ash alberg (they/them) is an artist-educator from central Canada who spends most of their time making textile art with natural dyes. They launched their business, sunflower knit, in 2014, focused on selling patterns and naturally dyed yarns to fellow knitters and fibre witches, before going full-time with it in 2018. They love supporting learning through all stages of life, including writing K-12 curriculum for using natural dyes in the classroom and founding the Cosmos Conference for natural dyers. ash loves to create interesting worlds for others to enjoy, and providing people with the knowledge and resources they need to create their own interesting worlds.

ash loves to travel and to go on adventures with their dog/furry assistant, Willow. Their hands are almost always cold and almost never still.