Needle felt with me while I work on my largest piece of art since Helene destroyed most of my work.
I’m Amy and I’m a fiber artist based in Asheville, NC. Helene destroyed the majority of my artwork last fall and I’ve been slowly rebuilding since then.
I have been trying to help Monda and her family met their gofundme goal for a while and we are so close. They live in Gaza and need help. If you have anything to give that would be amazing.
www.gofundme.com/f/6ek394-hel...
A left hand holds up two needle felted mushrooms that look similar to Turkey tail mushrooms. The pieces are green, brown, and tan.
More needle felted mushrooms from today
*someone is pretending to be a cat, in the dark, bumping into everything*
Me: wow that is a very odd cat. Cats have excellent night vision so this one must be blind OR MAYBE ITS NOT A CAT
*person pretending to be a cat breaks and can’t keep meowing because they are laughing too hard*
Truly when I did improv, the majority of my comedy came from noticing small, weird things and pointing them out within the scene.
I’m teaching a needle felting class this Sunday at Trackside Studios in Asheville, NC and I’d love for you to join me! Needle Felting the Forest Floor is my most popular class so if you want to felt some mushrooms and moss, sign up here: www.tracksidestudios.com/service-page...
Truly I’m so happy you have such a beautiful song to sing to your people. Could you please go sing it… over there…?? My doggo doesn’t bark but the neighborhood dogs all got going for about 30 minutes straight
Why do I feel so close to panick??????
Might it be the dogs????
Borking???
Yes.
A poem. By me.
What a day for my noise cancelling headphones to run out of battery.
A light colored wicker basket with an assortment of colorful needle felted mushrooms
Continuing to fill my foragers basket with needle felted mushrooms. Eventually these will all find homes on art pieces, but for now, I’m enjoying the basket storage/display
You’re such a talented artist!
Thank you, it comes from making so much bad art.
A fluffy brown cat sits on a table and stares directly into the camera with a look of smug confidence. There are various fiber art supplies on the table, a computer, and a camera.
Hugo is not allowed in my art studio. I let him in briefly and he looked SO SMUG. He ate some of my wool right after this and I had to kick him out again.
Yessss they are so cute and small! Take pictures when you go!
A cluster of five lambs nap in a pen
A single lamb is lying on the ground in a pen looking at the camera.
In the most exciting news I’ve had in ages, I PETTED SHEEP TODAY! There were four month old lambs at the Biltmore today and I got to meet them and give them very gentle pats. I love sheep so much this is the highlight of the year so far for sure!
Thank you! 🥰
More needle felted mushrooms! I’ve been inspired by the forest floor my whole life, but even more so since moving to western NC. The forest is my sensory safe space and I grew up retreating to be among the trees as much as possible. I hope my work gives you a similar sense of calm and belonging.
Update: I deeply regret doing it this way. The detail work is hardest on my wrist/elbow and I have made myself a bucketload of detail work with no gaps of large shape work to balance it out. Whoops….
A light brown, oval wicker basket is sitting on a wood table. Inside the basket there are several colorful forms made of needle felted wool that resemble mushrooms, but less detailed. There is a stack of yellow on the left in the 9 o’clock position, green in the 6 o’clock, light purple in the 3 o’clock, and tan and grayish purple in the 12 o’clock position.
I’m batching a bunch of needle felted mushrooms so they are all in their “rough” shape before details are added. Laying them out in a wicker basket was absolutely the right choice. I can’t wait to see them all when they are actually finished!
A photos of tables set up in a large rectangle with felting supplies at each station. The room is large with a gray floor, white walls, and the walls are full of art.
Found this picture of my last workshop pre-Helene and I’m so looking forward to teaching again, but wow it feels different this time. This was the classroom pre flood at Trackside and my work is hanging in the back corner there. This space took on 6+ feet of water and my work was destroyed.
Thank you - it has been horrendous and yet I am one of the lucky ones. My home was unharmed. Just all my art was taken from with alone with 80% of the River Arts District
A left hand holds up a rectangular piece of fiber art in front of a background of rainbow yarn. The art is in focus and it features coral colored mushroom pieces with brown and green accents reminiscent of the forest floor.
A left hand holds up a rectangular piece of fiber art in front of a background of rainbow yarn. The art is in focus and it features yellow and green colored mushroom pieces with brown and green accents reminiscent of the forest floor.
A left hand holds up a rectangular piece of fiber art in front of a background of rainbow yarn. The art is in focus and it features orange colored mushroom pieces with brown and green accents reminiscent of the forest floor.
I’m experimenting a little again.
I’m slower and more careful than I used to be, but that’s okay.
I’m making plans again.
It’s been 116 days since the hurricane.
116 days of rebuilding.
So I’ll do my best to get through one more. One day at a time.
It’s been 116 days since the hurricane.
I’m making art again.
It’s not the same as it was before the flood, but that’s okay.
I’m finding solace in the rhythmic repetition of felting again.
It’s not full of joy like it was before, but that’s okay.
Ooooo okay cool that’s lovely. I’m so used to being beholden to the whims of a mysterious algorithm that’s so refreshing to not have that!
Trusting the algorithm is going to find me people who are interested in:
✨ fiber arts
✨ needle felting
✨ mending
✨ cozy games
✨ fantasy books
✨ board games
✨ neurodivergent life
✨ navigating chronic illness
✨ fluffy cats
✨ service dog handlers
✨ all around silly gooses
This is Hugo. He is a very silly, fluffy boy who loves cuddles. I love books (with a last name of Reader thank goodness) and coffee and tea! Nice to meet you, Ella!
Oh I kind of did that one time! I made an environment sculpture in the jungle of Peru out of dried sticks and vines! Made it from the materials that were already in the space so it existed and then decomposed back to the earth she-explores.com/spotlight/am...
Love that purple!
Yesss books and fiber art! What kind of books do you enjoy? I’m a fantasy nerd. Just finished Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson
This is beautiful!
They look like barnacle bowls! I love them!
A red Fox labrador lounges on a black, elevated dog bed on a gray wooden porch
A fluffy brown cat smashes his head against a box while laying on the stairs. He looks very silly and cute. He has big green eyes.
A needle felted scene depending lichen and miss in shades of green and orange
A left hand holds up a small, rectangular piece of art in a brown, wooden frame. The art depicts Forest floor scenery with blue, bracket mushrooms. In the background there is a colorful wall of yarn and an out of focus dog sniffing the wall.
Hi BlueSky! I’m Amy. A fiber artist in Asheville, NC. I’ve been getting my creative footing again after the majority of my art was destroyed in Hurricane Helene. Please enjoy these photos of my art and my animals.
