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Description
In this single session we will work on a needle-felted summer landscape, with dappled sun glinting across a blue lake and a few cattails on the shoreline. With all the right colors in your roving kit we will build the scene one step at a time, with particular attention to the tonal layers of color that create depth and highlight in the water.
- We will work the composition step-by-step together and complete the piece during class.
- All tools and materials will be explained as we work, and all necessary supplies are provided.
- You will leave class with a finished piece and materials for more at home, which are covered by a $30 materials fee (due in class).
Each kit includes a collection of dyed wool roving in the landscape palette, felting needles, acrylic felt pinned to a foam block and printed materials outlining tools, fibers and resources. Additional tools and full-spectrum work lights will also be available for professional studio conditions.
About the instructor: Jaana Mattson is a full-time professional artist who loves to make art and loves to teach. Over the years she has developed an innovative approach to needle felting to create impressionistic and often photo-realistic landscapes from wool fiber that capture the vibrancy and nuance of landscape. In 2020 her award-winning work and tutorials were published in the book "Jaana Mattson's Landscapes in Wool: The Art of Needle Felting”. After a lifetime of appreciating the midwestern landscapes, in 2020 Jaana Mattson moved her home and studio from Minneapolis, MN to the peaceful Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville, NC. Find more info at www.JaanaMattson.com.
Date & Time
Sat, Jul 26, 2025 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Venue Details
Mars Landing Galleries
37 Library StreetMars Hill, North Carolina 28754
