Last Thursday I was at the opening of the needle felting show at gallery hanahou. It was so cool!
I got to meet Hine Mizushima, one of my fiber art heros, for the first time. Here’s a quick iPhone pic I took of her section of the show:
All of the pieces in the show were amazing and really different—here’s a look at the sculptural works of Kit Lane.
Moxie was nice enough to squeeze me into her sold-out workshop on Saturday. I had never tried needle felting before, and it was so much fun! It’s really like working with clay in many ways. I gained a new appreciation for the incredible pieces that these artists create, and I went home with this little bug and a photo of me and Moxie:
(We’re standing in front of her neat-o pieces in the show, but you can’t really see them in the photo.) Moxie was an excellent teacher—if you ever have a chance to learn from her, I recommend it!
The needle felting show is up through the end of March at gallery hanahou‐check it out if you’re in NYC!
i’ve heard of needle felting. What is it again?
I have a needle felting kit. I really should pull it out and give it a try. It’s a monkey, so it will be loved no matter how ungainly I make it!
Lexa – probably the best introduction you can get is at Moxie’s website, where you can see tutorials and get kits:
http://www.hifiberkits.com/
I’m insanely jealous that you’re at hanahou :( I reeeeeally want to go, but it’s in another country for me.
aws! my first two internet craft-crushes together in real life! :D you two are adorable!
That bug reminds me of 2 of your pieces. When you did flat knitting, and the train at your show. You should add a little tutorial of how to needle felt in the How-To section of your site.