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Costello, Sharon - Felt Vessels & Masks - May 23-27, 2012
Felt Vessels – Exploring Images and Forms Felt offers a great opportunity for fiber artists to work with three-dimensional sculptural forms, and the vessel is perhaps the most universal of these forms. Learn how to create a unique felt vessel that combines a full range of innovative felting techniques. Start with a simple “felt on a ball” technique to create the beginning shape, covering it with layers of different colored wool that can later be carved to reveal the underlying colors and create patterns and texture on the vessel’s surface. When the vessel is partially felted, learn how to add additional surface design with wool and yarns. Shape your vessel through a variety of pulling methods. A wide range of complex, organic, shapes can be created through controlled stretching and shrinking. Add additional sculptural forms and surface design to your vessel, including felted figurative elements, leaves, flowers and other abstract forms. Combine these techniques with cutting, carving, needle felting and stitching to make the surface of your vessel a work of art! These same techniques can also be applied to creating masks. During the later part of the week, students will have the option to create a second vessel or try their hand at mask making. This involves extensive sculpting during the fulling process, so students will need go arm and hand strength. We will add ears, horns, noses, beaks, beards, brows, gills and other fanciful facial details and embellishments to create whimsical one-of-a-kind disguises.
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