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Meet the Artist
Bringing the therapeutic qualities of nature indoors using sustainable, eco-friendly wool, Fiber Artist Liza Hamilton created woolen artworks that provides stimulating yet relaxing art experiences, with the goal of increasing well-being both mental and physical.
Touching the natural textures and sculpted wool surfaces makes hands happy, and provides inclusive art opportunities that can be appreciated by everyone, regardless of physical or mental challenges.
Liza’s newest installation artworks, created of durable tufted wool, provide immersive, interactive, tactile art experiences perfect for Museums, Libraries, Schools, Hospitals, and other Public Art Settings.
Interested in a commission or collaborative project? Reach Liza directly by Email at: woolizafiberarts@gmail.com
Needle Felted Wool Artworks
Since 2007 Liza has been exploring the sculptural possibilities of needle felting wool, and teaching this unique art to others. From tiny felted miniatures to life-size creations, these lifelike woolen animals shine with whimsical life and energy.
Each of Liza’s needle felted wool sculptures is a completely one-of-a-kind work of fine art created of solidly felted wool fibers over a posable wire armature. There are no patterns, sewing, or stuffing involved with needle felting, where a special barbed tool is used to compact the wool into solid, densely tangled forms. Liza has been teaching the art of felting to adults and youth since 2009, and her students have achieved great success in her classes.
Needle Felting with Wooliza
After so many years teaching this unique art, Wooliza now offers a line of DIY Felting Kits and Supplies! Felting kits include all needed supplies, how-to card, and link to video instructions. Liza’s video tutorials are also available as digital downloads on the Wooliza etsy store.
Wholesale felting kits and supplies are available through Faire.com > www.faire.com/direct/wooliza
Where to Buy Wooliza Felting Kits: Liza’s Felting Kits include everything needed to learn the art of felting! Kits can be found in many shops in Southern Oregon including:
Shepherds Dream, Ashland, OR
The Drift Collective, Ashland, OR
The Wool Co, Bandon, OR
Coastal Yarns, Cannon Beach, OR
Space in Common, Sisters, OR
Myrtlewood Store, Gold Beach, OR
Foxglove Apothecary, Brookings, OR
Beaches Boutique, Brookings, OR
Felting Kits & Supplies are available wholesale on Faire.com:
Want to Learn More? Watch the Introductory to Felting tutorials and Liza’s best tips and tricks on the Felting Education Page.
Meet the Artist
Liza Hamilton
Most known for life-size needle felted creations, Liza has been working with wool for over a decade, with a new focus on tufting wool; the art of rug making.
Liza was first introduced to wool and the art of felting in 2007 while attending a workshop at the ‘New Hampshire Institute of Art’, hosted by Fiber Artists Beth & Larry Beede. Liza has been exploring the sculptural, functional and artistic qualities of wool ever since.
Having grown up in the woodlands of West Newbury, Massachusetts, Liza now resides on the Southern Oregon Coast with her artist husband, Johan Ziems. With a strong connection to the whimsical town of Ashland, Oregon, where Liza’s work can be found in a number of places, most prominently at the ‘Shepherds Dream’ store downtown.
Liza also works with lost-wax bronze casting sculptures, with new pieces being cast at Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, CA. The most prominent bronze sculpture being ‘Momentum’ a leaping Kirin with antlers and spiraling fur tufts- this elegant beast is a limited run of 12 editions.
Click here for Liza’s online Etsy Store
The best way to Contact Liza is by Email: woolizafiberarts@gmail.com