Well, I never would have guessed I would be doing this – being a felt artist and writing this blog. To even consider doing this has been a leap of faith. But sure, life is full of twists and turns, that I am learning. The name for my blog came to me and on reflection I think it embodies this sentiment. Furthermore, ‘scenic routes’ are beautiful; generally traversed at a slower pace and the roads are a lot less linear.

I have been working away the past year and more on the current series of felt paintings (Places of the Heart). There are still another three pieces in progress at the moment. That may be it finished or it may not.  It is after all a ‘slow art’ form.  

Even to get to this stage, there is a sense of achievement. My original felt paintings are framed or mounted, giclée prints have been produced and packaged and my website is recently launched. I even created a felt painting solely for a Christmas card design.  For quite a while I was happy creating the felt paintings, but to launch a felt art business there is a lot more to it than that. Packaging is needed as well as a printer and framer. Many hours were spent researching online and driving around Cork to see what was available locally. I am truly grateful to my awesome husband Robert (also my IT support and technological whizz) for all his love and encouragement during this time.

I am looking forward to attending a few upcoming local markets in the next month or so. It will be good to get my work out of the studio 🙂 . I also will be looking for local stockists for my giclée prints in the near future too 🙂