It’s a strange time when most of us are running around far less than usual but also struggling more to find the focus to work on art. I’ve been painting and drawing and shifted several of the workshops I teach to online platforms. Yet I have felt a heaviness through it all.

I decided it was time to lighten up. Time to learn something new for the sheer joy of it.

Yesterday I took an online class on needle felting from Cloud 9 Art School’s Laurie Kathleen Clark. We made cute little chickadees!

I had never made anything out of wool or felting before yesterday. It was very fun and magical: you could make just about anything from a handful of wool and a felting needle!

I spent the better part of the day in a Zoom class in the delightful company of women, with the talented Laurie leading us through this joyful little project.

Thank you Laurie and fellow welters. What a great day!

Looking forward to more needle felting fun!

PS Laurie has upcoming workshops on needle felting bees and ladybugs, open to kids, teens and adults! Check out https://www.cloud9artschool.com/youth-classes I’ll be there!