Mary Sheppard Burton
Textile Artist



2003 Book of the Year Award
Recognizes Excellence and Passion

State College, Pennsylvania, September 2003

Margaret Miller, Executive Director of the Textile Center of Minnesota, has announced this year’s recipient of the Book of the Year Award, a large, sturdy six-pounder in full color that promises what it delivers: textiles to lift the spirit.

A Passion for the Creative Life, Textiles to Lift the Spirit by Mary Sheppard Burton, with Mary Ellen Cooper, editor, and Ed Kirkpatrick, photographer, took top honors Sunday, September 14, 2003 at the annual Awards Ceremony in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Each book nominated was judged in ten categories: pertinence to textile art; breadth of appeal; quality and clarity of writing; quality of illustration and photography; cover design and illustration; overall book design; editing, proofreading; printing, typesetting; quality of binding; and association with Minnesota’s strong textile tradition (six of the creative fiber artists featured in the book are Minnesotans).

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