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The Foundational Structure course in STRONGFELT’

The Foundational Structure course in STRONGFELT’s Online & Onpoint! Felt Jewelry Series is off to a great start with learning how to sculpt wool fiber through the wet felting process. It is subtractive sculpting, but not in the removal of mass, but rather in the densification of it via the removal of airspace.

This second week’s Module studies are focused on construction of cords: short & long, tapered & blunt ended, straight & curved, thin & thick…well maybe not this thick! Came across @studio_magga posting this incredible carved marble column from the 13th century Trento Cathedral in Italy. 🤩 I encourage participants in my courses and workshops to explore the extremes of a material as well as to not look so much at other’s felt, but find inspiration for their felt in other materials, objects and phenomena.

#strongfelt #strongfeltonlineandonpoint #lisaklakulakteachesfelting #fiberform #feltform #feltdensity #wetfelting #subtractivesculpture #sculpture #sculptingfiber #cords #cordage #chains #links #knots #intertwined #matted #felt #neccesityofspace

📢 Opening the STRONGFELT STUDIO for Mother’s

📢 Opening the STRONGFELT STUDIO for Mother’s Day! 📢 Put it on your calendar! 📢 Saturday, May 11, 2024 10-6 📢 Make a plan to visit downtown Asheville & swing by! 📢

It’s been a long while since I have had Open Studio…definitely pre- COVID and pre- my adventure to Nova Scotia in 2018. I am definitely back in Asheville and have all sorts to share with those that come ‘round on May 11.

I’ll have a wide variety of my works on display and for sale. I’ll also have examples/demonstration pieces for my upcoming 2024 in-person workshops and all the module studies for my two Online & Onpoint! Courses in my Felt Jewelry Series on display. Perhaps be enticed into a class and up your fiber/felting skills?! I’ll have some wet felting studio tools available also.

Send me an email at info@strongfelt.com to register your interest in coming by my home studio and I’ll provide you with directions. Looking forward to meeting some new enthusiasts and reconnecting with many :)

SEE.TOUCH.LEARN.SHOP.
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STRONGFELT’s Foundational Structure Course has b

STRONGFELT’s Foundational Structure Course has begun with a focus on initially constructing forms with airspace to become solid felt form and methods for connecting them together to build larger, more complex forms that won’t pill or abrade with wear. One aspect of teaching I treasure is that it brings me back to the ground floor of material properties. #craft

Another amazing experience had during my recent visit to Northern Arizona was visiting numerous heritage pueblos such as the foundation levels remaining at Wupatki National Monument. Wukoki Pueblo was occupied in the early 11th century as were adjacent structures such as the Citadel Pueblo which was uniquely constructed atop a cinder hill incorporating vesicular basalt from the surrounding volcanic fields. No doubt that this rock created aerated soils + nutrient richness that attracted ancients to inhabit this land. #solidfoundation

#strongfeltinspiration #wupatikinationalmonument #wukokipueblo #citadelpueblo #stillstanding #feltsolid #foundationalstructure #materialstudy #craftmetaphors #geology #iloverocksasmuchasilovehair

Back to it! Working on components for a piece to b

Back to it! Working on components for a piece to be on display in an upcoming summer instructor exhibition. Looking forward to the next 10 weeks in studio and working with participants in their studio spaces via my Online Course 1 Foundational Structure. See yall tomorrow;)

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With the conclusion of the 2nd edition of the 2nd

With the conclusion of the 2nd edition of the 2nd tier of STRONGFELT’s Online & Onpoint! Felt Jewelry Series, I present to you a selection of the module studies accomplished by the participants. 👏 👏 👏

In the course partial felt (felt at different densities of integrity) is incorporated in the fiber layout/dry prep for wet felting solid forms such as those sky blue clasping components by Dorothea Collins. It assists in the definition of form/shape and creates linear fiber bleed-through effects such as seen in her nesting orange pendant.

