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I Used Wool And A Needle To Make A Painting
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I Used Wool And A Needle To Make A Painting

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Think Martha Stewart and Snoop hanging out, making unexpected things happen. Sugar coated bundles of detail and slight oddness combined to make work that is arresting and uncanny.

I paint with wool, creating fiber paintings and wearables. I was first exposed to felted wearables on a trip to Amsterdam. A friend then taught me the basics and I created swanky wraps. One day I wondered if I could make a portrait. I had not seen one made of fiber, and I had never created one with paint, pencil or anything else. My chihuahua, Chico, was my first subject. It worked. The next few…not so much. I kept at it until the likenesses were recognizable.

I’m drawn to subjects who intrigue me or those to whom I have a sentimental attachment. People ask, “are these painted? Glued?” Nope. I use wool and a felting needle. And time. Lots of time.

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    Dawn Waters

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    I paint with wool. Then I walk my dogs. Then back to the painting with wool.

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    Dawn Waters

    Dawn Waters

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    I paint with wool. Then I walk my dogs. Then back to the painting with wool.

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