Paula Gustafson (February 25, 1941 – July 11, 2006) was a Canadian artist, author, editor and advocate for craft and art in Canada.
During this time Gustafson also began exploring the world of textiles, making her own natural dyes for the hand-spun wool she made into woven tapestries and knitted garments.
Gustafson also explored bronze casting, glassblowing, crafting jewellery and handmade paper.
[4] From 1990–1992 Gustafson was a writer / contributing editor to a various publications, including Artichoke, Western Living, Visual Arts Newsletter, Chatelaine, Canadian Living, Canada Crafts, Ontario Craft, Ceramics Monthly, Craft International, Borealis, American Indian Art, Textile: Fibre Forum, Ceramics Art and Perception, The Vancouver Sun, Ceramic Review, The Craft Factor, Blackflash, Above and Beyond, BC Woman, Vancouver Step, Monday Magazine, ArtFocus, Notations and the Glass Gazette.
At this time Gustafson was also a writer / corresponding editor for worldwide publications including: Asian Art News (Hong Kong), World Sculpture News (Hong Kong), ART Asia Pacific (Sydney), Object (Sydney), The Asian Art Newspaper (London), and South China Morning Post newspaper (Hong Kong).