Wrapped in Felt is in its last week finishes this Friday. Be quick and don't miss out call into Cafe Fez for a coffee/cake and see these amazing handmade scarves which are also for sale.

Designer of 2 above scarves: Brenda Warner

 Designer: Colleen Castledene

 Designer: Kerry Gelmi

Designer: Penny Elliot wearing her ruffle scarf.

Eco dyed scarves by Colleen - isn't nature amazing. These scarves are made from wool that has been felted.

Designer - Colleen Castledene

Bunbury Felters "Wrapped in Felt" Exhibition pictures - these are all for sale so pop down to Cafe fez, Princep Street, Bunbury, Western Australia.

WRAPPED IN FELT - EXHIBITION

Annual Exhibition of handmade felted scarves by the Bunbury Felters Group. This wonderful array of colourful scarves will also be available for sale. Please tell all your family/friends and come along for a nice warm coffee at Cafe fez, Princep Street, Bunbury.

More for the  In the New Light Exhibition - this is using soapie silk gauze.

Designer: Val Hornibrook

 

 

Lorraine's bedside lamp.

  

 

Designer; Lorraine McArthur

 

 

Yes there's more - nuno felting with dyed feathers

 



 Designer: Sue Seaman - Feathered Folly



 



Look what Emma found at the bottom of her friends garden??  Thanks Emma for designing this beautiful formed piece of dead wood into a wall light with felt of course.



Designer Emma White - White Wash

In an New Light

Our felt exhibition starting at

Cafe Fez

Prinsep Street

Bunbury

For all of August

Have a coffee there and bask in our light.

In a New Light

Come and see our felt shine at our luminous display of felt -

Cafe Fez, Princep Street, Bunbury.

From 3rd August

New Growth and Noongar Artists in Focus

Congratulations to our friends at FeltWEST who have an exhibition opening today 8.00 pm at the Mundaring Arts Centre.

In preparation for this exhibition FeltWest artists have been working with visiting international and national felt tutors; Charlotte Buch (Danish), Anita Larkin (ACT), Vilte Kazlauskaite (Lithuanian) and Marjolein Dallinga (Canadian) in a series of knowledge-sharing workshops. These visiting tutors have shared their techniques for wearable nuno-felt design, integrating found objects into sculptural pieces and creating light and textural felted fashion to bring a contemporary look to an ancient craft. 

Bunbury Felter and FeltWEST member Val Hornibrook has a piece in the exhibition so make sure you go and see it.

Reflection by Val Hornibrook

Val's piece is titled "Reflection" and is inspired by the workshop she completed with Canadian based Marjolein Dallinga in March this year.

Here we are with Marjolein -

And these are some of the things we made during the three day workshop -

 The New Growth exhibition runs until 8th July.
Click here for more information.

RE: A Prefix - The Felty Bit

We were thrilled to find this stunning felt work at the exhibition of fibre and textile works from Western Australia, Hyogo and other parts of Japan which is currently on at the Western Australian Museum - Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Northbridge.

Next of Kin I II and III - Artist Katrina Virgona 

Yes, it is by the talented Katrina Virgona  - based up in Perth and a very active FeltWEST member.

Some of us were lucky enough to meet Katrina when she ran a recent FeltWEST workshop and her work really is exquisite.

Next of Kin I II and III - Artist Katrina Virgona

Next of Kin I II and III - Artist Katrina Virgona

If you haven't been to see this exciting exhibition it is well worth the visit.  There are plenty more exhibits than those featured in our two posts and many by Western Australian artists such as Katrina. 

The full exhibition catalogue is available here.  The exhibition is  on until the 31st January 2012 and it will be a great place to take refuge from the January sales shoppers.

A Prefix

We recently had a day out to visit an exhibition of fibre and textile works at the Western Australian Museum - Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Northbridge.

Developed to celebrate the 30 year Sister State relationship between Western Australia and Hyogo, Japan this exhibition brings together works from 50 Western Australian and Japanese artists that reflect on the rich universal traditions embedded within contemporary fibre and textile practice.

Getting into the museum, you first have to sneak past this rather wonderful dinosaur who guards the entrance foyer -

Then straight up the stairs into the Museums magnificent Hackett Hall Gallery. This is looking up at the beautiful stenciled ceiling -

There are many textile pieces on display in this exhibition, both large -.

In forground - work by Nobuko Hiroi

Section of Wall Hanging by Artist - Trudi Pollard

Section of Wall Hanging

And smaller works -

Artist - Misako Kitagawa

Artist - Chie Sakai

Artist - Haruko Honma

Artist - Marianne Penberthy

Artist - Nalda Searles

Artist - Megan Kirwan-Ward

Of course there were also some felt pieces but you'll have to wait until the next post to see them. 

The Best Modelling Business in the South West

Over the 14th, 15th and 16th of October the Stirling Street Arts Centre held their annual Fire, Fibre and Fine Arts Exhibition.  Thanks to everyone one who entered items into it and particularly those of you who joined in with the Art to Wear. The number of entries was amazing. The felt work was stunning and the nuno pieces on show really excited the audience. "That's felt"? was a frequently heard comment.  

We had a wonderful fashion parade with Michelle Jones of AM Management providing 6 gorgeous local models to show off all the beautiful garments to best advantage. 

We really can't thank Michelle Jones and her models enough for her generous decision to participate in this event.  They were so professional and knew just what to do so the parade ran like a dream.  The models are all local ladies which we really like.  The gasps from the audience as they watched the garments on the cat walk was just great and the end result was that Art to Wear sales at the exhibition  were the highest ever. Ruth said that many pieces could have been sold two or three times over!!

AM Management is the South West's newest talent management group.  It has been established by Michelle Jones who has many years of experience in the modelling/talent management business.  .  Her  professionalism and enthusiasm for the opening of the Stirling Street Arts Centre's exhibition  was really appreciated by the Stirling Street Board.

Thank you Michelle.  We would recommend your services to any organisation.  Michelle can be contacted by clicking  here.


(Note, we hope to have some photos from the Fashion Parade soon for you to enjoy).