I designed and made jewellery
for many years and exhibited
in the UK and abroad, but
always felt artistically
constrained by that
discipline.

On discovering feltmaking, my
initial work was extremely
colourful, freed from the
limitations of jewellery
design, where it is difficult
to use colour easily.

Felt is the perfect outlet for
me, since I can either be
very imprecise - letting the
medium control the design - or
can immerse myself in a
particular design and exercise
as much control as if I were
almost 'painting' with the
fibres. The designs often
come about by 'playing' with
the fibres, or starting off
with an idea and seeing where
the fibres take me. I often
contrast gold, silver or
bronze with the matt wool and
in many cases create the
designs so that they are
slightly hidden - sandwiched
between fine layers ...

Further Information