Felt sculpture

Creative ramblings in the Lincolnshire Wolds

Artist Paolo Del Toro uses needle felting to create massive masks and sculptures out of wool and foam. His creations depict mythical faces in expressions that range from grotesque grimaces to contemplative introspection; all of his works feature open mouths. While Del Toro’s work is not tied to any particular cultural visual heritage, the shifting personalitiesContinue reading "Gargantuan Felt Masks of Beautifully Disturbing Characters by Paolo Del Toro"

Many years ago I discovered the art of needle felting. When you needle felt, you stab wool fiber repeatedly with a very sharp, barbed needle. The barbs of the needle felt the wool into shapes and thus you can sculpt it!

Around five years ago I first came across the work of felter Charlotte Sehmisch, who makes amazing “cellular” felt structures. But it wasn’t until last month that I managed to attend a workshop wi…

Felting is making a comeback. Get ready to be inspired by checking out these 10 contemporary felt artists you simply have to follow.

Paolo Puck is a self-taught British artist creating whimsical needle-felted wool artworks that explore topics relating to beauty and ugliness. He uses his sculpture as a way to explore the point at which one becomes the other.

One of the things I’ve noticed from being at felting workshops is how predictable we tend to be when it comes to choosing our colour schemes. Whether we’re making a wearable, a bag, a vessel, etc w…