Name: Needlefelted Faces, Low and High Relief 

Class Duration: Friday, September 14, 2007, 1:00-4:30 PM

Fee: $45.00 ($55.00 after September 8)
Registration can be done by e-mail, mail, phone (510) 843-7290 or in person at the Museum.
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Class Location:
Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles
LacisMuseum.org
2982 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-843-7290

General Workshop Description:
Needlefelting is an engaging - even engrossing! - form of sculpture that uses WOOL. If you can make a pecking motion with your hand and wrist, you’re adept already, and this workshop will hat you up in various ways of finagling and finessing this oh-so-approachable medium. We’ll be making a low-relief wall (or garden fence) plaque, and a freestanding cranium with highly defined features, for installation at your whim.

Materials:
Materials to be provided by the instructor (cost to be included as part of the class fee):
All wool fiber for construction and embellishment, a little pack with felting needle, history and introductory instructions and some diagrams.

Materials to bring from home:
1. a piece of soft foam or sponge, 3” thick, at least 6” x 6” (like a carwash sponge)
2. good scissors (a MUST!!)

All materials, and additional materials, can be purchased at the museum shop.

Instructor:
Ayala Talpai has spent her entire life making stuff, making do, and doing well. This happy obsession with creativity led her to the first fiber innovation in ages: felting needles that can turn wool into a sculptural medium. She has taught woolwork to people of all ages and abilities, all over the place, and has written two authoritative and utterly charming workbooks on needle felting. You can make the acquaintance of some of her creatures in the shop, and if you like them, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to meet Ayala herself in May. The class will be limited to 15 students, so if you are interested, be sure to sign up soon!