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Frogs on the Brain
Tadpoles in the pond outside my window have inspired me to needle felt an assortment of frogs
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Branch Weaving Obsession
Blog on my newest obsession with fiber
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Modern art installation from antique dryer
Antique clothes dryer paired with modern art installation with silk felt, cocoons and sari silk ribbons titled Silk Galaxy.
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Preparing for Art Fair
Preparing for Art Fair on the Square in Madison WI with custom build art display stands.
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Seeing the red – Box Elder wood slices
Blog post about combining box elder wood slices and a wool painting of flowers to create a unique wood and wool framed art piece
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Wave or Whale?
Blog about the steps taken to create my Wool and Wood Whale Wave Art including sourcing materials, evolution of the design and building custom frame
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Experiments in mixed media and techniques
Using multiple techniques and different media to create a layered mixed media evening gown design inspired by chipped paint on cement. The layers are Joomchi paper in green, yellow and blue, free motion embroidery on cheesecloth, navy and gold joomchi paper rods and brown nuno felt with green, brown and cream swirls. Each layer is exposed through holes and rips in upper layers.
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Taking Inspiration From Others and Family Collaborations
My daughter is an incredible artist. She focuses mainly on digital animation (instagram) most days but every once in a while, she brings me something she created in a different genre. A few weeks ago she brought me a bird relief that she had made using the repousse technique and I asked her if she […]
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Bridging back into normalcy?
I learned to felt several years ago but it didn’t become my obsession until the last 2 years when I needed a creative outlet to offset a very technical exec role. This week I had my first work trip since the pandemic began and with it, an opportunity to meet colleagues in person for the […]
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Creating a needle felted alpaca head
Determining how best to create alpaca hair for a felt faux taxidermy alpaca head.
Knothead Design Studio
Mixed Media Fiber and Wood Artist