June 2015 – Ashland Bay

Ashland Bay’s Year of the Sheep Celebration

By ab-admin | June 30, 2015 |

image from Content.time.com As hand spinners, dyers and felters, we have the distinct privilege of working with any type of fiber we can get our hands on. It’s like cooking from scratch. You know exactly what is in…

Wool Classification for Domestic Sheep

By ab-admin | June 29, 2015 |

picture courtesy of sheepshow.com Breeds of sheep can be classified in several different ways. Examples being, classed by their suitability for meat production vs wool production, topography of the area they originated or the type of wool they produce. For Ashland Bay’s purposes,…

Redefining Felt, Part 2

By ab-admin | June 23, 2015 |

Part 2 from felt artist Janice Arnold Finding inspiration:Trying to describe inspiration is complex! It begins with embracing every moment of the present with a sense of wonder and innocence. In this mental state I find inspiration in unexpected places. Sometimes it is a literal thing I see- like a pattern created by light or…

Redefining Felt

By ab-admin | June 17, 2015 |

We have a fantastic treat on the blog today, part 1 of a 2 part series from felt artist Janice Arnold. Janice Arnold takes handmade FELT to extremes. The daughter of a cartographer, she learned scale as a second sense. Her work ranges from intricately executed pieces to elaborate environments in refined textures from luminous…