Felt with us: holding creativity, community and connection There is something special about making art in a place where another artist once lived and worked. On Saturday, October 3, I’ll be teaching a wet-felting workshop at the Olive Rush Historic Artist Home & Garden at 630 Canyon Road in Santa Fe. For three hours, we’llContinue reading “Wet Felting at Olive Rush Studio: A Vessel for Creativity, Community & Connection”
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Felting, Found Objects, and Internal Validation
How a therapy conversation became fiber art… One of the unexpected joys of working with felt, found objects, and reclaimed materials is that they often begin speaking long before I know what they want to become. A rusted piece of metal, a discarded trophy or a tuft of wool carries traces of previous lives. ThroughContinue reading “Felting, Found Objects, and Internal Validation”
Behind Curious Maximalist: the Art of Transformation and Balance
Preparing for Curious Maximalist As I prepare for my upcoming solo exhibition, Curious Maximalist at Little Bites Gallery in Santa Fe, I keep returning to the idea of balance. My studio practice moves between different ways of making, each with its own visual language, materials, and questions. This exhibition brings some of these things together,Continue reading “Behind Curious Maximalist: the Art of Transformation and Balance”
Curious Botanicals: Hand-Felted Wearable Art Inspired by Nature
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”
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 Saturday September 19th 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 SantaContinue 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”