Curious Botanicals, Curious Maximalist, and the Joy of Wearing Art Some artworks are meant to live on a wall. Others are meant to travel with us. Over the past few months, alongside creating larger felt sculptures for upcoming exhibitions, I’ve found myself returning again and again to smaller forms. Hand-felted flowers, brooches, and wearable sculpturesContinue reading “Curious Botanicals: Hand-Felted Wearable Art Inspired by Nature”
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Needle Felting Workshop at Meow Wolf Santa Fe | Andrea Dupree | Curious Bluebird
If you’re looking for a needle felting workshop in Santa Fe, join me on August 2nd at Meow Wolf Santa Fe for an afternoon of creativity, curiosity, and making. In this beginner-friendly workshop, we’ll transform colorful wool into imaginative soft sculptures inspired by the surprising beauty of the natural world. Needle Felting in Santa Fe:Continue reading “Needle Felting Workshop at Meow Wolf Santa Fe | Andrea Dupree | Curious Bluebird”
Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me on Zoom
Weaving Wool, Silk, and Spirit There is a quiet kind of magic in the meeting of fibers. Wool and silk come together through water, soap, and steady movement to create a fabric that is both strong and fluid, structured and soft. In my upcoming Nuno Felted Wearable Art Workshop on May 2nd from 12-3p PT/Continue reading “Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me on Zoom”
Complimentary Practices
Reflecting on Our Zoom Felting Workshop
Last weekend I had the pleasure of gathering online with a group of fifteen makers from around the US for a Zoom wet felting workshop. Even across screens, there was a shared rhythm that emerged. Wool laid out carefully, hands moving slowly, water and soap doing their quiet work. What I love most about virtualContinue reading “Reflecting on Our Zoom Felting Workshop”
Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me in Española
Weaving Wool, Silk, and Spirit There is a quiet kind of magic in the meeting of fibers. Wool and silk come together through water, soap, and steady movement to create a fabric that is both strong and fluid, structured and soft. In my upcoming Nuno Felted Wearable Art Workshop on March 1st at the EspañolaContinue reading “Create Nuno Felted Wearable Art with me in Española”
Saying Yes to Making (and Sharing) More
In 2025, I said yes to making and sharing fiber art more. That yes looked like processing raw wool, hand-felting, slow hand-stitched embroidery, and a willingness to stay with materials long enough for them to teach me something. I made a lot. I learned a lot. And I let the work be imperfect, exploratory, andContinue reading “Saying Yes to Making (and Sharing) More”
Felting Magic
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”
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”