Chris Trotter (Fibre)
CHRIS TROTTER –Textile/Felt Artist
Chris has been needle and wet felting for about 9 years. In 2018, she took a sculpture workshop at the Felt.feutre.Canada conference, held in Nova Scotia.
For those unfamiliar with needle felting the technique involves shaping wool with your hands and then using a specialized needle and repeatedly stabbing the wool until the shape becomes firm.
After several years of needle felting on recycled wool fabric, Chris learned how to make wool fabric by wet felting. To make a wet felted background, unspun wool fibres are laid out in overlapping rows. Soapy water is then sprayed on the wool fibres, and by applying pressure, the fibres are compressed into a solid fabric that can be needle felted, or left as is.
A couple of years ago she became intrigued with nuno felting. Loosely woven textiles are placed on top of wool, and once wet felted, the wool and textile become one fabric. Nuno felting found her collecting many silk scarfs, and other types of recycled fabric. She also likes adding needle felting to wet felted “paintings”, especially when depicting figures. Having a repertoire of techniques to use in felting, opens up many ways to express her ideas, sometimes she employs several techniques in one picture.
Her felt paintings portray nature, ocean, beaches, flowers, whimsy, all made with lots of details and textural elements. Wall hangings are all one-of-kind pieces employing many different colours, fabrics, yarn, silk, beads and stitching.
Chris begins her paintings with a general idea of what she wants to make and the felting evolves as she works on her piece, changing and reacting to the work as it moves through the felting process. Chris enjoys her retirement by creating joyful textile art and continually challenges herself to make unique felt creations, finding inspiration in everyday life in beautiful Nova Scotia.
Chris is happy to share her work and appreciates your interest in her felt and textile art.
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Chris has been needle and wet felting for about 9 years. In 2018, she took a sculpture workshop at the Felt.feutre.Canada conference, held in Nova Scotia.
For those unfamiliar with needle felting the technique involves shaping wool with your hands and then using a specialized needle and repeatedly stabbing the wool until the shape becomes firm.
After several years of needle felting on recycled wool fabric, Chris learned how to make wool fabric by wet felting. To make a wet felted background, unspun wool fibres are laid out in overlapping rows. Soapy water is then sprayed on the wool fibres, and by applying pressure, the fibres are compressed into a solid fabric that can be needle felted, or left as is.
A couple of years ago she became intrigued with nuno felting. Loosely woven textiles are placed on top of wool, and once wet felted, the wool and textile become one fabric. Nuno felting found her collecting many silk scarfs, and other types of recycled fabric. She also likes adding needle felting to wet felted “paintings”, especially when depicting figures. Having a repertoire of techniques to use in felting, opens up many ways to express her ideas, sometimes she employs several techniques in one picture.
Her felt paintings portray nature, ocean, beaches, flowers, whimsy, all made with lots of details and textural elements. Wall hangings are all one-of-kind pieces employing many different colours, fabrics, yarn, silk, beads and stitching.
Chris begins her paintings with a general idea of what she wants to make and the felting evolves as she works on her piece, changing and reacting to the work as it moves through the felting process. Chris enjoys her retirement by creating joyful textile art and continually challenges herself to make unique felt creations, finding inspiration in everyday life in beautiful Nova Scotia.
Chris is happy to share her work and appreciates your interest in her felt and textile art.
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