space equipped for all things fabric and textiles, the workshop rotation in this space is as diverse and wide-reaching as the students and artists that populate our campus. A peaceful atmosphere with intimate corners for quiet sewing and contemplation give way to joy and laughter when the room is filled with the repetitive whir of the sewing machine or the plop of a freshly dipped garment in a vat of dye.

Explore the Textiles Studio