Contemporary sculptural artist working with textile processes to explore movement, material memory, and historical textile cultures.
I began the pod with white and naturally dyed merino wool. Once the pod was formed and partially fulled I stitched in thick welts across the surface with needle and thread, then fulled with a sander followed by stuffing the pod well with cotton fabric before and placing in the dryer, on hot, for 15 …
Contemporary DanceR 2023 September 15th-October 13th Find out more Contemplative Figure 2023 October 27th-November 30th Find out more To find out more about the courses please follow the links above and I look forward to seeing you soon. I have missed my teaching and students very much this year, while I have been at Manchester …
Continue reading "Felt sculpture courses open for registration !"
New wet fel sculptures by Molly Williams
Coming to the end of Louise Fletcher's excellent, free, 7 day painting course - 'Find Your Joy'. I have have enjoyed it all so much however abstract painter I am not! The 7 day process has made me work intuitively to plan colour and composition, and given me so many ideas to take into my …
I've always wanted to try to make a large piece of felt the traditional Mongolian way - by dragging a large roll of wool fibres, behind a horse, around the Steppes: https://youtu.be/gJ0uojUHYdA I love this film! Anyway yesterday, with the advice of a fellow felter, Beth in New Zealand, I managed to make my prototype …
Continue reading "Mongolian felt technique experiment – Part 1"
I have only made the Contemplative Figures figures with natural, undyed fibres applied straight onto the form, unlike the Dancers that have a separately made decorative skin I am playing with ideas for a colourful, textured skin for the larger figures. Something like this perhaps? Hmmm - an add-on for the Contemplative Figure course …
A 5-week online course April 22nd - May 22nd 2020 - where you will learn how to make a large contemplative sculpture using a wet felt method of sculpting. These sculptures are inspired by the work of modern sculptors, such as Barbara Hepworth and Sir Henry Moore and others. You will have the opportunity to …
Continue reading "New Figurative sculpture course! April 2020"
I have been looking back at the year, as I go through my accounts and plans for 2020. It’s been a significant year for my art practice, taking me on a different and very exciting path! Felt bowl workshop Mayfield School - March Experiment - Raku fired clay and fabric sculptures - April …
My new 5 week online workshop Contemporary Dancer - A Unique Felt Sculpture Friday 17th January till Friday 21st February 2020 Registration for the course is open! This is an exciting online workshop where you will make a free standing figure 20"/50cm tall. You will learn a new, energetic wet felted process that has similarities to …
Our 2019 Prism Exhibition at the Hoxton Arches Gallery is on until Sunday 9th June! Its well worth a visit!! There are over 60 textile artists exhibiting...... a taste of their work.