... and God saw that it was good!
We are all people and creatures of heaven and earth, grounded in the rhythms of the seasons and connected to one another through the energy, life, and constant presence of the spirit - all interwoven.
Growing up on a farm in northern Illinois provided me with a lot of time outdoors. Sifting sand by the driveway with an old piece of screen, shaping pots out of the clay banks beside the road out to the field, and gardening in the soil with my family gave me a rich experience in the feel of the earth. Our old farmhouse was situated on a hill, and the wind on stormy days would whistle though the sun parlor door letting me know that the wind spirit could find me anywhere. Summer trips to Lake Superior gave me a sense of the expansiveness of creation through earth and water. My designs draw inspiration from this natural world.
I graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BFA in weaving and textiles, and clothing and textiles. Experiencing the touch and feel of fiber, cloth, and thread prepared me for a profession working with textiles.
A strong creative thread winds its way through my years creating as a child and as an adult. It continues to lead me into a greater exploration of the world. The spiritual, natural, and creative worlds provide the framework where I can design, sew and create; then share it with others who join together in community.
Anne Anderson
Projects:
2023
Rev Takouhi Demirdjian, Portland Ontario, Canada
Rev Gigi Conner, New Orleans, LA
Rev Jacob Greeneway, Madison, WI
Hosanna Lutheran Church, Watertown, SD
Valley Presbyterian Church, Green Valley, AZ
Grace University Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN
United Methodist Church, White Bear Lake, MN
Sun Prairie United Methodist Church, Sun Prairie, WI
Chrisiania Lutheran Church, Lakeville, MN
Faith Lutheran Church, Okemo, MI
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Columbus, OH
2022
United Church of Christ Conference, Des Moines, IA
St Mark's Lutheran Church, Rockford, IL
Rev Gigi Conner, New Orleans, LA
St Luke Lutheran Church, Waukesha, Wi
Zion LutheranChurch, Ferndale, MI
Hope Lutheran Church, Dearborn, MI
Rev. Takouhi Demirdjian, Portland Ontario, Canada
2021
Hosanna Lutheran Church, Watertown, SD
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN
St James Lutheran Church, Mason City, IA
Grace Lutheran Church, Woodstock, IL
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cary, NC
Rev. Kirsten Nelson Roenfeldt Salem, Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN
Pr. Pamela Stalheim Lane, Faith Lilac Way Lutheran Church Robbinsdale, MN
Pr. Jane Smith, Channing Memorial Church Ellicot City, MD
Pr. Takouhi Demirdjian, Grace Lutheran Church
Gananoque, ON, Canada
Rev Sonja Pilman, Grace Hills Parish, Piedmont, SD
2020
Bishop Cathleen Chittenden-Bascom, Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, Topeka, KS
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City, IA
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cary, NC
Christ Lutheran Church, Minot, ND
United Church of Christ: Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska Conference, Des Moines, IA
Pr. Rebecca Shillingburg, St. Johns UCC, Jefferson, MD
Pr. Elizabeth Ekdale, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA
Kari Unruh, Savage, MN
Linda Gesling, Falcon Heights, MN
2019
Peace Lutheran Church, Eyota, MN
Bishop Cathleen Chittenden-Bascom, Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, Topeka, KS
Our Saviours Lutheran, Sioux Falls, SD
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grafton, IA
Pr. Leah Roberts Mosser, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Franklin, IN
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cary, NC
American Lutheran Church, Rantoul, IL
Pr. Christy Klemz New Beginnings Parish, Alvarado and Oslo, MN
2018
Pr. Albert La Blanc, Hope Lutheran Church, Dearborn, MI
St. John Lutheran Church, Bellevue, IA
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City, IA
Holy Family Lutheran Church Yellowknife, NT, Canada
First Presbyterian Church, Normal, IL
Lake Mills United Methodist Church, Lake Mills, WI
Rev. Laura Renault, Hubbard, IA
Rev. Linda Bell, Belleville, Ontario
Martha Heuer, St. George, UT
Rev. Marti McMane, Atonement Lutheran, Boulder, CO
Rev. Rebecca Shillingburg, Jefferson, MD
Faith Lutheran Church, Rochelle, IL
Sue Sandberg, Maquoketa, IA
Rev. Brandon Hunt, St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trenton, MI
2017
Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, MN
Our Savior’s Lutheran, Audubon, IA
St. John Lutheran, Bellevue, IA
St. John Lutheran, Cedar Falls, IA
Grace University Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Forest City, IA
Valley of Peace Lutheran Church, Golden Valley, MN
Zion United Church of Christ, Hubbard, IA
American Lutheran Church of Rantoul, Rantoul, IL
Lutheran Church of the Atonement Barrington, Il
Hope Lutheran Church, Dearborn, MI
Rev. Alanna Tyler, Park Ave. United Methodist, Minneapolis, MN
Rev. Anna Helgen, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN
Rev. Geniese Stanford, University United Methodist Church, Salina, KS
Rev. Lorrie Wenzel, Hands of Hope, Wauwatosa, WI
Rev. Robin Caldwell, St. John Lutheran, Joliet, IL