Join me this Winter for a felting workshop on Zoom There’s something deeply restorative about making with your hands during the quiet, slow months of winter, especially when we can do it together from the comfort of our own homes. This January, I’m inviting you to pause, breathe, and create in a virtual space whereContinue reading “Cozy Creations at Home”
Author Archives: Andrea Dupree
Fall Fiber Fiesta
This month I’ll be joining the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center’s Fall Fiber Fiesta, a juried showcase celebrating the vibrant fiber arts community of Northern New Mexico. I’ll be bringing a collection of wet felted wearables and vessels, needle-felted ornaments and objects, and embroidered wearable altars; each made slowly by hand, from natural and reclaimedContinue reading “Fall Fiber Fiesta”
Satya and the Lessons of Art of the Bayou
I recently signed a contract with the New Mexico Museum of Art to officially begin work on my new fiber and found art project Gathered and Felt. I’ll be sharing this project as an installation at the Vladem Contemporary and workshop during winter 2026-27; it will be part of the Valdem Contemporary’s Window Box Project.Continue reading “Satya and the Lessons of Art of the Bayou”
Sacred Rage & the Needle’s Path: Needle Felting for Transformation
Across cultures and centuries, anger has not always been seen as a weakness to repress. In many spiritual traditions, rage is understood as sacred: a fiery force that defends what is life-giving, resists injustice, and calls us back to balance. Today, in a world that often tells us to “calm down” or “be nice,” reclaimingContinue reading “Sacred Rage & the Needle’s Path: Needle Felting for Transformation”
Celebrating 5 Years on Outschool: Mindfulness, Creativity and a Reggio-Inspired Approach to Virtual Education
As I celebrate five years of teaching on Outschool I’m reflecting on how far I’ve come, both personally and professionally. My experiences with virtual education have shaped my approach to teaching and living, and I am excited to share my story. A Reggio-Inspired Approach in the Virtual Classroom When most of the world shifted toContinue reading “Celebrating 5 Years on Outschool: Mindfulness, Creativity and a Reggio-Inspired Approach to Virtual Education”
Exploring Catholic Aesthetics through Contemporary Fiber Art
Growing up Catholic (including k-12 Catholic school, mass in a grand cathedral on Sundays, participating in all the classes & rituals around Communion, Confession, Confirmation, deeply religious family / Dominican Nun Aunt, etc.) in South Louisiana, I often consider the how the related experiences shaped how I see, feel, and make. The aesthetics of CatholicContinue reading “Exploring Catholic Aesthetics through Contemporary Fiber Art”
Artistic Alchemy: Transforming Materials & Self
I create fiber art and found object sculptures, video and site-specific works that explore the interconnectedness between humans, nature, inner worlds and the unseen. My materials include wool, plant fibers, rusted metal, weathered wood, broken glass, and stones. I work slowly and intuitively, using wet and needle felting, hand embroidery, and layering to build textured,Continue reading “Artistic Alchemy: Transforming Materials & Self”
Sense of Place Turns Four: Reflections on an Ecofeminist Art Journey in Northern New Mexico
This summer marks the four-year anniversary of Sense of Place, my ongoing ecological art project rooted in the layered terrain and history of Northern New Mexico. In 2021, I began by gathering discarded materials from the land I steward. This simple act has grown into a complex, interdisciplinary exploration of memory, land use, ritual, andContinue reading “Sense of Place Turns Four: Reflections on an Ecofeminist Art Journey in Northern New Mexico”
Virtual Education and AI
When I began sharing art, Yoga, Mindfulness and Reggio-inspired classes on Outschool as an independent virtual educator, this way of teaching quite literally changed my life. Five years later, I’m getting to witness how Outschool is also changing. One of the changes involves Outschool’s use of AI. The AI summarizes each of the Zoom meetingsContinue reading “Virtual Education and AI”
Embracing the Mandorla: Fiber Art that Connects Worlds
Winter 2023 was when I really became enchanted with fiber art. I believe this came from years of being in the company of felt sheets. As an early childhood educator, felt seems like an ever-present material. I’ll share more about the evolution of my work in fiber art in a separate post. Here, I wantContinue reading “Embracing the Mandorla: Fiber Art that Connects Worlds”