Kerry Thomas

I began needle-felting in August 2014 after buying a kit at a craft exhibition in Kirkcudbright and have been enjoying the process of making pictures with wool, silk and other fibres ever since. I love the varied expressions of depth, detail and perspective that you can get from the fibres, and how tactile the practice is. Making sheep out of sheep wool is particularly appropriate! I also enjoy painting (mostly watercolours and inks) and have recently discovered gel plate printing. I needle-felt mostly landscapes, woodlands and seascapes, I paint more abstract images, and the gel plate prints are usually of leaf and plant impressions, which can be collaged together with hand or machine embroidery to create other designs. I have also carried out commissions using both needle-felting and wet-felting techniques. As well as the pictures I make (and frame myself), I make greetings cards, tea light lanterns, and needle-felting kits for others to begin the way I did.