Recent Projects
Curry County Library: Tufted Waterfall Story-Time Nook
Project Dates: 2026- Ongoing
Project Description: Interactive, tufted wool Waterfall reading Nook transformation- with future waterway story time rug planned for below! Located in The Curry County Librarys’ Children’s Room, in Gold Beach, Oregon, this project is being completed in phases as funding allows.
This Tabletop Riverway play space with interchangeable waterway pieces and moss tufts is also in the space. Designed for play with plastic animals, safari or small boats, these pieces can be moved into the floor to have more space to arrange the waterways.
Want to donate to this project, or get involved? Send Liza a message to learn more!
Interactive Creekside Landscape with Student – Made Felted Projects
Project Dates: 2026- Ongoing
Project Description: This interactive, seasonally changing, tufted wool installation will become the backdrop to a collection of needle-felted wool artworks, to be created in the 2026-27 school year, by all 200 of the Students of Riley Creek Elementary, in Gold Beach, Oregon!
Featuring local flora and fauna, this piece will provide a valuable learning tool for regional ecosystems, as well as offer a ‘hallway field trip’ opportunity – creating hands-on, tactile, accessible learning experiences.
These kinds of immersive, creative, student led projects can foster pride, respect, and unity in the school, creating inviting an accessible safe space for natural wellness.
Liza is available for site-specific installations like this,
Want to donate to this project, or get involved? Send Liza a message to learn more!
Wally’s House Children’s Center – Tufted Installations
Project Dates: 2025- 2026
Project Description: Interactive, tufted wool installations for ‘Wallys House Child Abuse Intervention Center’ in Gold Beach, Oregon.
Forest Sanctuary: Floor to ceiling 10’ foot tall Monterey Cypress Trees, featuring native plants and animals, transform an interior corridor into a tranquil woodland path. Embodying the resilience and perseverance of our local Coastal Cypress trees, this installation allows interaction with various textures and provides sound-proofing.
Riverway Refuge: Large 12’ x 7’ Waterway play space rug in the waiting room area provides a safe and engaging space for children to relax and decompress. 3D rock pillows and a 3’ log bench provide further interaction and engagement within the space.
Waterfall with Secret Cave
Date: 2024
Description: Designed for a Private residence in Denver, CO, this tufted waterfall installation hides a secret cave opening behind the latch-hook falls. Moss covered rocks, moss tufts, and a 3D ‘Plushroom’ grace the inside, with a full waterway rug planned for inside the cave.
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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.
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The best way to Contact Liza is by Email: woolizafiberarts@gmail.com