Päivi Vaarula is a Master of Arts born in Forssa, Finland in 1958 and now living and working in Hämeenlinna. Vaarula uses colours and shapes to express her feelings, ideas and thoughts. She dyes and weaves the fabric for her art. Strong expertise in woven fabric ensures that technology is just a tool, not a goal. Päivi Vaarula graduated as a weaver from Wetterhoff in 1981, as a textile designer from Rovaniemi in 1985, as a teacher from Wetterhoff in 1987 and had Master of Arts degree from Taideteollinen korkeakoulu, Helsinki (Aalto University) in 1999. Vaarula has worked for more than 30 years as a full-time design lecturer and has made textile art in addition to teaching. For the longest time, she was a senior lecturer at Häme University of Applied Sciences, but she has also worked at a community college, handicraft centres, secondary school and as a university teacher at the University of Lapland. As a guest lecturer, she has been in Estonia, Germany, Denmark, and United Kingdom. She has written numerous articles on dyeing or textiles in magazines and books. For two years she lived in Iceland, where she taught and made textile art. Over the past few years, textile art has been her main job. Päivi Vaarula has held 13 individual exhibitions and participated in nearly 50 group exhibitions in Finland and abroad. In recent years her work has been selected for several international exhibitions. She has received grants for artist residencies, exhibitions and a one-year working grant 2019 from the Häme Fund. She is a member of several organizations in her field, has made numerous study trips to different countries and participated in eight artist residencies in six countries.