Intro to Wool Painting

Workshops are 3 sessions: Wednesdays May 27 and June 3 & 10, from 5pm - 6:30 pm. Sessions will be in the Multi-purpose room at the Orcas Island Senior Center.

The Intro to Wool Painting is a 3-week workshop during which you will:

• learn how to design the composition of your piece and create guides

• wet-felt the background to your painting

• needle felt to finish depth and details

• explore the options for displaying you finished piece.

Further details

Class instruction is $120 for the three sessions, with an added $15 materials fee.

I will have all the tools and wool needed to design and complete a painting

This class is geared towards adults - participants must be aged 14+

About Mandy:

Mandy has been felting with wool for 20 years. She began with "Bossy's Feltworks", a woman-owned island partnership that began in 2006. "Bossy's" features 3-dimensional figurines, toys and mobiles and was a staple at the Orcas Farmer's Market for 15 years, and continues presently with items at Lum Farm. More recently, Mandy paints with wool using wet and dry felting methods. Her work can be found at Orcas Island Artworks and Lum Farm.

Mandy's teaching style is encouraging and inclusive, with a large helping of humor. Her motivation for holding felting workshops is to celebrate community through creating art together.