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The Felt Studio

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 409 643 220

Address: 50 McDowalls Rd 4520 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.wendybailye.com

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25.01.2022 Winter Newsletter The Felt Studio 2019 - https://mailchi.mp/b/winter-newsletter-the-felt-studio-2019 Classes with Australian Felt Tutor Wendy Bailye and a little about the Felt Studio's year ahead.Please ignore the magic double newsletter section (how did that happen!!) AGGHHH!!!!!

25.01.2022 Posting for a friend..please contact Rachel directly, not me..!! Feltmakers old stock sell out. Lots of small bags of felting wool top scraps for sale.Great for... kids craft. Some of the wool tops are a little bit felted from being stored. Off cuts of felt, scraps of silk tops all at bargain prices.The wool is mainly scraps of lots of colours. Also a variety of balls of wool. Wool Garage sale. 8.00am Saturday or by appointment. 376 Old Mt Samson Rd Closeburn Phone Rachel 0467156804 See more

24.01.2022 My Wild Things exhibition with Sharyn Hall is open today 9am till 4pm Richard Randall Art Studio. Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens. Come say hi! Air conditioned Christmas shopping comfort! Open until the 6th Dec.

24.01.2022 Weekend Notes ....

24.01.2022 Teaching in Western Australia.Lots of beauty and colours for inspiration

23.01.2022 These are the most beautiful photographs.Enjoy every one. Such a connection to the animals and the earth

23.01.2022 2020... 18th November to the 29th November..pop it in your diary now!

23.01.2022 My 50 Shades of grey 4 day class at Grampians Texture has a space or two left. Come and have a wonderful time at Hall's Gap in Victoria, an area known for its ...great natural beauty. Very excited to be teaching there with so many of my lovely tutor friends. Monday 16th March-Thursday 19th. This class will take your felt-making to the next level! I have taught this class to hundreds of people and I never tire of it! I am having a couple of years off from travelling and teaching so now is your chance! See more

23.01.2022 A little video about my collage process for my exhibition piece. Thankyou Vicki Yen. Enjoy!

21.01.2022 Air-conditioned shopping for Christmas, without the crowds. Wild Things Exhibition and pop-up shop at the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, 9 till 4. Richard Randall Art Studio #wildthingstextileart #brisbanebotanicalgardens #artistsoninstagram #whatsoninbrisbane #sharynhalldesigns #wendybailye #buylocal #handmadebrisbane ... #textiles#brisbaneart See more

21.01.2022 The fabulous Chris lines is visiting The Felt Studio from the UK in 2020. I have had a cancellation in a class coming up on the 6/7/8 March. She is a wonderfu...l feltmaker and artist ! I can highly recommend Chris, and her work is wonderful. Her background is fine art and teaching and she brings a wealth of experience to us! Sometimes, as you know, tutors have great work and poor teaching skills- Chris is a wonderful teacher and has the felting skills to match so she is a treasure! Dont miss this great opportunity! Chris will be teaching a three-day personal maps class. From Chris: "In recent years with the increase in availability and access to information, many people have become interested in their personal family history and their place in the world. With the ability to digitize information, many artists have started to include imagery from their personal archives in their artwork. A Personal Map can be anything from an architects plan to a map of a town or a district or even the layout of a room. It can be literal or abstract and its meaning can be obvious or hidden. The images of maps are fascinating subjects for textile art. In this workshop I teach a number of approaches to surface design and felting techniques. These include methods for dyeing and printing fabrics with found imagery or photographs; laminating fabrics (which may be hand-dyed and printed or found) to multi-layer pre-felts; collage and layering, ways of creating line and outline; to create a composite design that becomes one piece of felt (such as a hanging) or a number of samples." See more

21.01.2022 If you have always wanted to do some felting with a group of lovely people then this is a perfect opportunity! 19th April- 3rd May Cruise from Sydney, Brisbane,... Ailee Beach, Cairns, Darwin to Singapore. I will be teaching three classes. Flowermaking, Felt to Stitch, and a Floral Watercolour Scarf. Images below are from Felt to stitch. Contact www.needleworktours.com.au for details. We always have a wonderful time and enjoy our time together. There are a range of classes with well known and experienced tutors in different mediums to choose from. I am having a couple of years off from travelling and teaching so now is your chance! See more

21.01.2022 Some of our lovely visitors could not get to our exhibition from interstate so we thought of a video tour. So today we did our first video call and sale.Thanky...ou from Sharyn Hall and I ! This gorgeous bundle is heading to Blaxland NSW! Thankyou Margaret you made our day! We had an unbelievable first day. Quite astounded by the response. Thank you everyone! If you would like to arrange a video sale please let me know. See more

19.01.2022 This is the beautiful embossed sterling silver and bead necklace which featured in my video, a few posts back ... it and several other designs are for sale at our Wild Things exhibition and easily posted anywhere in Australia

19.01.2022 Classes still have a few vacancies!

17.01.2022 Another little chat . Thanks Vicki Yen! My journey wraps. Nice to look at them a little before they head to new homes. Come and see them in the flesh at our exhibition "Wild Things", open 9 till 4 till the 6th Dec.

