
Katherine McClelland
Fine Arts


The portraits are made of felted wool. This is the medium I have been working in for the last seven years. I use both needle felting and wet felting to create images that look remarkably similar to paintings but are made with 100% merino wool.
Felted Portraits
Printed Silk

The background of each portrait is made from solar-dyed organza silk. I wanted to use silk in this project due to the connection this family had to the silk industry. I had their letters printed as large negatives and then used a solar dye to create a large silk version of the text.
Background Design