It was also incorporated as surface design to create pattern and defined areas of color such as in the red-orange-to white graduated diamond pendant by Daniela Bauer and the collars: purple with white lines by Carolyn Steele Lane and white to black on the burgundy background by Lisa Hayes.

Lastly, to end the course on a high note, as in heightened dimension, participants learned about the structuring of differential shrinkage within a piece to develop protuberant surfaces and sculpted edges as seen in Dorothea’s blue collar and forms with extreme concavity/convexity like the blue/red jacks bead by Lisa and the orange pinwheel and blue/purple pendants by Carolyn.

Just back from AZ, with the yard popping color here in NC, I think spring is a fantastic time to start up another edition of the first learning tier in the series. Course 1 Foundational Structure will drop its first module next Sunday and I look forward to sharing my methodology of working wool fiber into fine felting with some new folks and those back for more! We have a solid cohort with just a few spots left if you’ve been holding out or just coming across this opportunity for the first time…
Last chance for 2024!
Link to more info in the bio 🔝

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#strongfeltinspiration #balancedrock #vermillioncliffsnationalmonument #erosion #pathogleastresistance #shrinkage #whatremains

This entrance to the Lower Antelope Canyon is a de

This entrance to the Lower Antelope Canyon is a descent on stairs, some verging on ladders, 65 feet. The second image is looking up once reaching the bottom of the canyon at that point. The canyon gets deeper though and is shaped like a “V” with far tighter corridors and much more light as the land descends more acutely toward the Colorado River than the one in my last post.

This was a surprise trip for my mom and she didn’t know we were going into these slots until we were there. Others images can’t really prepare you for the wonderment though and we were both just beaming in the photos our guides took. In the one I am sharing she seems to be levitating in amazement as we gaze up to the distinct crosshatched layering above. Ok, I think that is my last canyon post 😆 but be forewarned, there will be more rocks.

#strongfelt #sedimentaryrock #layers #sandstonecarving #deeptime #directionofagitation #earthsculpted

Roger, the Navajo guide leading our group through

Roger, the Navajo guide leading our group through the Upper Antelope Canyon, spoke of the distinctly stratified sandscape seen above ground representing /wind/ alternating with _water_. These directions of line brought to mind the crosshatch layering of wool filaments before the wet felting process (and we felters know all about the power of wind). Once below the surface the ~water~ is definitely in charge snaking through the layers and also running |stains| of iron down the walls. Upper Canyon is cut like an “A” as seen here at the entrance, but as one moves like the water down through the stories the light above is diminished to a crack or if you are lucky, a beam.

#feltinspired #lines #layers #strata #geology #forcesatplay #directionofagitation #sculptedearth #sandstone #slotcanyons #navajoland #antelopecanyon #upperantelopecanyon #riprichardserra

Resurfacing after a few days in Arizona though not

Resurfacing after a few days in Arizona though not all of it was spent underground. Mind blown after moving through the Antelope Slot Canyons that feed into the Colorado River just south of the Utah border. This is literally the hole I came out of after being underground for over an hour.

#unseenseen #belowthesurface #whatisfelt #resurfacing #slotcanyons #antelopecanyon #navajoland

Working on these new fiber gems that bring to the

Working on these new fiber gems that bring to the human eye the intertwining and knotting of the microscopic felting process. My artistic practice is very much about making the unseen, seen…. that is ‘what is felt’ both as a material/process as well as what I have felt as a sentient being that reverberates into the fibers of my material being. For those of you who followed my adventures in Nova Scotia (pre-pandemic and full on pandemic times) as I pursued my masters in sculpture, this idea is at the core of the work I made/make. You can have a 👀 in the WORKS: Sculpture Gallery at strongfelt.com

I’m taking a little time out of studio over the next weeks between wrapping up teaching the second edition of Course 2 Applications of Partial Felt this week and starting up the 8th edition of Course 1 Foundational Structure on April 7. I’ll be working on these on the road, as I seem to always have something in hand, while venturing to the southwest to study the lines and forms that are visual evidence of the impact of what the land has felt.

