Overview:
Location: Linn Studio behind Triton Museum of Art
Join us for a hands-on Wet Felting Workshop: Sculpting 3D Vessels, where you’ll explore the art of transforming raw wool into beautifully structured felt forms. In this immersive three-hour session, you’ll learn the fundamentals of wet felting—a tactile process using wool, water, soap, and friction to create durable, seamless forms You’ll walk away with a handcrafted 3D felt vessel and a deeper appreciation for fiber art. No prior experience is needed—just bring your curiosity and creativity!
Objectives:
This workshop introduces participants to the ancient technique of wet felting, focusing on sculpting wool into seamless 3D vessels. We’ll start with a brief introduction to the history and significance of felting across cultures, followed by a hands-on demonstration of layering wool, shaping forms around a resist, and using warm, soapy water to bind fibers together. Through guided instruction, you’ll explore techniques for controlling texture, structure, and color blending, allowing you to create a personalized felt vessel that symbolizes transformation and containment. Whether you're drawn to fiber arts for its meditative process or its decorative possibilities, this workshop offers a welcoming space for experimentation and creative exploration.
The Triton Museum may cancel a class, camp, or workshop due to weather, health, an emergency, or low attendance. In those cases, the registered attendee will be notified of the cancellation as soon as possible and will be offered a refund or credit for the class.
The Triton Museum reserves the right to use photographs taken during classes and workshops for publicity and media purposes. This includes but is not limited to the Triton website and social media. If you do not want yourself or your child included in these photographs, please notify Triton staff at the time of enrollment.
Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org
Artist Biography:
Alieh Rezaei is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist and educator based in San Jose. She holds an MFA in Intermedia & Digital Art from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her work explores themes of the body and cultural identity through fiber and mixed-media installations. A recipient of the Rauschenberg Emergency Grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts, she has exhibited nationally and internationally at Maryland Art Place, Rochester Art Center (NY), ItsLiquid Group (London), the Contemporary Art Modern Project (Miami), and the Institute of Contemporary Art (Baltimore).
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