Unique felt artwork. Merino wook, silk, bamboo. Mounted on canvas and framed in natural wood floating frame.
Dimensions: 80 x 55 x 6 cm.
About the artist:
I was born and raised in Sussex, later settling with my family in the heart of the South Downs, only a few miles from the Sussex coast. My spiritual connection with the natural landscape around me impacts the way I feel, and in turn my own wellbeing influences how I see the world. The creative process of layering fibres helps me convey the story of a moment, mood or memory, reflecting in the textures and marks in my work. My art is greatly influenced by the sea in particular, finding as I do the sea to be exhilarating, energising, powerful, spiritually uplifting, and at the same time peaceful, grounding, and healing. I use merino wool, silks, bamboo threads and other embellishments in the wet felting process (where water and soap are used to bond the fibres) and needle felting process (using barbed needles and finger guards!) to 'paint' my pictures. Dyed wool is mainly used but I have been known to pull fleece locks from the farm fence.