Fascinating Felt

 

 

The last few weeks have been about felting and Zumba. 

 

In April, as part of a Brighton Arts Council Show, I will be displaying some of my felted pieces and paintings at the Impresario Artisan Market, 37 King Street West, Cobourg.  Also on April 13th I teach a felting technique class at Loyalist College.  Welt felting, felting with resists, nuno felting, lots of playing around with felt happening in the workroom. 

I am starting a Seniors Zumba class in a few weeks and last week I started teaching Zumba for a High School gym class.  I can practicing new Zumba songs while felting but not while painting.

Back to painting soon...

 

Wet felted butterfly fascinator.

Nuno felted scarf with tassles.

Handmade Scarves and Berets

These one of a kind wool scarves and berets are wet felted. They are mainly Merino Wool with accents of silk and mohair. Other wool fibres are thrown in on occasion. Some are beaded and some have tassels. Each side is slightly different. They are hand washable. Flower broaches are coming...

Felted Scarves

Thanks to my friend, Vanessa Walters for taking pictures of the scarves I made this spring. It was much easier then me carrying my bag of scarves around and making friends pose when they had on the appropriate colour of clothing. Here is a behind the scenes picture of the action at our photo shoot, I was busy running from very wet little kids between outfit changes.

Felting takes over the painting room

The newly felted scarf/belt made from wool I found at a "Gathering" for spinners and felters in Port Hope last month.

Ah felting my new love. It's taken over my painting table. And the preschooler can help. He is quite good at soaking the wool. Unfortunately, he gets distracted and starts spraying the dog and then whatever else is in front of him. I don't mind if it isn't my freshly grated and slimed olive oil soap that I've just mixed up to adjust the ph of the fibers to felt.

After my next event organized by myself for Arts Quinte West June 4th called Arts UpFront, it is back to the painting table to get some paintings finished up for display and sale at Presqu'ile Provincial Park this summer.

Erika in the autumn blue/teal scarf. Vanessa in the blue/purple scarf.