How to do Wool Felting, Needle Felting, Silk Painting Workshops
Here are the workshops I have planned so far. I hope to add some others as the year progresses.
(Or What the Heck is She Up to?)
Wool felting and silk painting, wool and silk, my mantras. As a matter of fact I plan to lead several "How to" Wool Felting, Needle Felting, Silk Painting Workshops this year.
I make all sorts of stuff from traditional wool felting & needle felting, fantasy creatures, fairies, mermaids, unicorns and even Santa Clause have been seen hanging out in my studio. Beautiful hand painted silk scarves adorn my shelves, lampshades and windows, sometimes I even wear one! I love to teach others how to do wool felting, needle felting, silk painting, and lead workshops making said fairies, mermaids, unicorns, dogs, masks, etc.
So here is a schedule of the classes I am planning on teaching this year along with a show or two. I plan to add more as they come along so check back often if you have a desire to learn how to work with lovely, warm, soft aromatic wool and slinky, soft, sensuous silk scarves.
Pleasant Mountain Fiber Arts
June 18, 19 & 20, 2010
Denmark Arts Center, Denmark, Maine
This year's workshops were again a rousing success. So many talented people coming together for the love of fiber arts. Thank you all for your dedication and hard work to making this endeavor so great.
Next's years event should be bigger and better yet. So check back with the PMFA web site after the first of the year for updates and registration opportunities. Linda Whiting is our fearless leader and she is really good about keeping everything and everyone up to date and informed. Hope to see you next year.
http://www.pleasantmtfiber.com/
Shearbrooke Farm Summer Workshop
July 23 and 24, 2010
Detail of hand Painted Silk Scarf
Silk Painting is my Bag, Baby!
400 Saco Rd., Standish, Maine---July 23 and 24, 2010
Hoy, what a wonderful weekend of workshop fun and learning we had. It is ALWAYS wonderful to see familiar faces and to meet new people. Some ladies traveled quite a distance to take classes. We were so happy to have them and hope they felt comfortable and welcome. Thanks to Karen Smith for being brave and selfless enough to host the workshops on your farm. Thank you to all the ladies for your hard work and extra effort in putting together another great bunch of workshops. I am already looking forward to next year.
We look forward to seeing all of again at the Shearbrooke Farm Summer Workshop in July 2011. You can keep up with our happenings by going to the Saco Valley Fiber Arts web site
Here is the site link:
Shearbrooke Farm Summer Workshops
Silk Painting a Scarf (Saturday) and
Watercolor Needle Felting (Sunday)
Saturday August 21 9am to 4pm and
Sunday August 22 9am to 4pm
New Country School
969 Pequawket Trail, West Baldwin, Maine
You may email me at kickthemoonfarm@gmail.com or phone me at207-625-8415 to reserve your place in either/both of these workshops. Payment is expected within 7 days of registration in order to confirm your place. Thank you all and I hope to see you soon.
These classes are filling up fast with a couple of openings left. This is my last workshop series of the summer.
Silk painting detail of frog on larger scarf.
Silk Painting (Saturday). The class is open to 6 students. The price of the class is $75 per person and includes everything you will need to paint and finish a beautiful silk scarf for yourself or to give to a lucky someone. If you have your own silk painting supplies that you are already familiar with, you may bring and use them. Please bring an image you are interested in painting or you may choose from the materials/images the instructor has available. There will be a short period during the class to work on and decide upon your design. This will be an all day class with a break for lunch. Please bring a bag lunch.
Detail of watercolor needle felted leaf
Watercolor Needle Felting (Sunday). The class is open to 8 students. The price of this class is $75 per person and includes everything you will need to complete the project. This workshop is about exploring the artist in you. We will be using a technique that produces a beautiful "watercolor" felted piece. We will be using hand painted wool tops and roving to needle felt a masterpiece that can be then applied to a pillow top, purse, book cover, framed for the wall or simply tacked up to enjoy. If you have your own needle felting supplies that you are already comfortable with using you may bring those. Please also bring an image you are might use for inspiration or you may choose from images the instructor has available. There will be a short period during the class to work on and decide upon your design. This is an all day workshop with a break for lunch. Please bring a bag lunch.
