Professional Affiliations
Marcelo Martins is a recognized professional member of seven national and international associations in the fields of visual arts, crafts, living heritage, and the textile industry.
The only association legally mandated to represent all visual artists in Quebec. The RAAV card is recognized as a skills card for public art projects.
View Profile →An organization recognized by the Act respecting the professional status of artists, the CMAQ represents more than 1,300 professional artisans in Quebec. Marcelo is listed as a textile and spinning artisan.
View Profile →Grouping of practitioners of Quebec's living heritage: traditional crafts, ancestral knowledge, and cultural practices. Marcelo is recognized as a spinner and textile artisan from Lanaudière.
View Profile →Network that brings together more than 400 museum institutions in Quebec. Marcelo is a member as a professional in cultural mediation and visual textile arts.
smq.qc.ca →International scholarly association dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of textiles as art, history, and culture. Marcelo published in 2025: Around the World with 80 Textile Artists.
textilesocietyofamerica.org →International organization bringing together weavers, spinners, and other fiber artists. The HGA promotes education and the preservation of traditional textile techniques in North America and internationally.
weavespindye.org →National non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Canadian wool industry. Marcelo sits on the board and is the first Quebec artisan to obtain "100% Canadian wool" certification.
View Profile →Quebec platform for the circular economy. Makeloo Studio is listed for its initiative to promote local wool: transforming a material perceived as waste into a traceable and eco-responsible textile resource. 2025 Favorite.
View Initiative →Orders, workshops or mediation projects — contact the studio.
Contact@makeloo.comTexture in textile discipline via fibres and techniques
History of spinning and weaving in Quebec
Around the World with 80 Textile Artists — Exhibition Review
Wool, why do you itch?
Felting as a Social Practice: Connection, Resilience, and Community Engagement
Types of wool
A Versatile and Inexpensive Fibre Tool: A Dog Comb
Best Fibre for Tuques for Bald Guys
Qualities of local wool: opportunities for sheep producers
Spinning Today — Annual Panel
Regular speaker on spinning trends and natural fibers at one of the world's largest knitting events.
First Spinning Seminar of Quebec
Organization and hosting of the first seminar dedicated to spinning in Quebec.
Innovación y economía circular ecosostenible en textiles tradicionales
Arte y comunidad en el textil contemporáneo
For collective health through textile making.
Honoring wool and promoting heritage textiles
Developing a Community of Spinners through Social Media
Presentation and article published in the seminar proceedings.
Valorizing sheep to its full potential
Project funded by the Bioalimentary Hub and the Quebec Research Fund. Marcelo Martins, Makeloo Studio, is a collaborative partner alongside researchers Mary Richardson, Geneviève Brisson, and Mario Handfield from UQAR.
Spinning: from raw fiber to local wool innovation
Weekly series on natural fibers, processing techniques, and Quebec's living heritage.
Let's talk about fiber and spinning — Session 1
First educational series on natural fibers and spinning, pioneering in Quebec.
Press elements
Full artistic CV
Exhibitions, awards, affiliations, teaching, and publications since 2014.
Request →Vogue Knitting Live
Marcelo Martins opens the doors of his exhibition Faufiler Lainaudière in Terrebonne
"Faufiler Lainaudière: a tightly knit region" — An inviting look at belonging to each village
A long-awaited return for Marcelo Martins and his son
Inauguration of the new historical exhibition at Maison Rosalie-Cadron
Lanaudière Fine Crafts Show — 14'58''
Honoring wool: spinning, fleching...
Plein Art: stories and works full "of meaning"
Marcelo Martins — Sock Yarn Autopsy: Know It to Create Better
ON THE ROADS OF D'AUTRAY — Finalist for the Grands Prix Desjardins de la Culture
A podcast to discover traditional culture
Quebec Fine Crafts Show
And the finalists are... Personality of the Year 2022
A passion that leads far for Marcelo Martins
Spinning and knitting… for men
Would Knit Be Fun
The guy who knits
Many projects for the Îles Textile Arts Center
Marcelo Ribeiro Martins
Textile artist, spinner, and cultural mediator. Founder of Makeloo Studio, based in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lanaudière, Quebec. Brazilian-born, settled in Quebec since 2010.
Winner of the Grands Prix Desjardins – Métiers d'arts 2023. First Quebec artisan certified 100% Canadian wool. Board member of the Canadian Wool Collective. President of the Board — Fondation du Cercle du Fil du Québec (2025).
Members: RAAV · CMAQ · CQPV · TSA · HGA · SMQ · MUMAQ · IWTO · Rond-Point
Contact information
Address: 824, rang de l'Île Dupas, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, QC — J0K2P0
Phone: (450) 808-0428
Email: Contact@makeloo.com
Website: marcelomartinsartiste.com
Shop: makeloo.com
YouTube: youtube.com/c/makeloostudio
Instagram: @makeloostudio
LinkedIn: Marcelo Martins