Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Fiber Dynamics with Christine White


YES! I am back. I really did have the intention of posting while I was at Chris White's taking my (invitational) Advanced Felting Lab, but I was so immersed in the experience day and night, I really don't know where the time went. Long days in the studio exploring different fibres and listening to the wool. Fiber Dynamics is a term Chris uses to "...describe the change in position and spatial relationship of fibres during the feltmaking process." Such a mystery continues to unfold under our hands as we felt. I think so many of us have not considered how we can tune in and use our observations to create the best felt we can . I have set a standard for myself and felt that something was missing...I was missing a piece of a on-going puzzle and I needed to find it before I could advance. I have a need to have a greater understanding of how to listen to my wool , have a "dialogue"and make observations to acheive the best felt I can create. I am just beginning to understand and Chris has allowed this monumental change in the road possible. It is like she has held my hand and shown me the path of knowledge in this medium that I personally need to follow. The creative aspect, the art aspect, will come. I would like to know that centuries from now, perhaps my felt may be around as an example of felt in our time. Chris has worked for a long time to learn what she has and I am so happy, honoured and humbled to follow...

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3 comments:

Jasmine said...

Its wonderful to learn new secrets about a craft...

julietk said...

It great you got so much out of your
AFL

carletta said...

Hello Andrea-I just took a felting workshop for the first time from Mary Toon at Princetown,Dartmoor,Devon.UK-FELL IN LOVE!Have been searching for an art form to express my love of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley... And knew I wanted to do landscapes...your long landscape of the wood is BRILLIANT! I live in Maine and hope to be working on more scenes when my order comes in from New England Felting...glad to discover you!
Carletta

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