About the Author: Speaking

Amy is an experienced speaker who enjoys talking to groups large and small about color, history, writing, and cochineal. Her lively slide presentations tell the story of the color red — from Cro-Magnon cave-art and Pompeiian frescoes to Renaissance masterpieces and costumes — and delve into the mysteries of cochineal, the most powerful natural red dye in the world. She brings cochineal and hand-dyed cochineal silks with her when she travels, so that audiences can see and touch the luxurious red dye for themselves.

She also gives talks on related subjects, including book publishing and the writing life.

Amy's lectures have taken her from coast to coast, in venues ranging from Harvard's Sackler Museum to the Los Angeles Public Library. She has also spoken at many wonderful bookstores and town libraries. Her audiences often include painters, spinners, knitters, weavers, dyers, entomologists, textile collectors, as well as people who simply love a good story.

If your museum, bookstore, library, or club would like to learn more about booking Amy as a speaker, please her directly.

Amy is also happy to speak with with book clubs via speaker phone, at no cost to you. For more details, interested clubs should contact her by email.

Update: Amy loves meeting readers, but health concerns have forced her to cut back on travel. Though she appreciates each and every invitation she receives, she's currently having to limit the number of events she does, so that she can have a chance to catch her breath. Many thanks for your understanding!