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I was invited to be a guest lecturer at the University of Texas and the Art Institute for students studying fashion and textiles. The thought of a lecture and slideshow would put ME to sleep! So instead, we dug our hands in and everyone made their very first wet felt pieces.

This was such a fun way for us to bring felting to our local community. The new library in downtown Austin, TX is just so cool, and they host lots of events for free. Night Crafters is an adult event, and we really enjoyed our night of teaching them to needle felt. The LF Fairies … Continue reading night crafters @ the library

Our community - called LIVING FELT FRIENDS planned to do a group exhibit in 2018, and the Felt United annual event seemed the perfect opportunity.  The theme for the event this year was TEXTURE. For our group exhibit, we asked for 2D works with a minimum-maximum foot print. As our group theme for the year … Continue reading felt united 2018

This is one of those ideas that "just popped into my head". I was invited to teach felting at a local school, and there would be six back to back classes of junior high school students. The wonderful art teacher loves introducing new and fun mediums to the kids, and at this age group with … Continue reading unity felt mural

For our community service projects, our team of lovely fairies all voted and decided to offer free felting classes through our local libraries. We all volunteered our time and donated the supplies to introduce both children and adults to the wonder world of hand made felt. Crafternoon at the Eastside Austin Public Library We had … Continue reading crafternoon @ the library

Peace Felt is a global art project, another "inspired idea" that I feel was given to me. I wanted a way to connect with others across the globe, and when the idea came to me, I knew I had to act on it. In 2009 the first Peace Felt event took place. It has not … Continue reading Peace Felt