What a wonderful afternoon with Masha and her Wet Felting technique.
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| Masha Kakhova |
I
obtained my Master’s degree in computer science at the Moscow State University
of Railway Engineering. I later received training as an animator and computer
graphics specialist. I began my career at the Russian State TV Center. I then
moved into advertising and publishing, where I worked as a graphic designer,
photographer and an art director at agencies both in Russia and the U.S. But my
love of crafting, learned at young age from my Russian grandmother, eventually
drew me from computers and technology to the world of art and nature, with its
physical textures and shapes. I enrolled in a variety of private and group
classes in Moscow and, along with online classes, I learned the techniques of
fiber arts and felting from internationally recognized designers and
felt-makers and began a new career as a professional fiber artist.
I
am always learning and creating, and I love passing my knowledge on to others.
My favorite subject is wool felting, which I teach in my Felting with Marikah
classes. My goal is to promote art and sustainable living, and bring the
natural beauty of our world into our lives and our homes through different
forms and colors.
Check
out her website at marikah.com
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| Silk roving Masha uses in her work |
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| Nuno felted scarf |
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| Feather Scarf using long strands of silk roving |
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| Close up of Feathered Scarf |
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| Silk from India |
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| Felted flowers and felted bag |
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| Silk from Kazakhstan |
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| Her Felted Animals |
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| Felted bag using resists to recreate 3-D |
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| Hat |
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| Nuno-felted top with rose printed silk scarf imbedded on front |
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Felted Flowers
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| Mittens and collar |
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| Sherry modeling an alpaca locks scarf |
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| Nuno-felted collar with alpaca locks fringe |
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| Nuno-felted sweater with matching yarn in knitted collar and sleeves |
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Hat
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| Purple Hat |
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| Hat using plastic resist and matching nuno-felted scarf |
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Plastic resist used for Hat (in upper left)
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| Children's boots |
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| Gargi modeling large triangular silk sections nuno-felted together |
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