Celeste Chalasani's topic will be  "How to use embroidery with book arts".

Celeste will detail the different ways that she has combined contemporary Stumpwork embroidery with book art techniques using paper, leather, and bookcloth.

Celeste Chalasani is an award-winning designer and teacher specializing in Stumpwork embroidery, a type of needlework that produces a three-dimensional effect.  She has taught extensively both in person and virtually for the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA) at chapter workshops, regional and national seminars; the National Academy of Needlearts; other regional guilds; Quiltfest and Craftsy.  She is a graduate of the National Academy of Needlearts (NAN) Teachers’ Certification program specializing in Stumpwork where she also completed her Teacher Cum Laude program combining embroidery and book arts.  Her piece “Tidal Treasures” was accessioned into the NAN Permanent Collection at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at North Carolina State University.

Celeste currently serves as the Assistant…