With wishes to all for a healthy, peaceful, joyful new year, here’s an image from my recent card series, “Winter’s Night Lights.”
Kashmiri Rose Felted Scarf
An abundance of merino wool, silk and cashmere fiber in a luxuriously long scarf that drapes more like a mink stole than a scarf. One side is a deep rose and the other side is a variegated softer rose; shown with two different “Rhapsody Rose” felted corsage pins. Versatile, feminine, cozy: let it snow.
A Felting Workshop Day Begins
When I introduce a new student to feltmaking, particularly in a one-to-one workshop rather than in a group situation, I know that the first thing to do is to touch on the student’s original interest in learning how to felt: is the primary incentive an interest in learning how to do a specific piece or process? Is the primary reason a desire to experience pure creative expression? Is the student interested in learning a skill that can then be shared with others? Does the student want a relaxing/energizing/easy/challenging/spiritual/nuts & bolts/sketchy/detailed intro? Before I show the student the abundance of fiber and felting books in my studio, which I know can be overwhelming, I review the impetus that led the student to my studio. This initial intention then becomes a touchstone. We may wander far away from this initial goal, and the goal may evolve, but we have this touchstone to help guide our workshop day.
Felted Pins
One of the pleasures of being an artist: donating work for silent auction events to benefit local non-profit groups. It’s a way to give back to my wonderful community that supports the arts. Here are two little “Rhapsody Rose” pins — with a lot of gemstone and pearl and other embellishments — that will soon be on their way… one to support PASA (Pennsylvania Agricultural Sustainability Association) and the other to Clearwater Conservancy.
Wooly Bliss 