Hi I’m Isabella -
I was born and raised in Southeast and East Asia to Danish and Filipino parents and now live in upstate New York in the Western Catskills.
I am a weaver with an MS in Textile Design from Philadelphia University in which my focus was hand and mechanized weaving. My training was heavily geared towards an industrial application and I noticed a tendency in myself to try to innovate for innovation’s sake. After completing my studies and working in the textile industry for several years, I started growing increasingly curious about weaving as ancient practice, one that is rooted in cross-cultural myth and a deep connection to land and kin.
In 2019, I participated in the Succurro Fellowship, a program that invited me and fellow participants to deeply question the role of art and the artist and to look at Creativity and its source. Through the fellowship, I began training as a practitioner of consciousness-based modalities, SourcePoint Therapy and Breakthrough. In 2021, I also began teaching beginner and intermediate weaving classes at Weaver House in Philadelphia. Through these combined experiences over the last few years, they have allowed me to ground my mechanistic training in weaving and rediscover the basic principles of the craft with more simplicity and depth.
Through the practice of weaving, as well as learning to farm (raising livestock and growing vegetables), I explore the power of craft and using one’s hand to better understand my/our place in the network of all things. I invite others into this exploration through various weaving offerings—workshops, mentorships, and independent studies. I also offer SourcePoint Therapy sessions to individuals—If you are interested to learn more, feel free to contact me with any questions.
Education
BFA in Integrated Design - Parsons the New School of Design 2011
MS in Textile Design - Philadelphia University 2016
Residencies & Fellowships
Textile Arts Center Residency 2016-2017
Succurro Fellowship 2019-2020
Succurro Fellowship 2020-2021
Succurro Fellowship 2022
Succurro Fellowship 2024-2025
Trainings
SourcePoint Therapy Module 1 - 2020
SourcePoint Therapy Module 2 - 2021, 2022
SourcePoint Therapy Module 3 - 2022
SourcePoint Therapy Advanced 1 - 2022
Body Talk Fundamentals Module 1 & 2 - 2022
Breakthrough 1 - 2022, 2023, 2025
Breakthrough Steps Intensive (weekly study) 2023–2025
Lectures
Textile Society of America Symposium 2024 - Weaving Club