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Sophie Harrison MSDC

Feltmaking

About Sophie
Sophie Harrison is a Felt maker creating wearable art . Hand made Nuno felt clothing and accessories. Using the wet felting technique she creates unique pieces inspired by the textures and colours of nature and her surrounding landscape.
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Sophie is a contemporary Feltmaker creating unique garments from Wool and plant fibres using the Nuno felting technique.

Her works reflect her deep love for nature and the sacred. For tradition and innovation.

Inspired by the mood, textures and tones of the landscape, Sophie uses where possible local and British wools along with plant fibres to create her abstract wearable art.

Her work is intuitive and combines her background in fine art painting with her years of living amongst remote indigenous villages where traditional craft and the sacred are kept alive through hand made textiles.

Sophie apprenticed in Switzerland (Ticino) in the 90’s with felt maker Sophie Prieur, and spent many years travelling abroad, connected to India. She has been creating, exhibiting and teaching workshops since.

Sophies work Is a unique reflection of the landscape, bringing new vision to ancient craft, and her passion for sustainability and hand made natural textiles.

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Exhibitions:

  • Switzerland - 1997 - Painting and Printmaking
  • London UK - 1997 - Painting and Printmaking
  • London UK- 1999 - Felt Wallhangings
  • Switzerland - 2000 - Felt exhibition - collaboration
  • Somerset UK - 2008 - Somerset Arts Week - Open Studios
  • Somerset UK - 2008-Rural life museum - wool exhibition - collaboration
  • Somerset UK - 2010 - Somerset Arts Week - Ilminster - Collaboration
  • Somerset UK - 2013 - Somerset Arts Week - Open Studios
  • London UK - 2014 - Bermondsey - felted landscapes
  • London UK - 2019 - Landmark Arts Center - Contemporary textiles fair
  • Wales UK - 2019 - Wonderwool - wool / textiles show
  • 2020 - Wedding commission - bride and groom
  • Somerset UK - 2020 - Open Studio exhibition
  • 2021 - Commission for Theatre company - Sophie Brassington
  • 2021 - Commission - for costume designer Tim Aslem - TV show - Moonhaven
  • Somerset UK - 2021 - Open Studio - Somerset Arts Week

Memberships:

  • TAFA - Textiles Fibres Art List
  • IFA - International Felt makers Association
  • Craft Council UK
  • Society of designer Craftsmen

Magazine Featrures:

  • Juno magazine - 2017
  • DEV - Devon Art magazine - 2017
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