details highlighting varied forms
Joy
[left] Merino, Bergschaf, and corriedale wools, repurposed textiles, yarn Wet felted, assembled, stitched
8 x 8 x 51”
Absurdity
[center] Merino, Bergschaf, Leister wools, silk and manmade fibers, found objects; wet felted, stitched, assembled 16 x 12 x 71”
Care
[right] Merino, Bergschaf, and Leister wools, repurposed textiles, yarn Wet felted, assembled, stitched
11 x 11 x 50”
Canyouhearme?Areyoulistening?
Valais Blacknose & Bergschaf wools, brass car horns, sound recording; wet felted, assembled over armature
left: 22 x 10 x 40” right: 27 x 14 x 27”
Roam
merino wool, collected textiles, antique mini buggy frame, magnifying glasses, gold leaf, personal memorabilia; wet felted, assembled, and stitched 16 x 10 x 18”
Exse,plurimos [fromone,many]
series of felted explorations using the same internal resist, shown Merino wool; wet felted average: 4 5 x 4 5 x 7”
Beginnings
Mixed wools, silk and manmade fibers, found objects; wet felted, stitched, assembled international felt challenge collective, various themes
Each 10 grams (.25 oz)
Urchin
Hand-dyedmerinowoolandyarn,glassglobs,skewers;wetfelted,assembled 25x25x22"
SDAInnovativeUseofMaterialsAward,Greenville,IN2014
AftertheDeluge
Hand-dyedmerinowool,foundtextile,pearlecotton Wetfeltedandstitched 24x30”
SDAPeople’sChoiceAward,Greenville,IN2014
Passages
Merino wools silk and manmade fibers, found objects; wet felted, embroidered 5 5" square each
FourSeasons
Merino, Bergschaf, Leister wools, silk and manmade fibers, found objects; wet felted, stitched, assembled 5 5" square
NineDaysinJune
Merino wool, silk, cotton & manmade fibers, yarn, found objects; wet felted & embroidered each: approx 5 5" square
Existence
Corriedale and merino wools, silk thread. Wet felted and embroidered 11 x 17”
OdetoMorningJava
Mercerized cotton, dye painted warp hand picked double weave, reversible 38 x 8"
TravelersI(of2)
cotton, dye-painted after weaving; unwoven & rewoven, exchanged weft 22 x 14"
sample of weft exchange after dye painting inspired by the work
GoingwiththeFlow
collected plastic shopping bags, recycled
shopping
Variouswoolwearables
Boots: Valais Blacknose & Bergschaf wools, scrap prefelt dots
Eco printing: recycled linen; fine merino, silk fibers (no mordant)
Shoes: Swiss mountain sheep & Bergschaf wools
Wraps: (top) hand-dyed merino, habotai & tussah silk; (bottom) cut prefelt on coton/silk gauze
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