TELIHA DRAHEIM is the founder and Director of Image West Design Studio and the School of Pattern and Design. Teliha is a professional designer and Designer Agent. She works directly with industry buyers and design personnel, actively selling to a variety of markets. She has been employed in the textile industry as an Art Director, Designer, and Marketing Specialist. Teliha holds a Master's Degree in Textile Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art and has taught at California College of Arts & Crafts, The Kansas City Art Institute and the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. Her fabric designs for home furnishings are marketed through interior design showrooms, nationwide. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant in Visual Arts, her designs are included in the Permanent Collection at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City.