Here are images of the finished surface composition of the chest piece. The image on the left is opaque being lit from the outside, revealing

My donation piece for the DHG Charity Project has arrived in Prato, Italy! Dyeing House Gallery has posted an interview with me on their site

I closely observe the materials I choose to work with.  I had mentioned making wet felted partial felt from DHG’s Merino Top. I had laid

I use silk fabric of a lower momme weight as it’s more transparent, allowing the shape and colors of the beach glass to be seen.

I delight when it is time to transition from the wet felting process to the machine stitching. Of course, it is nice to not have

I get excited about felt hinges and their dual purpose as clasps…this airy wool fiber that has qualities of softness and vulnerability felting tight into

I had decided the piece didn’t feel strong enough  with only a focus piece to lay on the chest of the wearer. I wanted the

After placing a base layer of fabric on top of the partial felt cut into a fence pattern, the beach glass is placed on top of this

The two main reasons I encase beach glass in fabric pockets, aside from the conceptual nature of the inclusion, is to give weight to the

I have been incorporating fence patterns in my work for sometime now as well as other protective imagery such as stone or brick walls and

I was contacted by Annalisa of the Dyeing House Gallery in Prato, Italy back in January 2015 about a special project that they had initiated and asked