Nature (+) Spirit of a Place Felted Landscape

Responding to the spring landscape and the return of migrating birds, artist Lizzie Gulick will lead participants in creating felted landscape “paintings” that honor the spirit and beauty of Bernheim Forest. We will use traditional wet felting methods, working in layers. Techniques covered will include cut and piece inlay, color mixing, exploring surface textures through different wool breeds, and incorporation of other feltable materials. No previous felting experience necessary!

About the Instructor:

Lizzie Gulick studied textiles in short bursts at the Penland School in NC, apprenticed in wildcrafting and plant dyeing at La Lana Wools in NM, and taught herself felting based on research and travel to sites of traditional nomadic felt making- all in the early 2000's. She holds a BA from The Evergreen State College (2005) and an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts (2019). Her work is inspired by known and lost histories - of textiles, of humanity's relationship with the Sacred, and of how we understand being human. She works with wool, plant dyes, and, more recently, clay.

Bernheim members $80; Non-members $90