About 6 weeks ago, I wrote that I was exploring new felting techniques and had decided to focus on creating smaller work using all that newly dyed felted wool and silk. I’m very glad I went this route. Working small allows me to try out new compositional ideas or extend older ones. Each finished piece ended up about 11-12″ square and was then mounted onto a 14″ x 14″ x 1.5″” black gallery wrapped stretched canvas. I created four pieces using felt and silk from the same dye baths- in colors I had chosen because I felt they’d work sensationally together. Having a restricted pallette freed me up to really concentrate on texture and composition.
These new pieces will appear on my website soon. They will each be offered for $450 with free shipping. Let me know if you’re interested in owning one!
I’m going to introduce each of these pieces one by one in a series of posts.
#1 Roots Of Rhythm VII
Roots of Rhythm VII
This zoomed in detail may give you a better sense of why I’m in love with working with the rich textures possible when wool and silk have a serious felting relationship!
Roots of Rhythm VII- detail
For several years, I worked on a series called Roots of Rhythm-the title borrowed from a Paul Simon lyric which worked for me on many different levels:
“These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain.”
This new piece further explores cellular structures dancing with various forces and rhythms.
Tags: cellular, felted wool, felting, fiber art, silk
Karen Kamenetzky Fiber Art 
February 13, 2015 at 3:34 pm |
Love it!