There are still a few more seats available for the ride that is a 10 week wet felting course in STRONGFELT’s Felt Jewelry Series: Material, Technique & Impact. Link to enroll & more info in the insta bio linktree 🔝

Happy spring growth for those in the northern hemisphere!
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Another, and the last for now, of suggested pairin

Another, and the last for now, of suggested pairings of STRONGFELT works of Lisa Klakulak now available in the SHOP. Link in Bio 🔝 Have a great weekend!

NEW Earrings E424
Lightweight, hollow forms made of wool fibers felted through metallic silk organza and machine stitched to create the fluid flows reminiscent of hardened lava fields, but these are soft and airy like the unexpected weight of pumice!

Contortion N256
One of the first felt and fabric fused pieces from my Lava Series on which I explored using machine stitched tension to shape the form. Further detailing includes a stitch compacted black felt cord; netting cut, burn sealed and stitched with that 🔥 lava orange and a stitched white wire scale on the tapered cord.

#lisaklakulakfelts #handmade #strongfelt #felt #earrings #necklaces #fiber #jewels #oneofakindjewelry #oneofakindjewellery #feltbeyond #wool #fabric #machinestitch #fibersculpture #wearablesculpture #geologyinspired #lavafields #lightasafeather #statementjewelry #madaboutjewelry

A suggested pairing of STRONGFELT works of Lisa Kl

A suggested pairing of STRONGFELT works of Lisa Klakulak now available in the SHOP. Link in bio 🔝

NEW Earrings E418
Indigo dyed wool felted on Sterling Silver hoops and sculpted into form using the tensioning of free-motion embroidery and adding a woven textural effect.

Extrinsic N284
A mysterious indigo dyed hollow form pendant of metallic silk organza textured by way of felting wool fiber through areas of the woven structure and then further compacting the valleys of the texture with free-motion stitching. Integrated onto an elaborate cord of netting that has been cut, sealed and stitched to make a delicate lace that reflects the stitching of the pendant. A fiber 💎 for sure!

#strongfeltworksoflisaklakulak #fibergems #fiberjewelry #oneofakindjewelry #feltextraordinary #feltdetailed #feltartist #feltmaker #jewelrydesigner #jewelry #jewellery #feltandfabricfusion #nettingstitch #netting #stitch #lace #sculptedstitch #finecraft #arttowear #ornament #adornyourself

A suggested pairing of STRONGFELT works of Lisa Kl

A suggested pairing of STRONGFELT works of Lisa Klakulak now available in the SHOP. Link in Bio 🔝

NEW Earrings #E423
Shimmering metallic silk organza fabric textured through the layering of wool and resists in the wet felting process with veins of complementary orange and blue stitching on Sterling Silver hoops. Inspired by geologic process and lava fields.

Curl, Crimp, Comb #N252
Neckpiece from the “Hair is Adornment” Series incorporating repurposed hot roller pins and referencing process of bringing form to hair.

#strongfelt #lisaklakulak #artist #fiberartist #fiber #wool #hair #felt #finecraft #handwork #hairwork #contemporaryjewellerydesign #contemporaryfelt #feltearrings #earrings #hoopsearrings #statementnecklace

📢 STRONGFELT’s NEW WEBSITE SHOP is live 📢

📢 STRONGFELT’s NEW WEBSITE SHOP is live 📢

You can now filter the works of Lisa Klakulak to see what is available for sale in the SHOP menu pictured. Browse a selection of works from various collections, look for specific items and see what is the freshest upload on the site. Currently, that is an array of sculptural fiber earrings on Sterling Silver hoops created by fusing wool fiber through a metallic silk organza and then applying free motion stitch to highlight those textures created as well as impose upon them.

