"Feeling
sheepish!"
Jess Sims
Felt Artist
The CYGNET Gallery, Swans Yard, High Street,
Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8JQ. (Tel. 01747 855699.)
Thank you for visiting my site
A WARM WOOLLY WELCOME
To You!
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elt Artist" might seem a rather "woolly" job description, but that is exactly what I do - I feel my art. I am a FELTER who paints with fibre and an ARTIST who felts paintings (rather hairy ones!)
Making something from nothing is incredibly satisfying. With just a few handfuls of sheep's wool I record textures and colours in the world around me - tree bark, clouds, pebbles, flowers - combining these with different scenes and situations to create my very own pictures and stories. Practising one of the oldest crafts known to man is pretty special too!
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Hand felted picture of a badger
Hand felted picture of a pump
Hand felted picture of a mouse stealing some blackberries and getting caught in the act
Hand felted picture of a badger
Original images © Jess Sims
"You may look in front of
you, and on both sides, if
you like,' said the Sheep; 'but you can't look all
around you ...unless you've
got eyes at the back of
your head "
Lewis Carroll ('Through The Looking Glass ')
ou will find my felt pictures in The Cygnet gallery, Shaftesbury, along
with a host of handfelted gifts - from scarves to purses, cushions to felted soap bars.
If you'd like to discuss anything felty and fancy a trip to ye olde Shaftesbury, Dorset (home to the iconic 'Gold Hill') ring the gallery (tel. 01747 855699) to find out which days I'm in or send me an email.
I also undertake commissions so if you know a certain special someone who would like a certain special "woolly" something (unique and handmade!) or would like to arrange a workshop, please don't hesitate to
get in touch.
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