Red Textures

 I am having a delicious stretch into new work….making pieces for the felt::feutre exhibition….It is so delightful to work out ideas without too much time pressure; just exploring pure creativity.

This is a technique that I teach in my Surface Design class….using slow felting wools to create nodules….and in this case, worked on a foam resist to make the finished piece take on a three dimensional form……

  I’m quite enjoying having these displayed in the studio, just as they are…I love their redness…it’s powerful, and especially in combination with the charred wood piece underneath. The wood is part of a collaboration I am working on with my eldest son, Finn McGuffin….an interior design line in charred wood and felt…more to come on that….

  These red pieces are part of a sculptural piece that is another exploration of Joomchi felt.  They will be turned inside out and become the inner layers of a
snowy white multipocketed piece…reflecting on what we show on the outside and all the layers that exist behind that social facade….the
life experiences that inform our every movement and word, in multiple ways, but that those
we interact with cannot always fully know….

Finishing up the white outer shell today…will show you some pics when complete!

This week is bringing on so many creative ideas…it’s been a big week for communication, imagination and manifestation….a “yes” kind of week. 
I’ve got to go out and get another sketch book….most of the new ideas are for collections of pieces, and I just can’t start on those until….until…..maybe December? The calender is very full….so I’ll just  fill up the notebooks, and let those collections come to realization when the time is right!

Warm wishes,
Fiona