Submission of the month

Matilda and the Fairy

The Portland Upside
March 2010

Needle-felt artwork by Stacy Polson

Everything fascinates Portland needle-felt artist Stacy Polson. So when she discovered the craft of needle-felting she had to try it. Needle-felting is the process of adhering fiber to fiber using a barbed needle to compact wool into shapes. She’s used almost every medium there is and says that needle-felting is the most versatile and forgiving.

“It’s allowed me to experiment like never before because I can simply fix a mistake by plucking out the wool. And what other medium lets you paint and sculpt and needs no cleanup?”

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If you go to Stacy’s website, stacypolson.com, you’ll see she’s got eclectic tastes. Right now, she’s working on a series of Geishas wearing surreal hats. You can also view her work at Gossamer at 2418 East Burnside Street in SE Portland.