Fibre Arts: Wet Felting
3 Day Workshop | Available
Wet felting is a versatile technique for creating a cohesive fabric as well as 3-dimensional objects. Students will learn to work with wool fibre in this immersive and hands-on course. Participants will learn the fundamentals of wet felting and a selection of resist techniques to create textured and sculptural designs. Students are also welcome to work in a 2-dimensional format to create painterly scenes.
This workshop format allows for learning and experimentation with multiple techniques over the course of three days allowing students to explore what interests them.
Base Tuition: $270 + Material Fee: $60 = $330 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- - An introduction to the history and properties of wool
- - Explore a variety of resist techniques for creating 3D wet felted artworks and objects
- All materials are included in the material fee.
Madi Schmidt
Guest Artist
Madi is a Toronto based fibre artist and educator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Visual Studies from the University of Victoria, and a Masters of Arts in Fashion Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University. She also holds a certificate in Fibre Arts from the Haliburton School of Art and Design. Her work explores sustainability and functionality through the lens of the historically feminised realm of craft and craft making. Her work in fibre challenges the boundaries that have historically confined craft to the periphery of fine art.