Learning to "Paint with Threads"
Margaret Roach WheelerChickasaw weaver and clothing designer Margaret Roach Wheeler explains that she wanted to be an artist from a young age and initially pursued painting and sculpture. It was during her graduate studies that she discovered her love for jewelry and weaving, which has been described as "paint with threads."
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