“Catalyst is really a laboratory for me, it’s the place where I get to try things, mess up, start over, and share. That’s what makes it special.”

"From fiber to found objects, Barbara Balkin continues to weave together intrigue, humor, and the beauty of nature one imaginative loom at a time."

Her work lives in that space, in between the sacred and the everyday. One person once said her art feels like “Matisse and Kandinsky had a child.”