‘Autumnal Blarney Castle’ 12″ x 12″ Fine Art Print

Fine art (Giclée) print from an original felt painting by Noelle Ferris. ..

The original was inspired by autumn at Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork. Autumnal colours are rich, warm, and vibrant.

Blarney Castle and gardens is a very special place, and it inspired me to create this felt painting. Having spent time as a volunteer gardening team member at the castle estate, I had the time to observe how the plants, trees and shrubs change throughout the year. I love the way in autumn how plants and trees have their final hurrah before winter comes.

Felt paintings are made primarily from wool, but other fibres such as bamboo and silk, along with Angelina, can be added.

To start, I create the canvas by laying out multiple layers of undyed wool tops, overlapping them like tiles. Then, all the different colours required for the design need to be mixed using hand carders. The top coloured layer forms the design.

It is then wet felted by hand, using hot soapy water, and fulled (shrunk) by rolling the piece hundreds of times. After that, it is left to dry. During the wet felting process, the design will shrink unpredictably.

Following wet felting, many hours of needle felting are required to add detail and fix any distortions that may have occurred during the wet felting process.  Needle felting entails taking strands of wool fibre and stabbing them into the felted design using specially designed felting needles.

Additionally, free motion embroidery by sewing machine and hand embroidery can be added.

This giclée print is produced from a high-resolution scan of the original felt painting, using quality ultra-chrome pigment inks. It is printed on pH-neutral heavyweight art paper of archival quality ensuring the longevity of the print.

The print image size is 10″x10″ and is mounted with a textured off-white acid-free mountboard (12″x12″) in size.

Each print is titled and signed by Noelle.

This design is an open edition.