Nuno felted cowl by artist Kami Watson
Photo credit: Kami Watson
FLORENCE-Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is hosting a wool felting workshop with fiber artist Kami Watson: Nuno Felted Cowl on Saturday, November 6th from 11am – 3:30 pm at the art center’s Southall – Moore House. Participants will learn the wet felting technique known as Nuno (wet felting wool fiber and silk fabrics together) to create a loose-fitting cowl.
Ms. Watson is a second-generation fiber artist, she explores the traditional art of wet felting (the fusing of raw fibers into a textile form with soap, water, and agitation) as well as the contemporary techniques of Nuno (fabric) and laminate (multi fabric layer) felting.
“A nomadic past with a focus on environmental conservation and humanitarian services has exposed me to global influences in design and culture, eclectic natural and man-made environmental aesthetics, and has fostered my desire to create functional and visual art with an ecological sensitivity. I combine renewable natural fiber resources, salvaged and reclaimed fabrics, and my own hand dyed fabrics and fibers to organically create each of my works of art. I allow the materials I use, and influences and experiences in my life, past and present, to guide me instinctively in color and design. Deliberately abstract, but not random, my play of color and pattern placement are meant to evoke emotion.”
Kami Watson
The November 6th workshop fee of $80 includes four hours of instruction and all felting materials; students are asked to bring 3 old towels for their work surface. Registration for the workshop can be made online at: https://www.florencealmuseums.com/shop/p/fiber-workshop-with-kami-watson
The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is free and open to the public Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The art center is located at 217 E. Tuscaloosa St. Florence, AL and can be reached at 256-760-6379 for more information on exhibits, programs, and membership. The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts website can be viewed at: www.florencealmuseums.com
Media Release/Nadene Mairesse
Program Coordinator
Kennedy-Douglass Center For the Arts
