My Art

Recently I began making visual art again, a throwback to my childhood. As a kid I had a toy called “Fuzzy Felt Circus.” Inside a thin oblong box were pre-cut pieces of felt in the forms of animals and acrobats. A board of fuzzy material was also included for laying the felt pieces down in any combination of my choosing. Somewhere in that experience my love of felt was born. But I forgot about that love for a very long time. A recent stroll through a craft store took me to the felt aisle. I fell in love all over again. The colors are vibrant. The textures are soft. The possibilities are endless!

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My felt creations are incredibly time consuming–all done with great care and passion. I draw all my illustrations by hand. Then I trace them onto tracing paper and cut each illustration into various pieces. Those pieces are then tacked onto felt, like the pieces of a dress pattern. Next, I cut around each piece very slowly to increase my precision. A Cricut machine helps me with only the circles! Once I’ve cut all the pieces, I assemble them to form my picture. Glue is added to every piece–no matter how small–to make the picture permanent. Making art moves me into a joyful mental state called “flow.” In flow, I feel calm, happy, and motivated–all at the same time!