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Knothead Design Studio

Mixed Media Fiber and Wood Artist

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  • July 27, 2022

    Frogs on the Brain

    Frogs on the Brain

    Tadpoles in the pond outside my window have inspired me to needle felt an assortment of frogs

  • July 19, 2022

    Branch Weaving Obsession

    Branch Weaving Obsession

    Blog on my newest obsession with fiber

  • July 14, 2022

    Modern art installation from antique dryer

    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.

  • July 5, 2022

    Preparing for Art Fair

    Preparing for Art Fair

    Preparing for Art Fair on the Square in Madison WI with custom build art display stands.

  • May 24, 2022

    Seeing the red – Box Elder wood slices

    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

  • May 16, 2022

    Wave or Whale?

    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

  • May 9, 2022

    Experiments in mixed media and techniques

    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.

  • April 18, 2022

    Taking Inspiration From Others and Family Collaborations

    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 […]

  • March 18, 2022

    Bridging back into normalcy?

    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 […]

  • March 14, 2022

    Creating a needle felted alpaca head

    Creating a needle felted alpaca head

    Determining how best to create alpaca hair for a felt faux taxidermy alpaca head.

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