The Creative Cocoon - Gallery Workshops





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			The Creative Cocoon workshop, UNFETTERED FELT, was held on July 7, 2001, and was a very exciting day for me!! This was the first in the series 'Fibre Unshackled!'. These workshops are designed to unleash the creativity we all have inside us, using a fibre technique as a tool. Through exercises and music we explored what creativity is and what stops us sometimes. After a potluck lunch I gave a short needle felting demonstration and everyone received a piece of industrial felt for their backgrounds, a pile of wool fibre and a selection of felting needles. There was no hesitation! This exceptional group of ladies embraced the concepts and the technique and you could have heard a pin drop as they worked away! As the work progressed they stood back from their pieces, squinting a little to see what was emerging. We turned them sideways, upside down, every which way until we 'saw' what was there so we could give it life. I encouraged everyone to spend time listening for the story their pieces had to tell - they all had a lot to say! These images show you the ladies at work and a selection of their magnificent and powerful finished pieces. Watch for the next workshop in this series called 'Bowers for Two-Leggeds'.