Sue Firkser
Sue Firkser started her path in art with a passion for watercolour painting, fluid acrylics and other varied mediums. Then she discovered felting and the thing that takes her breath away is the results achieved by creating 2 dimensional felted “paintings”. “In most of my work I like to use strong, intense colours and the wool roving has allowed me to continue with that tradition.”
“Using the same principles of design and composition, trying to create an illusion of form and perspective is certainly challenging to achieve in wool! I use colour (wool roving) and line (silk) to lead the viewer through my artwork and although the pieces have a fragile appearance, they are in fact quite strong due to the blending of the fibers during the felting process. Wool is one of the oldest and strongest fibers known to man. Using various natural fibers such as silk chiffon, bamboo, merino and corridale wool tops, sari silk threads and anything else that will felt I can create textures and colour juxtapositions that are surprising and exciting. I hope that my work gives you great pleasure and might even take your breath away, for a moment!” www.suefirkser.ca
Stay tuned for details on Sue’s fall 2013 class tomorrow…