16.01.2022 Working on samples for a new surface design workshop....the much awaited follow on class from 50 Shades of Grey !Will be felt sharing in UK and Europe next year... if you are a group that is interested in learning some new techniques please private message me your contact details.This is also my day 5 image for the black and white 7 day challenge. See more

16.01.2022 Don't miss the last two days of our Exhibition! Open 9 till 4 Sat 5th and Sunday 6th. #richardrandallgallery #brisbanebotanicalgardens#whatsoninbrisbane #thingstodo #exhibition #textilelove #textileart#scarf# #feltart #silverjewellery#handmadelocal# buylocal

15.01.2022 Some treasures from our Wild Things Exhibition..open daily 9 till 4..until the 8th December...Richard Randall Art Studio at the gardens.Two new assemblages featuring Catherine Reason Macauley's ceramics in my broken girls series...

11.01.2022 Sometimes subtle memories, colours and patterns from Minjerribah work their way into my felt pieces. This piece evolved from a drawing made on the island one Christmas. Available for sale at Wild Things and very easily posted!

10.01.2022 #buylocal #brisbaneartist #Saturdayshopping

10.01.2022 A few more photos from our opening today. So lovely to have so many visitors and some terrific sales.Thank you everyone so much, for your support.

09.01.2022 A fabulous chance to work with Moy Mackay

09.01.2022 Last weekend of our Wild Things exhibition and pop up shop. Full details in photos. Open each day 9 till 4pm until Sunday 6th Dec. Great place to buy local, unique handmade gifts. Please share if you can!

08.01.2022 Lots of wonderful creative artworks at our Wild Things Exhibition and sale. We are open 9 till 4 until Sunday the 8th December. Three days to go! Great place fo...r handmade, unique Christmas gifts. Air-conditioned comfort and beauty all around! Come and enjoy! Richard Randall Art Studio Brisbane Boranic Gardend Mt Coot-tha. See more

07.01.2022 I've decided today is a green day at our Wild Things exhibition.... so here's a few of our unique handmade items available... we're here for another 3 days fini...shing on Sunday 6th December... and we're happy to post anywhere. For Green Day we're giving a pack of gift cards or an art card, if you mention this post when you make a purchase See more

07.01.2022 A little video of Sharyn Hall's gorgeous silversmithing work with a textile focus. Enjoy! We are trying to do a little video every second day. See her work at WIld Things at Richard Randall Art Studio

07.01.2022 Fabulous event..come join us!

07.01.2022 Air-conditioned shopping for Christmas, without the crowds. Wild Things Exhibition and pop-up shop AND the Woodturners Exhibition this weekend at the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardenns, 9 till 4. #wildthingstextileart #brisbanebotanicalgardens #artistsoninstagram #whatsoninbrisbane #sharynhalldesigns #wendybailye #buylocal #handmadebrisbane ... #textiles#brisbaneart See more

06.01.2022 A little video ..a wander around Richard Randall Art Studio ..all set up for our Wild Things Exhibition and SALE. Would love to see you! Lovely handmade gifts a...nd artworks.9 till 4 daily finishes Sunday 8th December. Lots of goodies out the back in our samples and seconds section...lots of scrap meterage of top quality silk organza arriving today ! Each day stock in this section changes. With Sharyn Hall See more

06.01.2022 Wild Things Exhibition and Art Sale....at Richard Randall Art Studio. Until Dec 8th 9am till 4pm. Lots of wonderful textile art, gifts and lovely things for sale. www.wendybailye.com www.sharynhalldesigns.com.au

06.01.2022 New bag for me! Garden/forest bag..

05.01.2022 Wool, All Bagged Up Fibre Art Group Show Central Craft opening now!

04.01.2022 Come visit our Wild Things exhibition and pop up shop today..full details in the photo section..we have been SO busy..don't miss out on the best goodies! BVAC also has a pop up shop in the auditorium.

04.01.2022 Been playing with gum leaves.....making lots of samples and enjoying the colours...Gum leaf colours are amazing and Western Australian foliage certainly inspired me!

