Exhibition:
2014: Sat 18 Jan - Mon 21 Apr
On April 13th 1991 ten feltmakers gathered in the South of Holland. This was the
very first time the so-called Dutch Felting Association (Viltkontaktgroep) met.
Later that year a second meeting followed in the North of Holland, setting the
tone for the years to come. Even now, in 2013, the members meet twice a year,
somewhere in the Netherlands. They now number just over 500, some of those
present at the very beginning still being a member to this day.
To be opened by Mary Burkett OBE President of the
International Feltmakers Association 2.00p.m. Saturday 18 January.
Farfield Mill is the only venue in the UK for an exhibition
which show-cases the work of 53 members of Viltkontactgroep a 500 strong group
which is celebrating its 21st anniversary. A midwinter feast of creativity,
colour and inspiration throughout the entire arts centre ranges from functional
objects to fashion items to works of art – pots, hats, wall-hangings, jewellery,
jackets, toys, cushions and not least exotic ball-gowns – illustrating
beautifully a great number of felting techniques and what can be achieved by
them. No piece of felt work is the same; the possibilities of wool are endless.
More information: http://www.farfieldmill.org/index.php?id=howgill#c1306
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