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Open Studio Drop-in: Fall Ornaments with Nichole Saunders
Meet Artist in Residence Nichole Saunders and try your hand at needle felting! Visitors can make fall-themed ornaments (leaf, pumpkin, or acorn) with Nichole that they can take home as a keepsake of their visit. You’re also invited to learn about Nichole’s process and see her Kings Landing sculpture project progress as she makes animal versions of the villagers. at the Slipp House!
Due to the use of needles, the ornament-making is open to visitors ages 10 and up. There will be a bracelet felting activity available for children.
Visit Nichole on October 1 & 4 from 10 am to 5 pm.
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Meet the Artist in Residence: Nichole Saunders
Nichole is an artist who specializes in 3D while also having a love of traditional craft. She has combined these loves and has been creating 3D sculptures in felt and polymer clay for the last seven years. She attended the Centre for Arts and Technology for 3D animation, NBCC for Applied Arts, and the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design for Digital Media. While being a Student Life Coordinator, she immersed herself in the textile studio and found her love of needle felting.
Nichole is creating a collection of sculptural dioramas that explore local (Atlantic Canada) animals, created to represent different characters of the Kings Landing villagers. The sculptures will be mixed media, consisting of needle/wet felt and polymer clay with wire armatures. In her research of each animal, she will create a series of sketches and watercolours of both the creature and its environment.
“This project will provide me with a chance to explore more advanced felting techniques,” she says. “I have long held a personal interest in history and how it can be taught to younger generations. This residency would positively affect my artistic career by giving me my first collection to date that follows a clear theme and narrative.”