My work is really a marriage of traditional approaches to art and the random effects that occur when fiber is felted. I approach my art much as a painter would except that I am using fibers to create the image. I use wool, silks and other fibers to paint a picture. The fibers are then felted together using ancient wet felting techniques.
From Photos to Pastel Drawings to Felt
About me
Bio
After retiring early from my career in the insurance industry, I started knitting as a hobby and then discovered felting. Initially, I was knitting purses and using a washing maching to felt the wool. After making more than a 200 purses, I was ready to move on.
A LITTLE ABOUT MY PROCESS
A LITTLE ABOUT MY PROCESS
I say that I use wool fibers to paint. Wet felting, needle felting and stitching are processes for bonding the fibers together and adding detail.
I lay out a base layer of wool fibers