New Pieces Heading to 4 Ravens Gallery

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I sold most of my pieces at 4 Ravens Gallery so I made a few more to take down to Missoula, MT.

Framed Nuno Felted Landscape with Beargrass in Foreground
Renewal – 8″ x 10″ – Framed – Available – $140 – 4 Ravens Gallery

Renewal was created as a sample for my upcoming online class Nuno Felting – Fiber + Fabric.

Framed Nuno Felted Landscape with Birch Trees in Foreground
Resilience – 16″ x 19″ – Framed – Available – $525 – 4 Ravens Gallery

Here’s another sample from the online nuno felting class. I added a few silk paper trees with silk organza leaves.

Framed Nuno Felted Landscape with Forest in Autumn
Transitions – 16″ x 28″ – Framed – Available – $785 – 4 Ravens Gallery

Transitions uses a nuno felted background created by my friend Paula and I added the trees and foliage. I guess I’m ready for autumn!

Framed Textile Landscape with Dead Tree and Eagle on Branch
Sanctuary – 16″ x 21″ – Framed – Available – $575 – 4 Ravens Gallery

I updated Sanctuary to add in the eagle on the branch. It reminds me of the eagles around here that always seem to be sitting in a dead tree.

Nuno Felted Artwork by Ruth Lane, a landscape with a background in greens, blue greens and highlights of orange poppies with main feature in foreground of white Queen Ann's Lace flowers.
Tranquility’s Edge – 15″ x 26.5″ Framed – Available – $700.00

I just love the colors in Tranquility’s Edge, so lush and verdant. If you’re in the Missoula area, I hope you will stop by 4 Ravens Gallery. They carry some amazing artwork from local Montana artists.

New Work at 4 Ravens Gallery

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Framed textile artwork with golden sun streaming through trees from behind.
Golden Grove – 16″ x 22″ – Framed – Available – $625 – Four Ravens Gallery

I have four new pieces available at 4 Ravens Gallery in Missoula, MT. Please feel free to contact the gallery if you are interested in one of these pieces.

Framed textile artwork with spring birch trees on green and blue background.
Secluded Intricacy – 8″ x 13″ – Framed – Available – $185 – Four Ravens Gallery
Framed textile artwork with spring time birch grove and hidden lake in the distance.
Hidden Depths – 8″ x 13″ – Framed – Available – $185 – Four Ravens Gallery

All of these pieces are framed and have a base of nuno felt and then a variety of techniques.

Framed textile artwork with appliqued Indian Paintbrush flowers on green and blue background.
Painting the Landscape – 13″ x 29″ – Framed – Available – $675 – Four Ravens Gallery

I have been busy with my classwork but I have finished all of that work now. We will be having an exhibition at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Art Museum beginning February 25 through May 31st. I will update you with more information soon.

The First Leaf and First Light Framed

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The framers have completed framing on two of my recent pieces. These will be going to 4 Ravens Gallery in Missoula and should be available after February 14th.

Framed textile artwork depicting birch trees in autumn.
The First Leaf – 14″ x 18.5″ – Framed – Available – $450.00

This one based on birch trees in autumn, is called The First Leaf. I love the texture of the nuno felt against the smoothness of the birch trunks. The birch trunks are made from silk paper.

Framed textile artwork depicting trees at dawn with light coming from behind.
First Light – 13″ x 19″ – Framed – Available – $450.00

First Light is all about how the morning sun reacts in the forest. The color palette was an interesting change for me but I enjoyed the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Flowers Inspired by Rebecca Crompton

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One of our assignments for Level 3 Stitch was to create a piece inspired by Rebecca Crompton. She was an embroidery teacher in Great Britain in the early 20th century. You can read more about her on the V&A site and see some of her work.

Nuno Felted sample with grey wool and red/green silk in woven pattern

As I was thinking about what to create, I came across this old sample of nuno felting in my stash. I was thinking of gardens and flowers (Rebecca Crompton has several garden themed pieces.) I thought this would work for a background piece.

Nuno Felt stitched with Kantha stitch in hand dyed wool lace weight threads.

I decided to add some base stitching. I used hand dyed lace weight wool thread with running stitch.

Applique fabric pieces applied to stitched surface of nuno felt.

The next step was finding different fabric for the flower elements. I cut out various flower shapes and tried them out in a variety of places on the background. I wanted the colors to move throughout the piece but for it to all feel cohesive. Now to stitch them in place. I could have fused them down but I don’t like the way fusing flattens everything. I prefer raw edges, a bit of fraying and texture.

Completed piece of nuno felt, stitching and hand stitched applique

Here is the final result. I added a few French knots and couched down a bit of yarn for the branch at the top left. This isn’t my usual style but I enjoy the movement and liveliness of the piece.