This week I ran a simple experiment, comparing different base felt materials for my needle-felted bookmarks.

Inspired by the work of Pet Refuge NZ, here is my latest fibre painting.

When your creative project takes an ugly turn, there’s one thing that can keep you moving forward – and it’s simpler than you think.

Secure your place now for my needle-felted bookmark workshop.

Check out how one of my needle-felted fibre painting bookmarks is made!

Take a peek inside my studio and the lighting set-up used for photographing my artwork.

If you’d like to see my artwork on items like bags, t-shirts and badges, please visit BeautifulThings.nz today!

Check out ‘Buddy’, my newest fibre painting bookmark design!

Do you ever come home from buying fibre with something…you already had? Me too. Here's how I solved that!

Today I’m sharing one of the simple systems that’s made a big difference to my art practice. It’s not fancy, but it works!

Here’s my simple solution to navigating the complex world of needle-felting needles.

The world of AI continues to blow my mind. Here is a quick animation of one of my bookmark designs.

You can learn my unique 4-layer needle-felted painting process in my upcoming bookmark workshop on 23 August. Book now!

I couldn’t find an easel that worked for needle-felted paintings – so I built one!

If you want to see a good example of ‘cultural misappropriation’, then this is it!

We had a blast creating our needle-felted fibre paintings. Next workshop coming up Saturday 23 August.

A big thank you to Annabel Finding for her wonderful wet-felted fibre painting.

“How do you paint with wool?” Great question. I attempt to answer it in roughly 2 minutes!

You can learn my unique 4-layer needle-felted painting process in my upcoming workshops – 28 June and 23 August. Book now!

Come ‘Roam’ with me at my August needle-felting workshop in Auckland!