THE SCARLET LAMB

I have had a lifelong attraction to manipulating different objects, materials, and mediums but it wasn’t until a throw-away comment my mother made several years ago that I even considered wool as a medium. We were walking through an arts/crafts show where a felt artist was selling pictures made with wool. 

 

“You should try that. You would be good at it.” 

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Another artisan was selling wool roving. I bought some and got hooked. 

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I learned by trial and error, watching YouTube videos, taking a few classes…and then selling a piece that I had posted to an online felting group.

 

As a friend said, before selling that first piece, I was art-ish, but having sold a piece to someone unknown to me previously gave me the right to call myself an artist—but one who is still seeking to learn and perfect her craft! 

 

I love the tactile feel of working with wool and silk and other fibers to add to the beauty of our visual world. As an emerging artist, I am still learning a lot about the manipulation of wool but the possibilities are endless—what other medium allows for sculpting and painting at the same time! 

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Currently, I am creating landscapes rich in color, seascapes in action, and whimsical pieces with little creatures. I seek more to draw the viewer into the piece than to perfectly reproduce a photograph which means that sometimes I start with a specific idea but the wool itself mutates the picture in a totally different direction. Often my serendipitous pictures speak strongest. 

 

Lastly, as part of my art, I seek to create a unique frame for many of my pieces, using reclaimed wood, driftwood, or other scavenged pieces even from my wood stove pile. The synergy created by combining unique wool art and unique wood frames enhances the artistry of both. Because the frame so often contributes significantly to my felt pieces, I consider them part of the art.

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Browse the artwork. Some are NFS (not for sale), some are sold, and some have prices listed (plus s&h) which means they are available for purchase. Email me if interested! Sari@saributler.com