Gwen is a felt artist and ecologist based in Dunblane, Scotland. She is passionate about the UK’s native flora and fauna and is inspired by the beauty and variety of the UK’s landscapes; in particular the dramatic mountainscapes and beautiful coastlines of Scotland where she lives, and Wales where she was born.
To create a painting, she uses both needle-felting and wet-felting techniques; often using several rounds of both to achieve the desired effect. Needle-felting is the process by which a barbed needle is used to tangle coloured wool into place, whilst wet-felting uses…