WELCOME TO FOLK MODERN CRAFT, I am Isla Corbett and my love for the arts was ignited at an early age when I learned to knit and sew during the summers visiting my grandmothers in Scotland. I went on to earn my degree at the University of Brighton in England in 3 Dimensional Design where I majored in polymers and resin but soon found myself being drawn back to natural materials and fiber arts.

I have lived in northern California now for the past 20 years and in that time have launched my own fiber arts business, collaborated with our local yarn store Cast Away and started a kids sewing program. With a society saturated in technology I felt it was important to offer kids the opportunity to learn hands on creative skills that are not readily available in most of our schools.

I have been teaching art for the past 8 years at Hidden Valley Elementary school in Santa Rosa which I love! I started teaching there when my son was in Kindergarten so it has a special place in my heart.

I’m excited to offer a new fiber craft club as an after school enrichment activity for Hidden Valley students. Starting with grades 3 - 6 and a small number of kids per 6 week block. I anticipate the number of kids will grow over time once we establish a great work flow and my hope is to offer a similar class for grades (K - 2) starting in the Fall of 2023.