Textiles & Tea Episode 277 Eric James Dwyer

Textiles & Tea with Eric James Dwyer The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.'s (HGA) takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (ET). We've invited some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today to join us for an hour-long conversation in which we discuss their artwork and creative journeys. Make a cup of your favorite tea and join us as we talk about fiber, creativity, inspiration, process, and so much more. Eric James Dwyer is an emerging textile artist based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose work examines how complex woven structures translate imagery to cloth and how material choices influence legibility and emotional tone. His process-driven practice approaches weaving as a method of attentive translation and care. Dwyer learned to weave at the Penland School of Craft in 2022 and has since completed residencies at the Praxis Digital Weaving Lab and Penland, deepening his interest in structural complexity, digital processes, and the relationship between image, pattern, and woven form. Alongside his studio practice, Dwyer works as a critical care nurse, an experience that informs his understanding of both nursing and weaving as parallel practices grounded in attentiveness, patience, responsiveness, and care. This episode originally aired on May 19, 2026. Music by Sunil Mungur.