"Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do." Rumi
FELT SO RIGHT: Fiber Art by Dawn Edwards
About the Artist
fun, out-of-the ordinary felt hats. She lives and works from her
home studio in Plainwell, MI, and sells her work under the name of Felt So Right
through specialty retail,
boutique and gallery shops in several states within the United States.
To find the location closest to you, please e-mail Dawn at: dawn@feltsoright.com
Dawn has studied felt-making with several renowned fiber artists and felt-makers from around the world. Her felt works have appeared in exhibitions, art shows, magazines and books. Dawn is a juried member artist in the gallery shops of the prestigious Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN, and the Pacific Northwest School of Art, Coupeville, WA.
Her love of color, texture, and beauty in everyday life, have led to artistic expression through many creative endeavors including stained glass and pottery, and finally to a medium where she is able to incorporate many of those techniques into her felt-making. You may see some of the wonderful textural and sculptural images found in pottery, or the beautiful color ways noted in stained glass.
Dawn has several of her felt creations featured in the book, 1000 Artisan Textiles:
Contemporary Fiber Art, Quilts, and Wearables by Sandra Salamony and Gina M. Brown. 1000 Artisan Textiles may be found at your local bookstore, Amazon.com or Quarrybooks.com.
Dawn is featured in the June 2010 issue of Felt Matters, the International Feltmakers Association journal (article at right).
Interested in felt-making? Find the latest news from around the felt-making world on the International Feltmakers (IFA) website: www.feltmakers.com.
Dawn's work is also highlighted in Angie Mausolf's book, Here and Now: Emerging Artists in Michigan.
Dawn's hand-felted and beaded, "Triton's Horn", won fourth place in the 2010 West
Michigan Area Show, held at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo, MI.
The KIA reports that, "Since the 1960s, this annual exhibition has showcased the exceptional work of area artists in all media. This year's West Michigan Area Show contains 108 works of art by artists from 14 counties surrounding Kalamazoo. This exhibition demonstrates the amazing variety and quality of work being created in Western Michigan. Painting, drawing, photography, glass, ceramics, fiber, mixed media, wood, video, printmaking, sculpture, and jewelry are all represented. Chicago artist Gladys Nilsson selected the works from among 660 submissions and awarded prizes during her visit to Kalamazoo."
Dawn "fulling", which is another term for finishing of the felt piece,
in this instance through intensive rolling.
