Reconnect Artist 17

Artist 17

Wales

Artwork 1 Title.

Stitching into Nature

Materials and Techniques:
The piece is felted in two separate parts one for the back ground and one for the foreground which has been padded to give a 3D affect.
The pieces are wet felted using Marino wool worked on silk to give it stability.  Before it was wet felted I added small pieces of silk and locks to give the different colours and textures.
Once the felting was dry I embroidery into the work using different embroidery stitches and little stones to enhance the work and added the 'tree' to give it a focal point. 

 Artwork size in CM: Width…39 cm … Length…20 cm……..……… Depth……………………..

Inspiration / how this work links to the exhibition's theme
The work represents reconnecting to the natural world.  The stitching representing the connection to that world, especially where the stitching comes from the calico onto the felting.