Felting workshop with Valerie Wartelle

A workshop with Valerie  on wool paintings, she has a very different approach to me so good to learn something new.Her pictures look like water colours and are delicate looking.

She talked about how to lay out the fibres to build up the colours gradually.

Laying out the first layer of coloured wool

This is the start of Sian's trees.

These two are Valerie's difficult to photograph as they are behind glass, but you can Google her to see more of her work.

This last one is mine, it was taken from a photo of sunflowers in the frost.I haven't got the watercolour effect . I also found out that I copy what I think is there not what is .

Exhibition at Croome

If you are anywhere near Croome Court in Worcestershire do go to Croome and see this beautiful exhibition.put on by the embroiderers guild  it is a joy to see.Well displayed and some superb work with embroidery and felting.This is "the river bed"

This is a stunning portrait of Capability Brown executed in applique, Croome was his first landscape commission.

The butterflies are by the young embroiderers guild.

Flowers in the grate are made from Lutrador.

 The felted rug.