‘Wild Skelligs’ 16″x12″ – Fine Art Print

Limited Edition Giclée print from an original felt painting by Noelle Ferris.

The original was inspired by the Skellig islands which are located off the west coast of Ireland, County Kerry. They are one of the three UNESCO world heritage sites on the island of Ireland.

These islands became home to Christian monks during the sixth century and continue to provide pilgrims and visitors with otherworldly experiences, sitting as they do on the extreme of western Europe. In the early 1900s George Bernard Shaw described them as “the most fantastic and impossible rocks in the world”, and you can see why.

Pause and wonder.

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 12″x 8″ and is mounted with an off white acid-free mountboard (16″x12″) in size.

This design has a limited print run of 250. All prints are numbered, titled and signed by Noelle.

Please note: The print you receive will unlikely be the same number in the edition as shown in the picture.