Conical Forms in Fine Nuno Felt with Lampshade
2 - 3 days
In this workshop you will learn how to create a conical form from thin nuno felt with shapes of different densities embedded. This will create fascinating surface texture effects in normal light but when illuminated from within using low-energy bulbs, can create illusions of translucency and opalescence. Themes could include ʻUnder the Seaʼ, ʻGeological Strataʼ, ʻNight Forestʼ by the addition of appropriate shapes in the denser parts. A special, transparent support can be created for the felt, allowing the cone to be freestanding and enables a lamp base to be placed beneath. In a typical 2-3 day workshop you will create a flat sample of the nuno surface with embedded elements, then progress to small or large cone forms and make the supports for the cones.