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Danielle is a fibre artist and founder of Earthborn Textiles, where she raises alpacas, grows dye plants, and creates hand spun, naturally dyed, and handwoven garments from their fleece. Her practice is deeply rooted in soil-to-soil systems, and it was through these processes that they found their way to the fibreshed movement.

She believes that relationships are the mycelium of our forest—an interconnected web that fosters resilience and regeneration, both in our communities and across our local landscapes. By nurturing strong relationships, Danielle works to build networks of support that strengthen the resilience of our bioregional fibre systems and the ecosystems they rely on.

A community organizer at heart, Danielle is passionate about collaborative decision-making and empowering local people to engage in grassroots processes. They’re also a self-professed nerd for closed-loop systems, decolonial not-for-profit governance, and demystifying organizational structures to make them accessible, transparent, and participatory. As a board director, Danielle brings both creative vision and a methodical approach to growing regenerative local economies and systems of shared leadership.

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Tracy Fillion is a fibre artist and the founder of We Are Stories, a clothing and textile brand she has nurtured for over twenty years. Her artistic practice is grounded in the creation of functional, handwoven, plant-dyed pieces that reflect a deep connection to land, craft, and community.

Tracy teaches weaving at Kootenay Studio Arts and tends to a garden filled with food and dye plants, growing as much as her watershed can support.

She dreams about a local soil-to-fibre system that strengthens the West Kootenay bioregion—cultivating a more regenerative and resilient community through art, agriculture, and connection.

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Raised in Crescent Valley on Sinixt Territory, Senna has deep ties to her community. She spent her young adult life working on ambulance and in harm reduction clinics. During this time, she developed a strong passion for practices and teachings that supported her emotional and spiritual hygiene.

She found grounding in the methodical, meditative handworks introduced to her during her formative years at the Nelson Waldorf School. Guided by the belief in a connection between head, heart, and hands, she sees craft as a powerful tool for grounding, connection, deeper learning, and processing lived experience.

After leaving the health services field, Senna attended the Kootenay School of the Arts, where she refined her sewing skills, explored plant-based dyes, and was introduced to floor loom weaving. 

As an emerging textile artist, she is passionate about the intricate social fabric that textiles creates—connecting young to old, humans to plants and animals, and the hands to the head and heart. 

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Kierra McIntyre is a passionate advocate for slow fashion and community-centered sustainability. With a background in organizing vibrant clothing swaps in Edmonton and Nelson, she has long been committed to fostering local, circular approaches to style and consumption. Her creative work in upcycled fashion was recognized at Western Canada Fashion Week in 2013, where she showcased award-winning designs celebrating resourcefulness and reuse.

Kierra’s training as an occupational therapist and in permaculture has deeply shaped her worldview, instilling a strong belief in the interconnectedness of all things. She brings this systems-thinking perspective to her role on the board of the West Kootenay Fibreshed, where she envisions a regenerative textile future grounded in community, creativity, and care for the land.

Recently returning to the Kootenays with her partner has brought a deep sense of taking root. Kierra is excited to immerse herself in this new chapter, inspired by her fellow artists, makers, and board members. She finds joy in gardening, making, natural dyeing, and all things that bring her closer to the natural world.