THSG Felting Study Group meets for March

We shared finished pieces from our first challenge--felting a la Martien van Zuilen's surface design workshop. We also shared finished and in-progress pieces of our tribute to fellow artist, Jackie Richards. Last but not least, we shared any other felting we had done since the last meeting and also shared how to make wool ropes/cords! Great time to see and be inspired by old and new felting friends...

FELTING MAGIC with SILK HANKIES WORKSHOP

FELTING MAGIC WITH SILK HANKIES

Want to learn several felting techniques in one 3-day class?  We’ve got it! 

·       Learn to create your own unique color blends of wool.

·       Gain experience with the nuances of nuno-felting.

·       Take your prefelts to new and exciting levels of richness.

Join us for a fun exploration of surface design using yummy silk hankies from Australia's Nancy Ballesteros, up-cycled saris, eco-prints, found objects, and more. We'll be creating various pre-felts to use in our design of an

Ode to Gaia! 

Felting Magic with Silk Hankies 
   Thursday, March 12     Friday, March 13     Saturday, March 14
3-day Class...MUST attend all 3 days   Time:   9:00-2:00   1/2 hour lunch
Cost:   $265.00 PLUS materials

Register your space in this class by clicking on the

WORKSHOPS SIGN-UP button at   www.spiritedhandsstudio.com

For more info call Susan or Sally at 520-873-7388

Felting 101 Student Work

THSG Felt Study Group member Made this lovely clutch/shoulder bag at our Felting 101 class at the studio.  Just lovely Linda!

Jackie Richards Memory Piece

This is my "Memory Piece" of fellow fiber artist Jackie Richards. Her panache and adventurous spirit spurring us on will be dearly missed!  Felt study group at Spirited Hands Studio February 2015

FELTING MAGIC WITH SILK HANKIES WORKSHOP

 

Do these gorgeous supplies entice your felting urge?

HOPE SO!

Join us for a fun exploration of surface design using yummy silk hankies from Australia's Nancy Ballesteros, up-cycled saris, eco-prints, found objects, and more. We'll be creating various pre-felts to use in our design of an ode to Gaia! 

Felting Magic withSilk Hankies 
   Mon, Feb 09 & Tues, Feb 10
2-day Class...MUST attend both daysTime:   9:00-2:00   1/2 hour lunch
Cost:   $190.00 PLUS materials

 

Register your space in this class by clicking on the WORKSHOPS SIGN-UP button at   www.spiritedhandsstudio.com

For more info call Susan or Sally at 520-873-7388

Nature Prints in Progress!

Nature Prints in progress!  Spirited Hands Studio is starting off 2015 with a wonderful workshop that incorporates your feltmaking with eco-dyeing...Make 4 wool samples using 4 different dye baths and a variety of plant specimens.  Choose one of your samples to transform into a lovely Nature Print Wall Blessing embellished with stitchery, sari silk cords, and upcycled beads and bits.

Nature Print Wall Blessing Workshop

2-day class    Monday, January 12 and Friday, January 16

9:00 - 2:00 each day

Held at Spirited Hands Studio in Tucson, Az

Cost:   $190.00  includes materials

REGISTER at www.spiritedhandsstudio.com

contact:   feltingmagic@gmail.com

Grand Opening Eco Dye Jacket!

After 2 hours and 15 minutes of "cooking" in the pot, one day resting in the pot, and one day resting out of the pot we finally got to open our eco dye jacket bundle!  Needless to say the anticipation was at fever pitch! Hope you enjoy this video of the opening process.  We still will have a day of drying, ironing, rinsing, and more ironing before our piece is ready for a final unveiling...

student work at the Hacienda

Peacock Dance Wet Felted Mandala

Continuing to work in the "round"...Peacocks decided to dance today!

Hope this detail shot helps convey just how much I am loving Blue Faced Leicester wool and Rod O'Finlands' awesome wooden rolling tool.

Thanks for hand dyeing the wool Sally. That color infusion always inspires.

Working in the Round

There is something mysteriously satisfying about working these round shapes from start to finish. An element of dancing while painting with the fibers...getting to interact with the design flow in 360' and up through the layers.

String theory, fractals, wormholes???? I confess. Yes, I've been listening to Morgan Freeman's voice wondering about the universe!

3rd generation feltmaker

Grandaughter of Sally and niece to Susan, Brittany carries on the felting magic in the family. She wet-felted this seamless resist piece using hand dyed Navajo Churro wool and c-1.

Let's give it a try!

Sally and I are venturing into the blog world in hopes of sharing our fiber adventures with you in an easily accessable format. To us, one of the most enjoyable aspects about being fiber artists is the fun and a-ha's shared amongst fellow devotees. The on-going stream of ingenuity, talent, perseverence, and creativity that we encounter never ceases to amaze...greetings to our fellow travelers on the fiber trail! Updates on what's happening at our studio based in Tucson, Arizona will follow!