Felt Inspiration
Monday, December 9, 2013

Bouncing all around

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Things have been very un-normal around here since I last wrote. I feel like I have been in a time warp. I think that when I do so many diffe...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

A busy week ending with one more felted landscape class taught.

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It has been such a busy fall for me, and this past week was the windup. Last weekend I taught another landscape class at Robin's Luckys...
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Monday, November 4, 2013

Teaching Landscape in Potomac, Maryland

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I have been doing quite a few things that are outside my comfort zone lately; volunteering to help Susan in Rhinebeck , and agreeing to tea...
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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Finished felt landscape for the Granby Land Trust show.

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I am going to write another quick post before I forget what I have done the past two weeks. I finished both the drawing and the felt landsca...
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Diane
Serendipity brought feltmaking into my life at a time when I needed to reconnect with the past and find a way to express my artistic side beyond my rigid dictionary illustration work. The softness of the fibers, the feel of the soapy water, the magic moment when the loose fibers become felt appealed to my unfulfilled need to use my fingers to manipulate the medium.  It often feels as though I am just a facilitator for the art, as though the pieces have their own need to be created. There is a kind of conversation that flows from my mind and through my hands into the wool and back again, and during this exchange the questioning mind quiets. My landscapes reflect this sense of peace, creating worlds that invite the viewer to enter and rest in solitude.  Through light and shade, the flowing organic lines, and the play of the varying colors the rush and rigidity of daily life falls away. The incredible range of techniques and materials that can be used in felting sustains my enthusiasm and the unpredictability of the way the fibers will blend has encouraged me to let go of the notion that a good artist is one that can render objects that appear realistic. Felting frees my soul.
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