Marcia Derse Bio

Marcia Derse is a fiber artist and fabric designer living and working on Whidbey Island in the pacific northwest. Her work is known for its vibrant colors and bold painterly patterns. After a degree in typography from the University of Wisconsin and a full career as the owner of a successful independent children's bookstore Marcia became a full-time artist showing her work in galleries, museums and art fairs around the country. For the last 15 years she has focused on commercial fabric design; she currently designs collections for Windham Fabrics.