Geri Forkner As an art teacher in Atlanta, GA, Geri worked in public and private schools and organized summer camps for children. Her willingness to share her knowledge has influenced several other teachers in the organizations in which she is active. Now living in Tennessee, her studio in Tellico Plains is open to visitors and students. Her innovative work as a weaver, spinner and felter has been seen in exhibitions around the Southeast. She travels to Thailand yearly where she presents workshops for the fashion department at Rangsit University in Bangkok. She is the recipient of an Artists-In-The-Schools grant, and is the dynamic force behind Tennessee Does Textiles, a fashion show comprising the works of both up-and-coming and seasoned fiber artists. A member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Geri cherishes the old traditions and skills while using fibers in innovative ways to push the boundaries of weaving.

Detail, Daily Weaving 365 three inch squares	January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006 On Jan 1, 2005 I started making a 3” square weaving every day partly just to see where the project would take me. At the end of the year I knew I wasn't finished. Considering the space required for another 365 squares, I decided to embellish each one the following year. I thought the first year’s pieces were done too quickly to be finished works, but in working on them for a second time I found I was wrong. It became like life, what you do in the past is covered up by but also influences what you do next. And then there were the coincidences that happened.	Daily Weaving 2007 January 1, 2007 to December 31,2007 365 woven pieces in 12 rows on display at Rangsit University Art Gallery
Apron rubber gloves, cleaning cloths	Nuno felt on traditional Thai weft ikat cloth nuno felt scarf	Dancing Ladies Nuno Felt
Felted Scarves Photos by Ellen Appel
	Felted Image 35" x 50"	Belt detail wool felt, beads
Helthy Eating One of a series of paper constructions using a discarded ecology textbook.
Set of 5 Torah scroll covers representing Synagogues that were destroyed in the Holocaust. The scrolls are in the chapel at West Point Military Academy. 35" X 14"oval each	Detail