Susan Barrett Merrill

Teacher, life coach and fiber sculptor Susan Barrett Merrill attended Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studied art at the Aegean School of Fine Arts in Greece, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and art from Goddard College in Vermont, and received a graduate degree from New Experimental College in Jutland, Denmark.

Susan developed the EarthLoom in the early 2000s, and from it came her program of weaving as a road to personal development, called Weaving a Life.

Susan holds professional certifications in education, career development and life coaching, and is a past member of the International Coach Federation. She has been developing life plans with a wide range of clients since 1983. Susan is a pioneer in the field of fiber arts education for people with disabilities, and represented the United States at symposia on arts and disabilities in Kobe, Japan and Washington, D.C.

Susan’s unique handwoven 3D sculptural masks have seen performance and exhibition in the US and abroad, including at the Fiber Biennale in Chieri, Italy.
See them at susanbarrettmerrill.com.