Balloon Fiesta Needle Felted Landscape
With Catherine Loweree Williams
Take home a piece of Balloon Fiesta with you through needle felting!
With wool and needles, you’ll be able to paint an image that captures the vibrant colors of balloons over the New Mexican landscape.
You will also learn the vocabulary words associated with needle felting, as well as how to blend color, create textures, and build shapes using a felting needle.
At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
● Safely use a felting needle.
● Blend color and create shapes with wool roving.
● Create a landscape with foreground, middle ground, and background.
- Skill level Beginner
- Age appropriate 12+ (minors must have a parent on site)
- Materials fee $10 (includes fibers for needle felting)
- Students should bring
cash/check for materials fee, a snack, a drink, and anything else to make you feel comfortable during the workshop. Needles and foam will be provided to borrow during the workshop, but you are welcome to bring your own.
Instructor
Catherine Loweree WilliamsCatherine Loweree Williams grew up in the border city of El Paso, TX, before moving to New Mexico in 2008. Her Mexican-American upbringing helped instill a strong sense of community and personal history that continue to shape her to this day.
Catherine has a BA and MA in Art Education from the University of New Mexico. It was during her Master’s program that she fell in love with weaving and yarn, and since then her artistic focus has been on fiber arts. She never could have guessed that her habit of constantly tying knots as a child would have prepared her to be a weaver.
Catherine was an art teacher in New Mexico public schools for 13 years. She has presented on the impact of art in the classroom at the National AVID Educators Conference, and has taught weaving workshops and classes to both children and adults. She currently sells her work locally at Fillin’ Funky Refillery and Page One Books.
Catherine lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband and two dogs, and when she’s not weaving she spends her time travelling, exploring Albuquerque, and reading as much as she can.