Needle Felting your favorite DOG?
Do you have a fuzzy favorite someone that you would just love to sculpt? Well, I have some good news and some bad news! The bad news is; I don't have any doggie classes scheduled at this time but, the good news is; you may contact me and we'll figure out a good time to put one together.
These workshops are all day and include all materials to make one dog, this can be a specific breed or a muttly. Photos of specific dogs are necessary in order to attain a likeness. For the breeds the instructor has LOTS of dog books and photos. Extra kits are also available for purchase from the instructor.
You may contact me at my email: kickthemoonfarm@gmail.com
or by phone 207-625-8415
This is Jax, a beautiful example of one of my student's work. This lovely boy was needle felted by my friend Sue, of Camp Micah fame. She sent me this picture of her work and the original boy who inspired her. Great work Sue!
Feltie Sheltie this precious pup was done by one of my students in the Wool Woof Workshop at Down Home and Company in August, she has a living counterpart to this little cutie at home named Otter! I love it!
So you see, you can do this, it is fun and you will amaize yourself. These make the BEST gifts too! Hmmmm...
My sweet friend Sue Mills is a felter extraordinaire and a mixed media artist. She does set design, photography for published books... I'm not sure if there is anything she cannot do...you can see her stuff for yourself at:
SusanMills.net
Big Daddy Event of the Year!
October 3-10, 2010
Yessah, THE BIG ONE! Ayuh!
The Fiber Center at
Fryeburg Fair
We don't have workshops per se at the Fryeburg Fiber Center during the Fair, but all week long, the dedicated women and men of many different fiber, spinning, weaving and craft groups demonstrate "how to" from 9am to 9pm every day that the gates are open. OK so we close at 6pm on the last Sunday, but we are at it overtime the other days. Come rain or shine you can find us hard at play showing and explaining how to do our craft/art to anyone who will listen. It is a tiring week but also very fun and fulfilling. Many folks come by every year and it is the only time we ever see each other. Yes there is such a thing as a Fair Friend. I have many I am proud to know.So if you have a spare hour or two or even a whole day, come on over and watch us spin wool, do wool felting, card fiber, and don't forget the fleece show and judging competition at the great Fryeburg Fair, Miane's Blue Ribbon Classic, the first week of October, we'll be there with the lights on, Ayuh.
As it so happens I was the featured artist three years ago at the Fiber Center at Fryeburg Fair. The pictures that follow are some of the pieces I made over 2007/08 for the show at Fryeburg. It was a wonderful challenge and was very well received. I have opened an ETSY shop. You can go there by following this link:
Kick The Moon Farm's ETSY shop
"Morning" 36" x 36" Acrylic on stretched canvas. This one painting got a lot of attention at the show. This is how I envision the spirit in trees greeting the rising sun. Simple joy in the glow and warmth of a beloved sun. hmmmm...
$850.00 plus shipping and handling and sales tax if applicable
"Rain" 36" x 36" Acrylic and wool on stretched canvas. This painting also got a lot of attention at the show. Imagine the arrogance of the spirit of the rain as she moves across the land, sending her blessing upon rich, poor, old, young, without prejudice or choosing...
$850.00 plus shipping and handling and sales tax if applicable
"Focus" approx. 13" across, made of felted wool, fused glass and copper tubing. I love the way sand dollars look and feel, so organic and appealing, this was my focus when creating the felted wool base for this piece. The textures of the component parts all work in harmony to bring the piece together in to one "Focus".
$250.00 plus shipping and handling and any taxes that apply.
I will be adding more photos of my work from the fair as I get the chance, so stay tuned...yessuh!
Fryeburg Fair page
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