On Sunday, the 20th of September, twenty members enjoyed a delightful morning of needle felting with guild member and artist Eva Salamon, learning how to create their own charming felted owls.
Students watching Eva demonstrate the steps
Eva guided the group through the process, demonstrating techniques for shaping and building the owl from wool fibre.
A few photos
There was plenty of concentration, creativity and, no doubt, a few individual personalities emerging as the owls took shape!
Sharing work at the end of the session
Eva Salamon (in the centre) and some of the students with their needle-felted owls.
Eva’s Work
We were also delighted to have the opportunity to see some of Eva’s own work and learn from her experience as an artist and feltmaker.
Eva will soon be selling her creations at upcoming Halloween markets and craft fairs. Follow her on Instagram to keep up with her events. : @feltedvision. Here’s a link to her website: https://feltedvision.sumupstore.com/
Desserts with History
Bakewell Tart by Lorna
Guild member and committee secretary Lorna Cady brought another of her famous ‘Desserts with History. This time she made a vegan Bakewell Tart!
Appreciation Time
Many thanks to Eva Salamon for sharing her skills and enthusiasm with us, and to the members who joined us for another enjoyable Feltmakers Ireland Sunday Session.
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Valerie Nowak-O’Ceallaigh – ‘A circle in a square’
Without opposites, there is no life For without darkness, there is no light For without roughness, there is no softness For without inside, there is no outside For without rain, there is no rainbow. Opposites attract to create life
My piece is created to surprise, intrigue and engage the visitors. Each visitor is encouraged to use their flashlight to investigate the inside of the wool felted tunnel. They will then discover the harbour of Dalkey under a rainbow after the rain. The front of the frame is voluntarily dark to reveal an explosion of colours while you venture inside. Using those contrasts, I show how opposites attract and create a new dimension.
Helena Mc Guinness
Helena Mc Guinness – ‘Eye of the storm’
‘Opposites Attract’- based on a raindrop caught between two weather fronts. A storm on one side of the piece and bright sunshine on the other. A rainbow forms, made up of many raindrops. In this piece, ‘The Eye Of The Storm’, we see a double rainbow. So joyous in the sky!
Eithne O’Dea
Eithne O’Dea – ‘Night and Day’
When I thought about the exhibition theme, ‘Opposites Attract’, the term ‘Night and Day’ came into my mind- you can’t have one without the other. The recent solar eclipse developed this thought further, and the fanciful image of the Moon passing the Sun was born!
Eva Salamon
Eva Salamon – ‘Law of Nature’
Something new is always born out of decay: Death follows Life, and Life follows Death…
These two elements are constantly at work, form an eternal cycle, drawn to each other because they cannot exist without one another…
I dedicate this piece/artwork to my mother, who just returned to this cycle.
Juliane Gorman
Juliane Gorman – ‘Balancing’
My artwork, ‘Balancing’, delves into the dual nature of our dependence on oil. Just as opposites attract, our reliance on oil draws us in with promises of convenience, power, and economic prosperity while simultaneously repelling us with the ecological devastation and social inequality it perpetuates. Through my piece of felted headwear, I encourage reflection on this complex relationship and the need for sustainability.
We hope that you enjoyed learning about what inspires these artists. ‘Opposites Attract’ is at the Phoenix Park Visitors Centre until the 26th of May.
The gallery is open from 10 AM until 4 PM daily.
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On Saturday, the 4th of May, Feltmakers Ireland opened their group art exhibition, ‘Opposites Attract,’ at the Phonix Park Visitors’ Centre. Friends, family, and other supporters kindly came to cheer us on!
A Few Photos from the Gallery
Above photos by Fiona Leech
Tom Watts from the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland (the DCCI) inaugurated our opening by speaking about the importance of wool as a sustainable material and how craft and design are interwoven. He added that he was impressed with the qualities, techniques, and ideas of the exhibited pieces.
Tom Watts spoke at the opening.
Interestingly, he wore a pair of vintage Nike Air Footscape Woven Trainers that contained felt!
Members Alongside Their Work
Our trusty photographer was busy chatting with other members, so she only managed to snap some of our members alongside their work.
The Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre Gallery was open seven days a week, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Each day, a member volunteered her time to share the wonder of feltmaking and chat with the visitors. Over a thousand people visited our show!
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Feltmakers Ireland’s group exhibition, ‘Opposites Attract,’ opens at the Phoenix Park Visitors Centre in three days.
Here is a Sneak Peek of seven pieces that will be displayed. Can you guess what some of these felted artworks might contain?
Eithne O’Dea
Elizabeth Redding
Eva Salamon
Jane Fox
Joanne Foley
Sandra Chase
Loli Cox
We will share glimpses of other members’ artworks tomorrow!
Only TWO more days until Saturday! The opening is at 3 PM.
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