Add items to your shopping 🛒 and purchase for domestic shipping with secure processing all quick and easy like that. AND if you are a wet felter, consider adding an agitation tool to your order under the SHOP Studio Tools menu.

Links in Insta Bio 🔝 to STRONGFELT.com
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Just finished packing up orders after the 📢 ann

Just finished packing up orders after the 📢 announcement in my latest newsletter sent out last Thursday! It’s been a long wait for this restock of both 7” & 11” STRONGFELT Agitation Tools AND for purchasing to be streamlined on my website. Link in bio to learn more about their use and to SHOP! US Domestic orders only and limits of one of each tool per order while stock lasts.

#strongfelt #wool #felt #felting #wetfelting #felttools #strongfeltagitationtools #feltsculpting #sculptinghollowform #differentialshrinkage #agitation #blocking #nowthatsagoodbrand

Sunday morning in the STRONGFELT studio! Check th

Sunday morning in the STRONGFELT studio!
Check the newsletter coming out next week for this finished piece and the freshest details about upcoming classes +

#strongfelt #lisaklakulak #felt #feltclass #feltonline #onlineandonpoint #feltworkshops #feltskills #feltdesign #feltskin #objectdesign #objectencasement #feltjewelry #feltjewellery #fiber #fiberart #fibersculpting #feltcork #2024workshops

When you have to open a bottle at noon on Friday i

When you have to open a bottle at noon on Friday in order to get an accurate color match for cork and the wine is called Phigment. I won’t start drinking until 4, promise 😂

It’s been a lot of screen time with computer work recently and I needed to get my hands in action for a couple days. Newsletter out next week, promise. Have a good weekend!

#strongfelt #lisaklakulak #wool #fiber #color #cardingwoolcolors #opticalblending #cork #thecolorofcork #feltingcork

👋 There’s been a lot happening this past mont

👋 There’s been a lot happening this past month! I’m super happy with a shiny new collection of sculptural earrings made from metallic organza, wool and stitch which will debut in early March on the new…

I’ve been working with my website designer @jenniferdrum to upgrade STRONGFELT.com to showcase works for sale and to allow ease of purchasing.

AND participants are moving through the second edition of Course 2 of the Online Felt Jewelry Series with excellent results that make me so proud and excited for them! Want to join in this creative adventure? Edition 8 of Course 1 begins April 7!

The updated site will go live and a newsletter will come out in early March with all the good details about the above. If you haven’t previously or if your email address has changed since, you can sign up for the first news of 2024 in my Instagram bio 🔝 + Online Course Info.

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After my last post of four square grids of Indigo

After my last post of four square grids of Indigo dyed wool…came across this incredible image! “Mercator’s Projection,” by @david_burdeny of a tabular iceberg casting a shadow in the bottom right corner upon the Weddell Sea, Antartica. That is all 😮

I baked banana bread with salted dark chocolate an

I baked banana bread with salted dark chocolate and headed west with it, out of the city, to visit one of the first fiber comrades that I met in WNC in 2002. Catherine Ellis keeps indigo pots with natural fermentation. You see, I have a project going about the fermentation of family stories and homestead objects like stoneware crocks, so making a cobalt blue from such a process (the dye vat and the neighbourly communing) is pretty ideal conceptually.

I'll work up text and images from old photographs with these 16 shades of high shrinkage (75%) partial felt created by over dyeing 4 natural colors of domestically raised merino wool. The two, 4 square sets on the left that are bluer, were blended with 50% white wool vs those two on the rightside that are 100% the natural wool colors. The two top sets were dipped 2x and the bottom sets, 4x. Yes, I do dye work with the same methodology that I do felt work, in fact, my background in dyeing made me the felter I am today.

I also dropped these gems in the vat. Or rather, slowly dipped them mm by mm. Stitching on some blue earrings this coming week, wrapping up taxes and looking forward to zoom visits with participants from my current Online & Onpoint! Course 2, Applications of Partial Felt to discuss their project designs and questions.

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