It all begins with a bit of fluff and a lot of imagination.
I use a bold colour palette and layer wool fibres with silks and other textures to create my felt work. Most of my pieces have over 50 layers of wool on them before I begin the wet felting process. Once the fibres have felted and the piece has shrunk, I use a single felting needle to add tiny realistic details. The longer that you look at my work, the more details you will see. The art I create is a mixture of wet and needle felting techniques that I have developed over the past 17 years of my practice. My most popular artworks are of woodlands and gardens.
I often wander around Barnsdale Gardens taking photos of flowers, ferns and ponds through the seasons. Then I head into the studio there and recreate those colours and textures I saw with wool. I tend to not sketch before I create and just let the ideas flow as I work. I love faffing with fluff.
I try to teach monthly workshops at Barnsdale Gardens where students can learn how to make a felted picture. I share lots of techniques so that they can go home with a finished piece that they are proud of. I am part of many art organisations across the East Midlands and have just opened up a gallery with a small group of artists in Lincoln.
