Painterly Needle Felting
taught by Cynthia Mulvaney
Bring your creativity to life by painting with wool! In this relaxing, beginner-friendly class, you'll create a beautiful needle-felted artwork with a painterly quality—using colorful wool instead of paint.
Needle felting is a quiet, meditative art form where layers of soft wool are carefully placed with a barbed needle to build color, texture, and depth. Like painting with a brush, you'll blend and layer wool fibers to create a vibrant image, one layer at a time.
Whether you're completely new to needle felting or have some experience with fiber arts, you'll learn the essential techniques, along with helpful tips and tricks, to create your own unique wool "painting." Along the way, you'll discover how satisfying the process can be as your artwork gradually comes to life.
By the end of class, you'll leave with a finished felted piece, new skills, and the confidence to continue creating needle-felted paintings on your ow
All supplies for this class will be provided.
1 Session, Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
$57.50 member/$65 non-member
Price breakdown:
$37.50 member/$45 non-member plus $20 material fee
About the Instructor
Cynthia Mulvaney began her art career when 'faux finishes were all the rage' in the 1990s. She began painting finishes, trompe l'oeil and murals both commercially and privately, honing her skills and she now enjoying painting 'in all sizes', in all mediums from oils and acrylics to watercolor and gouache. She has a love for sculpture as well and has taught drawing, painting in all media and fiber art to students throughout NY and New Mexico. She loves living in the beautiful Mohawk Valley, near her children and grandchildren.. life is good, indeed!
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