felted flowers & tendrils

skill level: open to all levels.

This will be a very fast paced exploration of techniques for sculptural flowers with refined petal forms and delicate tendrils. Students will explore the use of layered materials to create detail and added strength on delicate forms. Each student will complete one flower and begin the layout for a second flower to be finished at home.

combine this with the 'texture' class September 20-21-22, 2019

https://www.smore.com/edzmu-textured-felt-techniques

Students will be given access to Kristy’s online classroom for creating the flowers. This includes the full tutorial, video demonstrations, and chat room for posting questions and sharing results. This is a fun way to stay connected with students and will be a very helpful refresher for working on the flowers at home!

The basic steps for creating this type of work are:

- preparation of materials

- needlefelting and wetfelting

- finishing tight, smooth felt

- sizing and setting shapes

Additional topics of discussion:

- complex materials

- mounting and framing wall hung 2D and sculptural artworks

- using the techniques in wearable works and sculptural objects

"I'm deeply moved by the transformative qualities of wool and plant fibers, which, when plied correctly, parallel environmental transformations; birth, fruition, decay. Formations of water, earth and sky, emerge as if breathing and alive. My hands translate this energy and these textures from nature onto new form using altered methods of a timeless craft, felt"

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Email: fiberfusing@gmail.com
Website: www.blogspot.fiberfusing.com
Location: Amsteldijk Zuid 180, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Phone: 0031(0)6 4750 9698
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All workshops are being taught in English. Price of is incl. coffee, tea, sweets and lunch provided by the resort.

disclamer : Images are not exemplary of products that will be exactly made by participants