***May Maker’s Series*** Wool Landscapes: Painting Landscapes with Needle & Fiber with Lori Neumann

Date: May 24th 11:30 – 4:00 (with a lunch break!)
Price: $120 per person

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Discover how wool can be used like paint to create richly textured colorful landscapes. This workshop begins with a brief overview of materials, tools and basic needle felting techniques. Lori Neumann, our incredibly talented instructor, will bring a variety of felted examples for inspiration. Students will complete 2-3 small practice studies before creating an 8 X 10″ landscape using the instructor’s sample, provided references, or their own images/inspiration. Topics include creating firm, depth, light, and atmosphere in fiber landscapes, composition, color mixing & layering, transferring images to wool, and simple mounting and framing finished artwork for display. Suitable for beginners and those with some felting experience. All levels welcome. All materials to create painting ready to frame and use of tools provided (frame not included, but will be available for purchase.)

Workshop Highlights: 

-Learn wool felting & fiber art techniques
-Complete a handful of practice studies, then a whole 8×10 work
-All materials included!

About Lori Neumann: 

Lori studied at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, CT and works in a variety of mediums including pastels, oil, acrylics and fiber arts.  She is a member of the CT Pastel Society, the Vermont Pastel Society, the Central Massachusetts Pastel Society as well as the American Impressionist Society.  Her work is shown regularly at the Lyme Art Association, the Madison Art Society & The Red House Cultural Arts Center and other galleries. In addition to her art, Lori’s other passion is enjoying the antics of a variety of her farm animals which include horses, sheep, angora goats, a pig and a donkey plus a smattering of chickens in Salem CT. To see more of Lori’s work, click here!