Join felt artist Deanne Underwood for a drop-in artist demonstration and learn more about how she creates her felted landscapes inspired by the prairies, lakes, parkland, and mountain ranges of Western Canada.

Throughout the afternoon, Deanne will be working on a piece in progress using felting techniques. Visitors are welcome to stop by, watch her process, ask questions, and learn more about working with wool as an artistic medium. While Deanne’s finished works combine both needle and wet felting, this demonstration will focus on the needle felting techniques she uses to build texture, depth, and detail in her landscapes.

This is a casual, drop-in opportunity to see an artist at work, learn more about contemporary fibre art, and chat with Deanne about her practice and inspiration. Whether you stay for a few minutes or the whole afternoon, you’ll see how wool fibres can be layered, shaped, and transformed into a richly textured landscape.

About your instructor:

Growing up as part of a military family, Deanne moved from Labrador to Manitoba and finally Saskatchewan. She became a professional dancer after graduation which took her from Vancouver to Toronto. She settled in Edmonton in 2003 and started a family and a Massage Therapy practice. With family spread from coast to coast, she and her family continue to travel Canada, visiting their favourite people and places. 

Deanne fell in love with art at a young age, engaging with many different mediums. She began teaching herself how to work with wool using wet and needle felting in 2020. What began as a passionate hobby grew into a full-time endeavor. Her pieces are full of vibrant colour and texture and depict a wide range of Canadian landscape with a special focus on Alberta and Saskatchewan. Deanne has exhibited her work at galleries in Edmonton, Calgary, Okotoks, Saskatoon, Spruce Grove, Leduc. You can find her work for sale at the Alberta Craft Council, The Art Gallery of Alberta, The Bluerock Gallery and on her website, www.prairiegirlfelting.ca.