Summer sessions in the south of FRANCE, in full board accomodation on site. Anita Johnson is an Australian sculptor and feltmaker who graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Sydney College of The Arts, The University of Sydney. Currently studying a Doctor of Creative Arts at The University of Wollongong, her research […]
This 4-day preparatory workshop has been developed in response to student requests and is highly recommended for those wishing to try out colour, eye types, hair, fur, plumage, surface techniques and other special effects in preparation for making a full animal mask. Whether you are about to embark on your first animal mask, or you […]
PRACTICAL LEARNING During this technical master class, you will learn how to calculate, design and create a base resist template which will become the starting point for an animal mask that aims to be as realistic as possible. A wide variety of animals may be created, with a corresponding wide range of techniques, including textural […]
During this workshop, you will make a series of 2-D felt pieces from which small samples (approximately 15 x 15cm) are selected. These will form the jumping off point for a deeper exploration of felt making techniques and effects, as well as contrast and composition, and become the basis for a very personal line of […]
This 4-day workshop looks to the world of trees as a starng point for exploring textures, surface relief and experimental layering. There are thought to be 73,000 tree species globally, among which 9,000 tree species are yet to be discovered. Roughly 40% of undiscovered tree species are in South America. With such a huge inspiraon […]
This 4-day preparatory workshop has been developed in response to student requests and is highly recommended for those wishing to try out colour, eye types, hair, fur, plumage, surface techniques and other special effects in preparation for making a full animal mask. Whether you are about to embark on your first animal mask, or you […]
A unique jacket is designed for a unique body inhabited by a woman who enjoys feeling unique when wearing it, because it fits her perfectly, because it seems "made for her". A felt jacket is a wearable sculpture. This workshop is designed for people already experienced in basic wool felt making techniques. It will allow […]
at Atelier La Couech, Montbrun-Bocage, FRANCE In nature we can find a variety of beautiful forms and structures that can serve as an inspiration and starting point for felt art. In addition, we can observe interesting and efficient architectural solutions that nature has found to create stability. These basic principles of statics play an important […]
In this workshop, participants will explore the sculptural potential of felt through the development of hollow forms. You will learn how to build volume using a resist, gaining control over shape and structure from the inside out. Through an in-depth exploration of differential shrinkage and directional fulling, you will discover how density, fiber placement, and […]
Learn technique for layout/wrapping of various 2D resist template shapes in a consistent thinness of wool fiber while simultaneously integrating distinct areas of denser partial felt shapes to explore extreme differential shrinkage as a means of sculpting surface relief and unique hollow form. Participants will make partially felted sheets of fiber from varying thicknesses and […]