04.01.2022 Warm Winter Slippers with Wendy Bailye Make yourself a wonderful cosy pair of slippers for winter with felt artisan Wendy Bailye. The felt slipper images used t...o promote this workshop are mostly from felt class students. These slippers will be unique colourful creations made exactly to your foot size and shape. The style, design and colour is completely your choice. In this class you will learn about 3d felting, use of templates, moulding and blocking your slippers. Become a member to receive discounted price. Register at https://victorianfeltmakersinc.wildapricot.org/event-3268356 See more

04.01.2022 Thank you so much for your support. An artist needs a lot of support from friends and family, and also from people who invest in our work and take classes. There is also the vast army of unseen volunteers who help by billeting and organizing classes and workshops with tutors from far away, taking us to and fro and showing us the sights of new places. Many friends support us on stalls and handing out flyers for exhibitions..the list is endless. Thank you to all my facebook friends who enjoy my pages. Today we reached 2000 likes....which in this modern-day helps a lot with sharing my work. I am so thankful. Without you all I could not do what I do. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

03.01.2022 Air-conditioned comfort this weekend. Come visit our Wild Things exhibition. Happy shopper Lou Robertson went home with armfuls of our unique handmade goodies. This weekend the Woodturners have their fabulous yearly show on in the Auditorium 9 till 4. What a great weekend ! Come say hi!

03.01.2022 The Art of Embossing with Wendy Bailye This class is a creative, process oriented workshop designed to develop your felt making skills in a playful, experimenta...l manner. You will make a lovely lightweight embossed scarf and some samples. You will learn about embossing and a multitude of techniques that extend your textural skills. Register here: https://victorianfeltmakersinc.wildapricot.org/event-3268461 Become a member to receive discounted prices.

03.01.2022 A little bit of stitching on a favourite felt sample last night...love being part of "stitching world" for a week!#needleworktoursandcruises##wendybailye##thefeltstudio

02.01.2022 My dear friend Karen and I were teaching in Warwick and got up early to go for a walk.It was a chilly morning and as we stood in the sun defrosting ourselves three magpies decided to serenade us.Karen got this gorgeous photo of all three of them in glorious mid-warble! I thought it worth sharing with a quote from one of my favourite books. Julia Cameron has a new complete edition of The Artists Way out and my copy just arrived. It is three books in one and fabulous.

02.01.2022 I love my life as an artist. I have never, ever worked so hard or been so stretched and challenged. Just pondering my working life as I make contentedly in the ...studio today. My "money earning" life started as a 10 year old making copper enamelled jewellery and selling it to my friends parents! I baby-sat, I slaved away at Highvale Traders chicken farm collecting eggs when I was 12, I worked as a "checkout chick", I baked for a health food shop, I ran art classes at the Samford Hall in my teens, I worked as a cook for the Creche and Kindy Association at Newmarket, I worked as a cook at Loretto convent, cooking for the nuns. I was one of Samford Restaurant's first waitresses. I worked at a deli for a bit and I am sure I have missed a few jobs! I have worked as a registered teacher in Special Education and Home Economics, I have been, with Murray, a restauranteur, a caterer, a gift shop owner, and an organic shop owner. We have raised two lovely boys and supported our extended family in amidst it all...we both worked half time so one of us was with the children. Heaven knows how we balanced it all! Murray and I have survived over 35 years of both being completely self employed! I have loved every job I have ever had and feel pretty pleased I can say that. Work never felt like a chore..it was always just part of life. I have been blessed with a strong constitution and lots of energy. My life and work have always merged, they have never been seperate and I have learned so much along the way. Now I am a fulltime feltmaker. Phew!! Then there are the voluntary work/jobs...all well loved too. Hospice work with Karuna Hospice, Steiner School and community arts. From May 31st this year I will be taking a sabbatical from travelling and teaching until January 2022. My 60th year next year, will be spent at home puddling about. I will be playing in my studio for fun and enjoying life, family and my garden. I am very excited about the next phase of my working life after my sabbatical. I reckon the best is yet to come! Is it wrong to be so excited about the next phase when you haven't even had your break yet? Hmmm must love my work. I am just so excited about all the possibilities! This is me on my fifth birthday! See more

01.01.2022 Last weekend of our Wild Things Exhibition! If you would like a closer look we can arrange a video call for you on messenger..just send me a message...lots of f...un! Shop from your loungeroom! So many lovely local handmade things. Thankyou everyone for your enthusiastic support and shares..we have been twice as busy as last year so we are thrilled. See more

01.01.2022 2020 Dates 18th November for 12 days!