Alexa Ginsburg

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My work is rooted in a lifelong love of color, pattern, and the natural world. I fell under the spell of feltmaking years ago and have since studied with many national and international feltmakers, including Polly Stirling, who originated Nuno felting, a technique that combines wool fibers with fabric.

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Felting is one of the oldest crafts known, valued across cultures for clothing, shelter, and adornment. In my hands it becomes wearable art, framed landscapes, collectibles, and toys.

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My background includes a BFA from Cooper Union, time spent working with hand loomed weavers and dyers in Pakistan, freelance work as a graphic designer and children's book illustrator, and the good fortune of growing up in a family of artists from NYC. I work from my studio in the Mid Hudson Valley.

 

Member: Arts MidHudson, Northeast Feltmakers Guild, International Feltmakers Association