This site will be an inspiration for all of your textile work. I will give informations about upcoming retreats and you’ll be inspired by the stories you hear and the photos you see.
My name is Marlis Egger and I am the founder and organizer of TexArtAcademy (former Creative Days Ticino), an international retreat for textile artists, quilters and those who love experimenting with cloth.
I was born in Zurich/Switzerland, but live and work in Lugano (Italian part of Switzerland) since 1988.
I’m a fiber artist and textile designer myself and have served as Art Director at QuiltArtLugano 2007, Switzerland’s first Quilt Festival.
My work has been exhibited in Switzerland, in Europe and the US.
Why I became a retreat organizer
I’m a huge fan of retreats. I just love to do nothing else than create and pass time with like minded people.
I live in a beautiful area where a lot of people spend their vacation. About 10 years ago friends suggested I should organize a workshop for them here. I was immediately hooked, found a hotel with a workshop space, invited a textile artist to teach and … surprise, surprise: we were sold out and had to add another seminar. The following year I offered four seminars … and we were sold out again.
TexArtAcademy today
In the meantime, TexArtAcademy is an international venue and I’m excited by the incredible mix of students. World known textile artists such as Linda Colsh, Melanie Testa, Ruth Issett, Jette Clover, Els van Baarle, Cherilyn Martin (to name just a few) have been teaching for us.
If you want to learn new techniques or find your own artistic voice, you are definitely in the right place.
I invite you to explore the website and I look forward to getting to know you. So, don’t hesitate to contact me.
What I love doing
I have traveled extensively in the US, Africa and the Far East, visit the European Quilt Festivals on a regular basis and am well connected with the textile world and the textile artists around the globe.
In my spare time I love taking pictures, reading books and spending time with me husband and my gorgeous chartreux cat Farah Diba of Blue Day.
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