Join Janet Griffin on Saturday, September 16th from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Arts on Main and fabricate a wearable art piece! The form of the purse will be approximately 6 ½’’. We will choose our top-quality colors of Corriedale and Romney fibers, as well as silk and mohair to construct our one-of-a-kind work of art.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Hi there, my name is Janet Griffin and I am a fiber artist. Specifically, I’d like to say I am a tapestry Weaver. I use a cotton warp background on my loom, and I inlay wool yarn to create an image. My Tapestry weavings are based on the techniques developed by Theo Moorman, based in England.
Additionally, I find felted wool extremely creative. Felted paintings, felted bowls, felted flowers, felted purses work extremely well together. My favorite kind of fiber is Corriedale, Romney, and Merino wool or yarn, cotton yarns, Silk, Leicester locks , and Mohair. Feathers are kind of fun too. As you can tell I’m very much drawn into texture.
I do love how wool can be soft and fluffy; and yet transformed into wet, thick fabric.