Planned workshops with guest instructors.
Make A Felt Art Mask with Rich O Hanna
Join Rich in this fun-filled two day workshop.
Rich O Hanna is one of the leading fibre, artist specializing in the human form, and in portraiture in particular.
By combining needle-felt and wet-felting techniques Rich has been able to open up a whole new world of possibilities.
Needle felting can be an incredible time sink. Finishing a surface can take days if not weeks to finish. Applying these techniques, will save you an hours if not days of work. A huge bonus, if you were working on a commission.
A wet-felted surface not only is a tighter fibre connection, it is also much more impervious to dust and environmental stressors not to mention a more aesthetic appearance and a more durable surface.
What you will learn!
- Rich’s three step process of sculpting, fabricating components, assembly.
- Wet, felting techniques that you can apply to your Core sculpt.
- Felted eyes that look like they were made of glass.
- Assembling your components with the skill of a couturier.
- Sculpting features, noses, eyes ears.
- Finishing and signing your work.
- Photographing your work for social media.
Spaces are limited so book now, and take advantage of the chance of working with one of the top felter trainers working in fibre today.
Course schedule
Friday night: meet and greet. Design your mask, shop for your stash.
Saturday: needle felt base, sculpt components, wet felt skins.
Sunday: render eyes, assemble components, skin, finish.
April 25-27. 2025, Friday 6pm-9pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm
$425 + tax + materials ($50)
Coffee, tea and snacks included
Location:
The Olive Sparrow Studio
19 Waterman Ave., Toronto
Wet Felting Hat Workshop with Tierre Taylor
September (date TBA), 10am-5pm
$245 + tax + materials ($20)
Tierre has been making hats for 15 years and teaching classes for over 9.
She regularly sells hats and teaches classes in New York.
Location:
The Olive Sparrow Studio
19 Waterman Ave., Toronto
