While browsing the Internet, we found an interesting article in Smithsonian Magazine about artist Janice Arnold‘s large-scale felted installations.
Inspired by her travels and research of Central Asian nomadic societies, Arnold’s large-scale installations showcase the material of felt. Her projects often involve community collaboration, emphasising the material’s role in fostering social bonds and ecological balance.
Arnold recently installed her two-story immersive installation with a video component, ‘Woolen Clouds,’ in the central lobby of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
More information about this piece, here – https://captimes.com/news/education/trees-and-clouds-woven-of-wool-at-new-uw-madison-art-installation/article_ce434076-4e98-11ef-b589-5fa556bfb7c8.html
To read the Smithsonian Magazine article, visit their website – https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/deep-cultural-significance-art-felt-180982334/
The article also mentions Arnold’s community felting project, ‘Monster Felt‘, created from 2012 to 2016 in Teiton, Washington. This website shows the scale of the project, which is the largest piece of community felt made in North America. It includes marvellous step-by-step photographs of the project and a great video of her journey as an artist. https://www.tietonarts.org/monster-felt
Lastly, Arnold’s website is also interesting – https://jafelt.com/
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