Shana Anderson is our new temporary exhibiting artist. She uses the technique of felting to create her work.
“For me, the ancient craft of wool felting has become my
addiction. While felted animal wool has been used for hundreds of years to make
warm clothing, tent walls, rugs, blankets and more, I first discovered felting
a little over two years ago.
I combine the wool fibers with silk, bamboo and other
natural and manmade fibers to create a wool material, using both wet felting
techniques and needle felting techniques. I am hoping that this exhibit will
demonstrate some of the results that can come about by using these techniques.
In the past I have painted with acrylics and soft pastels. I
realized I could use the brightly colored wool in much the same way, creating
wool paintings that could be taken to another
level. I find the beauty,
feel and smell of the wool to add to that other dimension. There are endless
creations that could be made using wool from sheep, goats, alpacas, rabbits and
even your pet dog! Because one idea leads to other ideas, this has become for
me a never ending journey of learning and experimenting with only my
imagination to limit the results!”
"Twister" is another example of art created by an experience Shana with natural disaster.
Twister
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Wet-felted wool piece with silk inlay. This wall
hanging
reminded me of the tornados that as a
child would send my family down to our
basement to hide until they passed over.
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Artists Opening is tonight from 6-8pm at the Valdez Museum
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